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Exosens
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Rating:62Neutral
Price Target:
€57.00
▼(-12.91% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:03/24/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial performance (growth, profitability, and deleveraging), tempered by notable 2025 margin compression and weaker cash conversion. Technicals are broadly supportive longer-term but neutral near-term, while the high P/E meaningfully weighs on the overall rating.
Positive Factors
Consistent Revenue Growth
Sustained top-line expansion across 2020–2025 demonstrates durable demand for Exosens' specialized photonics products across defense, industrial and scientific end markets. Persistent revenue growth supports multi-year program visibility and underpins investment in R&D and capacity planning.
Negative Factors
Sharp Gross‑Margin Compression
A sudden, large decline in gross margin signals structural mix shifts, pricing pressure, or cost increases that materially reduce durable profitability. If sustained, this erodes the company’s ability to fund R&D, sustain high operating margins and meet multi-year margin expectations.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Consistent Revenue Growth
Sustained top-line expansion across 2020–2025 demonstrates durable demand for Exosens' specialized photonics products across defense, industrial and scientific end markets. Persistent revenue growth supports multi-year program visibility and underpins investment in R&D and capacity planning.
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Exosens (EXENS) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€2.88B
Dividend Yield0.21%
Average Volume (3M)187.72K
Price to Earnings (P/E)67.6
Beta (1Y)0.69
Revenue Growth18.81%
EPS Growth157.23%
CountryFR
Employees1,499
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryElectrical Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.84
Shares Outstanding50,936,750
10 Day Avg. Volume184,892
30 Day Avg. Volume187,724
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.44
Price to Book (P/B)5.54
Price to Sales (P/S)5.27
P/FCF Ratio50.88
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€66.17Price Target Upside1.09% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)1.87
Revenue Forecast (FY)€536.74M
Exosens Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Exosens specializes in the development, production, and global distribution of advanced electro-optical technologies. Its core expertise lies in amplification, detection, and imaging solutions, catering to markets across France, the rest of Europe...
How the Company Makes Money
Exosens makes money primarily by selling specialized photonics hardware to OEMs and institutional customers across defense/security and industrial/scientific markets. Key revenue streams typically include: (1) Product sales of photodetectors and i...
Exosens Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
66
Positive
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 468.20M | 394.10M | 318.80M | 200.75M | 166.17M |
| Gross Profit | 102.20M | 225.60M | 176.81M | 113.95M | 100.03M |
| EBITDA | 142.10M | 115.20M | 83.91M | 51.25M | -101.18M |
| Net Income | 42.70M | 30.70M | 17.14M | 11.21M | -148.97M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 878.90M | 817.00M | 656.41M | 529.25M | 460.52M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 101.90M | 150.20M | 15.53M | 29.00M | 15.93M |
| Total Debt | 280.00M | 261.28M | 311.77M | 255.28M | 208.11M |
| Total Liabilities | 433.30M | 404.40M | 452.35M | 346.20M | 288.41M |
| Stockholders Equity | 445.70M | 412.60M | 204.06M | 183.05M | 172.11M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 48.50M | 96.20M | 19.53M | 25.69M | 23.07M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 98.60M | 96.20M | 50.46M | 47.48M | 42.66M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -121.20M | -72.70M | -99.64M | -55.48M | -21.26M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -16.40M | 76.30M | 35.49M | 20.26M | -36.83M |
Exosens Technical Analysis
Negative
65.45
Price Trends
60.22
Negative
62.09
Negative
55.40
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.78
Negative
41.98
Neutral
33.04
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:EXENS, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 65.45 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 57.89, above the 50-day MA of 60.22, and above the 200-day MA of 55.40, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.78 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 41.98 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 33.04 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for FR:EXENS.
Exosens Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
63 Neutral | €36.02M | 40.31 | ― | ― | -5.32% | -34.26% | |
62 Neutral | €2.88B | 67.62 | ― | 0.21% | 18.81% | 157.23% | |
56 Neutral | €1.06B | 63.73 | 2.04% | ― | -0.75% | -65.54% | |
53 Neutral | €82.64M | -2.37 | -4.96% | 5.91% | -29.90% | -17.13% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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