KWS SAAT SE (DE:KWS)
XETRA:KWS
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
€85.00
▲(16.76% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/19/25
KWS SAAT's strong financial performance, characterized by revenue growth and improved profitability, is the most significant factor. Positive technical indicators further enhance the stock's attractiveness. Valuation is fair, but cash flow management remains a concern.
Positive Factors
Revenue growth & margin improvement
KWS has demonstrated sustained revenue growth alongside rising gross profit margins, indicating expanding adoption of its seed varieties and improving cost control. This supports durable pricing power, funds ongoing breeding investment, and underpins longer-term profitability and reinvestment capacity.
Negative Factors
Inconsistent free cash flow
KWS’s inconsistent free cash flow conversion constrains durable funding for capital-intensive seed multiplication, processing and R&D cycles. Weak FCF consistency can limit strategic flexibility, slow reinvestment in breeding programs, and pressure dividend or buyback policies over time.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue growth & margin improvement
KWS has demonstrated sustained revenue growth alongside rising gross profit margins, indicating expanding adoption of its seed varieties and improving cost control. This supports durable pricing power, funds ongoing breeding investment, and underpins longer-term profitability and reinvestment capacity.
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KWS SAAT (KWS) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€2.51B
Dividend Yield1.85%
Average Volume (3M)11.26K
Price to Earnings (P/E)2.2
Beta (1Y)0.31
Revenue Growth1.13%
EPS Growth-65.04%
CountryDE
Employees4,618
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryAgricultural Farm Products
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)3.89
Shares Outstanding33,000,000
10 Day Avg. Volume13,157
30 Day Avg. Volume11,255
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-8.23
Price to Book (P/B)2.15
Price to Sales (P/S)2.05
P/FCF Ratio29.04
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€78.00Price Target Upside7.14% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)5.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)€1.66B
KWS SAAT Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA develops, produces, and distributes seeds for farmers in Germany, rest of Europe, North and South America, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Corn, Sugarbeet, Cereals, and Vegetables segments. The Corn s...
How the Company Makes Money
KWS primarily makes money by selling agricultural seeds and related licensing income generated from its proprietary plant genetics.
Key revenue streams include:
1) Seed sales (core operating revenue): KWS develops and commercializes crop varietie...
KWS SAAT Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
72
Positive
Cash Flow
65
Positive
| Breakdown | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.68B | 1.68B | 1.50B | 1.54B | 1.31B |
| Gross Profit | 1.06B | 1.06B | 910.40M | 845.21M | 739.54M |
| EBITDA | 350.52M | 384.98M | 283.15M | 252.64M | 254.38M |
| Net Income | 236.35M | 130.83M | 126.99M | 107.76M | 110.61M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 2.68B | 2.96B | 2.75B | 2.65B | 2.38B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 407.01M | 259.22M | 241.53M | 258.92M | 263.34M |
| Total Debt | 483.53M | 658.79M | 785.13M | 774.73M | 746.73M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.07B | 1.56B | 1.46B | 1.41B | 1.32B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.60B | 1.40B | 1.29B | 1.25B | 1.05B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 118.42M | 10.88M | 35.14M | 6.17M | 87.41M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 226.54M | 146.94M | 144.65M | 100.32M | 168.32M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 166.83M | -103.39M | -100.14M | -90.87M | -84.16M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -236.85M | 24.75M | -59.34M | -28.43M | 34.93M |
KWS SAAT Technical Analysis
Positive
72.80
Price Trends
68.45
Positive
69.26
Positive
66.51
Positive
Market Momentum
1.81
Positive
55.04
Neutral
15.61
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:KWS, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 72.8 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 72.17, above the 50-day MA of 68.45, and above the 200-day MA of 66.51, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.81 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 55.04 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 15.61 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DE:KWS.
KWS SAAT Peers Comparison
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Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | €2.51B | 2.19 | 11.32% | 1.85% | 1.13% | -65.04% | |
57 Neutral | €2.77B | -4.65 | -21.94% | 1.23% | 3.15% | ― | |
56 Neutral | €2.53B | 31.72 | -14.46% | 1.02% | 19.36% | -133.76% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
52 Neutral | €1.52B | -0.42 | 216.40% | ― | ― | ― | |
49 Neutral | €2.44B | -99.23 | -5.57% | 2.23% | -13.96% | -506.16% |
* General Sector Average
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