STRATEC Biomedical AG (DE:SBS)
XETRA:SBS
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
€17.50
▼(-21.87% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/14/26
The score is held back primarily by deteriorating financial performance (revenue decline, margin compression, and net losses) and weak technicals (price below key moving averages and negative MACD). These are partly offset by improving recent cash flow and confirmed guidance, plus a supportive dividend yield, but near-term execution risks (mix/consumables demand and elevated inventory) remain significant.
Positive Factors
Systems / Instrument Momentum
Double-digit instrument growth reflects successful OEM platform adoption and creates a durable revenue base. As instruments scale, they underpin recurring service, consumables and spare-parts demand, improving long-term revenue visibility and leveraging fixed-cost investment across higher volumes.
Negative Factors
Multi-year Revenue Decline
A multi-year revenue downtrend reduces scale and weakens fixed-cost absorption for an OEM manufacturer. Persistent top-line decline risks lower operating leverage, constrains R&D and capital allocation, and makes hitting medium-term growth and margin targets harder without program wins or volume recoveries.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Systems / Instrument Momentum
Double-digit instrument growth reflects successful OEM platform adoption and creates a durable revenue base. As instruments scale, they underpin recurring service, consumables and spare-parts demand, improving long-term revenue visibility and leveraging fixed-cost investment across higher volumes.
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STRATEC Biomedical (SBS) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€209.57M
Dividend Yield2.71%
Average Volume (3M)15.55K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.52
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryDE
Employees1,462
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryMedical - Diagnostics & Research
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.27
Shares Outstanding12,157,841
10 Day Avg. Volume11,323
30 Day Avg. Volume15,548
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio11.11
Price to Book (P/B)1.15
Price to Sales (P/S)1.09
P/FCF Ratio-28.10
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€29.00Price Target Upside29.46% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)1.49
Revenue Forecast (FY)€264.19M
STRATEC Biomedical Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Stratec SE, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures automation and instrumentation solutions in the fields of in-vitro diagnostics and life sciences in Germany, European Union, and internationally. It operates through three segmen...
How the Company Makes Money
STRATEC Biomedical makes money mainly by designing, industrializing, and producing automated diagnostic and laboratory instrumentation for other companies under long-term OEM/ODM relationships. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) Developmen...
STRATEC Biomedical Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 11, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 14, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed picture: Q1 showed material near-term weakness driven by an unfavorable product mix, lower high‑margin consumables and negative scaling effects that compressed margins. Offsetting this were strong cash generation (EUR 18.6m free cash flow), improved leverage, double-digit instrument growth, confirmed annual guidance (H2 weighted) and clear medium/long-term growth and margin targets. Key near-term risks remain the timing/firmness of consumables orders and elevated inventories/obsolescence. Overall the positives and negatives are balanced.Positive Updates
Revenue Reported for Q1 2026
Revenue of EUR 53.4 million in Q1 2026 (company stated figure).
Negative Updates
Quarterly Revenue Decline vs Prior Year
Revenue declined by 8.8% at constant currency and 11.5% on a nominal basis versus Q1 2025, reflecting a soft start to the year and tough comparables from 2025.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Reported for Q1 2026
Revenue of EUR 53.4 million in Q1 2026 (company stated figure).
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Company Guidance
Management confirmed 2026 guidance after bottom‑up reviews: revenue is expected to grow in the medium‑ to high‑single‑digit percentage range (constant currency) with the year heavily H2‑weighted (Q2 slight pick‑up, Q4 strongest), EBIT is guided to be broadly flat with 2025 (~10% margin), and combined investments (tangible + intangible) are forecast at 6.5–8.5% of revenue; Q1 actuals were revenue €53.4m (‑8.8% cc, ‑11.5% nominal), adjusted EBIT €0.7m (1.3% margin), operating cash flow €21.5m and free cash flow €18.6m, with a Q1 capex ratio of 5.4% and leverage improved to 3.1x net debt/EBITDA LTM (from 3.3x); longer term the company targets 6–8% growth (2025–2028) and EBIT ≥13% by 2028 and ~15% by 2030, has short‑term inventory ambition below ~€330m (long‑term ~€200m) and says input‑cost increases and geopolitical effects have been partly factored into the plan.STRATEC Biomedical Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
42
Neutral
Balance Sheet
63
Positive
Cash Flow
49
Neutral
| Breakdown | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 250.86M | 257.62M | 270.41M | 274.63M | 287.33M |
| Gross Profit | 64.22M | 76.39M | 68.16M | 79.49M | 87.71M |
| EBITDA | 27.19M | 47.34M | 43.16M | 57.53M | 66.52M |
| Net Income | -242.00K | 16.02M | 15.37M | 29.22M | 39.96M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 443.38M | 445.06M | 466.58M | 397.50M | 368.52M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 23.06M | 48.73M | 34.22M | 24.07M | 48.72M |
| Total Debt | 132.13M | 130.53M | 141.37M | 87.15M | 85.30M |
| Total Liabilities | 206.06M | 202.53M | 233.25M | 172.32M | 162.77M |
| Stockholders Equity | 237.32M | 242.53M | 233.33M | 225.18M | 205.76M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -9.71M | 30.52M | 2.00M | -8.74M | 43.24M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -433.00K | 48.71M | 19.43M | 10.28M | 63.47M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -16.80M | -15.97M | -44.16M | -19.00M | -20.13M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -6.30M | -20.30M | 35.44M | -14.11M | -34.33M |
STRATEC Biomedical Technical Analysis
Neutral
22.40
Price Trends
18.01
Negative
19.78
Negative
22.54
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.34
Negative
45.77
Neutral
40.39
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:SBS, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 22.4 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 17.41, above the 50-day MA of 18.01, and below the 200-day MA of 22.54, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.34 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 45.77 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 40.39 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for DE:SBS.
STRATEC Biomedical Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | €939.86M | 22.05 | 20.26% | 1.11% | 6.84% | 43.33% | |
65 Neutral | €1.53B | 37.27 | 9.79% | 3.46% | 4.23% | 32.89% | |
61 Neutral | €38.49B | 20.17 | 11.59% | 2.13% | -0.33% | 0.15% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% | |
49 Neutral | €209.57M | -30.34 | -1.37% | 2.71% | ― | ― | |
49 Neutral | €943.63M | -30.69 | 1.59% | 0.15% | 11.83% | -79.57% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
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