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Kontron AG

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1,6B EUR
P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
0,00 %
Op margin
10,1 %
ROE
19,0 %
Net margin
8,8 %
Debt / equity
0,68
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About

Kontron AG provides IT services and consulting, primarily generating revenue through software and IT service delivery.

Business. Kontron AG (KTN) is a technology company operating within the IT Services & Consulting industry, primarily engaged in providing IT services. The firm generates revenue through a service-based model, with key performance indicators including bookings, utilization rates, and operating margins. Specific details regarding operating segments, headquarters location, and primary stock exchange listings are not provided in the available data.

Classification92 %
SectorTechnology
Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
IndustryIT Services & Consulting
ActivityIT Services
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
consensus pending
— buy— hold— sell
Avg 12m price target
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
99
composite score
Valuation
valuation pending
Analysts
not yet wired
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
19,0 %
return on equity
Quality
58
quality score (0-100)

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • No recent newsroom coverage mentioning KTN.
  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
    Materials+2,2 %+1,6 %+2,4 %
    Energy+1,2 %+5,3 %+1,4 %
    Real Estate+0,7 %+4,1 %+0,8 %
    Health Care+0,7 %−0,5 %+0,8 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,3 %+8,7 %+0,5 %
    Information Technology · THIS SECTOR−0,3 %+6,6 %−0,1 %
    Financials−0,3 %−4,5 %−0,1 %
    Consumer Staples−1,0 %+3,0 %−0,8 %
    Utilities−1,5 %−21,2 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,7 %−2,3 %−1,6 %
    Communication Services

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
    • Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
    • Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

    peak dispatch · —

    Composite-score breakdown

    Composite score99 / 100
    Composite score 0-100 · Data quality 0,58
    Data quality0,58 / 1.00

    Synthesis

    Business

    Kontron AG (KTN) is a technology company operating within the IT Services & Consulting industry, primarily engaged in providing IT services. The firm generates revenue through a service-based model, with key performance indicators including bookings, utilization rates, and operating margins. Specific details regarding operating segments, headquarters location, and primary stock exchange listings are not provided in the available data.

    Classification92 %
    SectorTechnology
    Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
    IndustryIT Services & Consulting
    ActivityIT Services
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Kontron maintains a market price of 26.11 EUR, with a market capitalization of 1.64 billion EUR. The company's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.61, and its price-to-book ratio is 2.21, indicating a moderate valuation relative to its book value. The enterprise value to EBITDA ratio is 13.15, and the enterprise value to revenue ratio is 1.33, suggesting a relatively low valuation compared to its revenue.

    In terms of profitability, Kontron reports a return on equity of 19.03% and a return on assets of 7.9%, both of which are strong indicators of efficient capital use and asset management. The company's operating income of 163.03 million EUR and net income of 141.11 million EUR reflect a healthy margin, although the gross profit margin of 44.87% is in line with industry norms.

    Geographically, Kontron's revenue is concentrated in its core IT services and consulting segments, with no significant diversification across regions or product lines disclosed in the available data. The company's capital structure includes 504.80 million EUR in long-term debt and 741.55 million EUR in total equity, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, which is relatively balanced.

    Looking ahead, Kontron is projected to maintain a stable growth trajectory, with no significant changes in revenue expected in the next fiscal year. The company's free cash flow of 92.45 million EUR and operating cash flow of 167.69 million EUR support its liquidity position, although the negative net cash position after subtracting total debt is a concern.

    Recent filings and transcripts do not indicate any major events or strategic shifts that would significantly impact Kontron's operations or financial performance in the near term. Analysts have a generally positive outlook, with a mean price target of 30.71 EUR and a median price target of 30.90 EUR, suggesting a potential upside from the current market price.

    Key takeaways
    • Kontron's strong return on equity and operating income indicate efficient capital use and profitability.
    • The company's moderate valuation metrics suggest it is reasonably priced relative to its earnings and book value.
    • A balanced debt-to-equity ratio supports financial stability, although the negative net cash position is a concern.
    • Analysts project a potential upside in the stock price, with a mean price target above the current market price.

    Bull / Bear case

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    In focus — financials by report

    Valuation

    Market price
    €25,36
    Market cap
    €1.64B
    Enterprise value
    €2.14B
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    12.8x
    P / B
    2.2x
    P / Tangible book
    2.2x
    Tangible book
    €741.6M
    Net cash
    -€504.8M
    Current ratio
    1.4
    Debt / equity
    0.7
    ROA
    7.9%
    ROE
    19.0%
    Cash conversion
    119.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -5.2%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

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    Business relationships

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    1,77
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    10
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-23 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate1,77
    Revenueno estimateno estimate1,8B EUR
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate145,7M EUR
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in EUR. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-07-07

    Options

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    Short squeeze

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    Earnings-call key lines

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution10 analysts
    Strong buy6
    Buy4
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target€30,71 · Median €30,90
    Low €27,00High €34,00
    Operating income · consensus145,7M EUR
    EPS surprise
    +25,2 %
    reported vs consensus · beat
    Revenue surprise
    −9,7 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low€27,00
    Mean€30,71
    Median€30,90
    High€34,00
    Spot€25,36
    +21.1 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin10,1 %Above median
    Net Margin8,8 %Above median
    ROE19,0 %Above P75
    Capex / Rev-5,2 %Below median
    D/E0,68Bottom quartile
    Cash Conv1,19Above median

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
    • Market data cache
    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Ev To Operating Cash Flow
      enterprise_value / operating_cash_flow
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Price To Earnings
      market_price / (net_income / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Price To Book
      market_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    Source documents
    • Kontron AG Market data — financials · 2026-05-28
    • Kontron AG Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-28
    • Kontron AG Market data — ESG · 2026-05-28

    Ownership & reference

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

    5.5Kshares short-34.4% vs prior
    6.61days to cover
    57.7%short of daily vol
    3.8Kfails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-06-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    KTN.DECanonical
    XETRA · EUR

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
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