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AKWEL SA
(AKW)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
€7.00
▲(9.03% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/12/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial resilience from a very low-leverage balance sheet, but it is held back by weakening profitability and a significant 2025 step-down in operating/free cash flow. Valuation is a clear positive (low P/E and very high dividend yield), while technical indicators are broadly neutral with slightly negative trend signals.
Positive Factors
Very low leverage / strong balance sheet
AKWEL's extremely low leverage and sizable equity base provide durable financial flexibility. With minimal debt, the firm can fund program launches, capex, dividends or absorb industry cyclicality without refinancing pressure, supporting long-term stability and strategic optionality.
Negative Factors
Top-line weakness
Revenue has been flat-to-declining, reflecting softer OEM volumes and/or program losses. Sustained top-line weakness reduces scale benefits, hurts fixed-cost absorption, and makes margin recovery harder without structural wins in new vehicle platform nominations or geographic/customer diversification.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Very low leverage / strong balance sheet
AKWEL's extremely low leverage and sizable equity base provide durable financial flexibility. With minimal debt, the firm can fund program launches, capex, dividends or absorb industry cyclicality without refinancing pressure, supporting long-term stability and strategic optionality.
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AKWEL SA (AKW) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€177.27M
Dividend Yield13.39%
Average Volume (3M)8.95K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.7
Beta (1Y)0.27
Revenue Growth-5.13%
EPS Growth-32.96%
CountryFR
Employees7,862
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryAuto - Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.69
Shares Outstanding26,544,195
10 Day Avg. Volume6,825
30 Day Avg. Volume8,954
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.41
Price to Book (P/B)0.36
Price to Sales (P/S)0.23
P/FCF Ratio13.05
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.43
Revenue Forecast (FY)€810.05M
AKWEL SA Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Akwel provides specialized equipment and components, from design and development to production and sale, for automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers worldwide, with a strong presence in France. Established in 1972, the company rebranded as...
How the Company Makes Money
AKWEL primarily makes money by supplying automotive components and systems to vehicle manufacturers (OEMs) and, to a lesser extent, to automotive equipment suppliers. Revenue is generated through (1) serial production sales tied to OEM vehicle pro...
AKWEL SA Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
52
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2023 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 938.30M | 989.00M | 1.07B | 990.53M | 922.47M |
| Gross Profit | 529.92M | 532.99M | 574.34M | 510.72M | 497.88M |
| EBITDA | 72.87M | 81.98M | 89.71M | 81.02M | 112.41M |
| Net Income | 16.20M | 24.20M | 35.72M | 25.25M | 51.15M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 793.72M | 836.24M | 882.94M | 865.70M | 830.29M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 146.45M | 150.46M | 151.52M | 166.51M | 167.40M |
| Total Debt | 13.49M | 17.07M | 46.50M | 52.83M | 69.18M |
| Total Liabilities | 193.97M | 229.09M | 272.69M | 268.10M | 259.12M |
| Stockholders Equity | 599.24M | 606.52M | 609.72M | 592.46M | 569.80M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 16.68M | 48.79M | 6.37M | 8.53M | 56.81M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 53.19M | 95.70M | 63.90M | 48.88M | 85.67M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -35.68M | -40.34M | -59.26M | -33.17M | -30.01M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -41.54M | -36.66M | -15.99M | -30.06M | -52.60M |
AKWEL SA Technical Analysis
Neutral
6.42
Price Trends
6.73
Negative
6.82
Negative
7.19
Negative
Market Momentum
<0.01
Negative
51.44
Neutral
61.33
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:AKW, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 6.42 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 6.59, below the 50-day MA of 6.73, and below the 200-day MA of 7.19, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of <0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 51.44 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 61.33 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for FR:AKW.
AKWEL SA Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | €76.85M | 6.17 | 8.82% | 5.90% | -5.54% | ― | |
63 Neutral | €177.27M | 9.69 | 2.72% | 13.56% | -5.13% | -32.96% | |
62 Neutral | €82.60M | -14.10 | -3.81% | 2.98% | 0.05% | -136.71% | |
58 Neutral | €1.81B | 9.24 | 9.51% | 3.85% | -3.05% | 23.49% | |
56 Neutral | €3.61B | 18.07 | 6.18% | 3.19% | -1.97% | 61.15% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
47 Neutral | €1.80B | -2.09 | -75.26% | ― | -31.72% | -296.04% |
* General Sector Average
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AKWEL SA Corporate Events
AKWEL revenue falls 18.7% in first half as depollution business slumps
Jul 23, 2026
AKWEL reported first-half 2026 consolidated revenue of €415.0 million, an 18.7% year-on-year decline, with like-for-like sales down 16.9% and second-quarter revenue falling 18.3%. The drop was most pronounced in EMEA, where turnover fell 24....
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