(CON) Continental - XETRA
Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Auto Parts | Exchange: XETRA (Germany) | Market Cap: 14.492m EUR | Total Return: 47.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 36.0M
EPS Trend: 61.1%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: -95.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Rs Leader, Idiosyncratic Leader, Tailwind
Continental Aktiengesellschaft (XETRA: CON) is a Germany-based manufacturer founded in 1871 and headquartered in Hanover, operating across two primary segments: tires and industrial/automotive solutions. The company produces tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, two-wheel vehicles, and specialist applications, complemented by digital tire monitoring and management systems and tire retail operations. Beyond tires, Continental develops rubber, metal, and textile-based components including hoses, conveyor belts, air springs, and drive belts, along with surface materials serving the energy, mining, agriculture, construction, and automotive sectors. Classified within the GICS Consumer Discretionary sector under Automotive Parts & Equipment, Continental is one of the established global suppliers to vehicle manufacturers and industrial customers, with the automotive parts industry historically characterized by close integration with OEM production cycles and high exposure to global vehicle demand trends.
- Volatile rubber costs squeeze tire manufacturing margins
- European auto OEM weakness pressures replacement tire demand outlook
- ContiTech industrial segment grows on mining and agriculture capex cycles
| Net Income: -33.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.39 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 9.63% < 20% (prev 46.58%; Δ -36.95% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 2.37b > Net Income -33.0m |
| Net Debt (5.83b) to EBITDA (1.95b): 2.99 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.25 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (200.0m) vs 12m ago 0.00% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 26.71% > 18% (prev 25.30%; Δ 1.41% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 69.90% > 50% (prev 66.90%; Δ 3.00% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.10 > 6 (EBIT TTM 390.0m / Interest Expense TTM 354.0m) |
| A: 0.11 (Total Current Assets 9.16b - Total Current Liabilities 7.31b) / Total Assets 17.5b |
| B: 0.19 (Retained Earnings 3.40b / Total Assets 17.5b) |
| C: 0.01 (EBIT TTM 390.0m / Avg Total Assets 27.4b) |
| D: 0.34 (Book Value of Equity 4.37b / Total Liabilities 12.9b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.78 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.29 (Receivables 3.82b/3.85b, Revenue 19.2b/25.0b) |
| GMI: 0.95 (GM 25.30% / 26.71%) |
| AQI: 1.98 (AQ_t 0.12 / AQ_t-1 0.06) |
| SGI: 0.77 (Revenue 19.2b / 25.0b) |
| TATA: -0.14 (NI -33.0m - CFO 2.37b) / TA 17.5b) |
| Beneish M = -2.43 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of June 27, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 72.52 with a total of 351,310 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.67%, over one month by +18.21%, over three months by +39.41% and over the past year by +47.48%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 68.20 (which is 6% or 2.3 ATR below the current price).
Continental has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Forward = 9.7752
P/S = 0.7561
P/B = 3.3148
P/EG = 5.9992
Revenue TTM = 19.2b EUR
EBIT TTM = 390.0m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 1.95b EUR
Long Term Debt = 4.23b EUR (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 2.53b EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.33b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 715.0m
Net Debt = 5.83b EUR (calculated: Debt 7.33b - CCE 1.50b)
Enterprise Value = 20.3b EUR (14.5b + Debt 7.33b - CCE 1.50b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.10 (Ebit TTM 390.0m / Interest Expense TTM 354.0m)
EV/FCF = 15.54x (Enterprise Value 20.3b / FCF TTM 1.31b)
FCF Yield = 6.44% (FCF TTM 1.31b / Enterprise Value 20.3b)
FCF Margin = 6.82% (FCF TTM 1.31b / Revenue TTM 19.2b)
Net Margin = -0.17% (Net Income TTM -33.0m / Revenue TTM 19.2b)
Gross Margin = 26.71% ((Revenue TTM 19.2b - Cost of Revenue TTM 14.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 29.39% (prev 25.46%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.16 (Enterprise Value 20.3b / Total Assets 17.5b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.83% (Interest Expense 354.0m / Debt 7.33b)
Taxrate = 41.59% (136.0m / 327.0m)
NOPAT = 227.8m (EBIT 390.0m * (1 - 41.59%))
Current Ratio = 1.25 (Total Current Assets 9.16b / Total Current Liabilities 7.31b)
Debt / Equity = 1.68 (Debt 7.33b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 4.37b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.99 (Net Debt 5.83b / EBITDA 1.95b)
Debt / FCF = 4.46 (Net Debt 5.83b / FCF TTM 1.31b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 4.32b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -0.12% (Net Income -33.0m / Total Assets 17.5b)
RoE = -0.76% (Net Income TTM -33.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 4.32b)
RoCE = 4.56% (EBIT 390.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 4.32b + L.T.Debt 4.23b))
RoIC = 1.94% (NOPAT 227.8m / Invested Capital 11.7b)
WACC = 6.27% (E(14.5b)/V(21.8b) * Re(8.01%) + D(7.33b)/V(21.8b) * Rd(4.83%) * (1-Tc(0.42)))
Discount Rate = 8.01% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -5.27 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈1.55b ; Y1≈1.36b ; Y5≈1.10b
[DCF] Fair Price = 58.75 (EV 17.6b - Net Debt 5.83b = Equity 11.8b / Shares 200.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 61.14 | EPS CAGR: 9.20% | SUE: -1.84 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: -95.76 | Revenue CAGR: -25.66% | SUE: 0.01 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.44 | Chg30d=+0.31% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.44 | Chg30d=+0.31% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=6.67 | Chg30d=+0.09% | Revisions=+45% | GrowthEPS=-16.5% | GrowthRev=-6.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.42 | Chg30d=+0.05% | Revisions=+9% | GrowthEPS=+11.2% | GrowthRev=+3.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +45%