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Employees: 1,765
Size Alzchem (ACT0.DE) is a Germany Materials company (Chemicals: Major Diversified) with a market value of $1.56B, the 123rd largest of 205 Germany companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €136.80 on 6 Nov 2026.
Growth Revenue grew 4.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.1%); the operating margin is 16.0% (peer median 9.3%).
Valuation It trades at 20.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 25.0× (8th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -9 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 24.0 points above its cost of capital (6.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 25 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €581M | €562M | €554M | €541M | €542M |
| Revenue growth | — | +1% | +3% | 0% | — |
| Gross profit | €182M | €178M | €163M | €137M | €109M |
| EBITDA | €123M | €109M | €98.7M | €78.1M | €50.9M |
| Net income | €65.0M | €63.5M | €54.1M | €34.6M | €30.1M |
| Free cash flow | n/a | €39.2M | €62.0M | €52.1M | -€33.3M |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | €97.8M | €43.1M | €20.6M | €29.1M |
| Total debt | €0 | €44.2M | €52.8M | €62.5M | €100M |
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| Measure | ACT0.DE | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -14.5% | -9.7% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -19.3% | -37.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +4.8% | +11.1% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 16.0% | 9.3% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 20.9× | 25.0× | 8th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -1.1% | 11.0% | 3rd least demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.2% | +7.5% | 6th highest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -9.3 pp | +4.1 pp | 4th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +24.0 pp | -0.6 pp | 2nd highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.8× | 12.3× | 6th cheapest of 12 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.5× | 1.0× | 5th least indebted of 12 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzchem ACT0.DE | Germany | $1.56B | n/a | +5% | 16% | 20.9× | -1.1% | +8.2% |
| Fine Organic Industries FINEORG.NS | India | $1.64B | +9% | +13% | 20% | 33.4× | 26.7% | +15.7% |
| Huntsman HUN | United States | $1.66B | -37% | +6% | 0% | 353.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Valiant 002643.SZ | China | $1.66B | -28% | +3% | 10% | 25.6× | 17.4% | +4.9% |
| Metis TechBio 7666.HK | Hong Kong | $1.66B | n/a | +6,987% | -367% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nippon Kayaku 4272.T | Japan | $1.66B | +3% | +14% | 10% | 10.1× | -4.8% | +6.9% |
| Borregaard BRG.OL | Norway | $1.68B | +7% | +3% | 17% | 24.4× | -1.0% | +7.7% |
| AARTI Industries AARTIIND.NS | India | $1.71B | -9% | +40% | 9% | 29.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Advanced Echem Materials 4749.TWO | Taiwan | $1.72B | -39% | +19% | 25% | 33.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Jilin Chemical Fibre Stock 000420.SZ | China | $1.42B | -25% | +11% | 5% | 154.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Privi Speciality Chemicals PRIVISCL.NS | India | $1.40B | -4% | +18% | 20% | 30.4× | 30.1% | +15.0% |
| Rianlon 300596.SZ | China | $1.39B | -7% | +11% | 11% | 14.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials 002585.SZ | China | $1.38B | +5% | -4% | -4% | 62.8× | 22.5% | +0.2% |
| Shanghai Emperor of Cleaning Hi-Tech 603200.SS | China | $1.37B | -16% | +4% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Isuspecialtychemical 457190.KS | South Korea | $1.36B | -49% | +14% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| China Resources Chemical Innovative Materials 301090.SZ | China | $1.35B | -33% | +4% | 1% | 19.2× | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| Hanchem 014680.KS | South Korea | $1.30B | -40% | +15% | 17% | 11.1× | 4.7% | +7.4% |
| Lanxess LXS.DE | Germany | $1.27B | -30% | -10% | -1% | n/a | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| Innospec IOSP | United States | $1.93B | -3% | +5% | 8% | 13.4× | 4.4% | +8.3% |
| Jinan Acetate Chemical 4763.TW | Taiwan | $1.26B | -3% | -36% | 46% | 7.3× | -17.4% | +41.2% |
| Xinxiang Richful Lube Additive 300910.SZ | China | $1.26B | -38% | +12% | 16% | 11.6× | 0.6% | +32.5% |