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SECO S.p.A.IOT.MICompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Italy · EUR·Information Technology›Computer Processing Hardware
Momentum leader 97
Mkt cap
$634M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
28%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.46M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
45.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-9.2 pp
WACC 10.4%
Hurdle
+23 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
3 days
9 Nov 2026
Close · EUR€4.25
1D-0.6%
1W-5.8%
1M+0.2%
3M+25.0%
6M+64.7%
YTD+45.0%
1Y+31.4%
ATR %6.0%
52w lowhigh12.6% off high

What SECO does

Employees: 887

SECO at a glance

Size SECO (IOT.MI) is an Italy Information Technology company (Computer Processing Hardware) with a market value of $634M, the 100th largest of 123 Italy companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €4.25 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 64.7%, against -18.8% for the median peer and +3.1% for the Italy market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 6.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.9%); the operating margin is 3.4% (peer median 10.4%).

Valuation It trades at 45.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.7× (most expensive of 10).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 44% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +21%, so the hurdle is +23 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 9.2 points below its cost of capital (10.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026IOT.MI 169Peer median 85
Six months, rebased to 100: SECO against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

SECO financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€198M€198M€184M€210M€201M
Revenue growth—+8%-13%+4%—
Gross profit€5.99M€34.6M€15.4M€52.7M€42.7M
EBITDA€31.8M€32.0M€11.9M€43.4M€36.7M
Net income-€3.40M-€2.69M-€21.0M€11.9M€11.0M
Free cash flow€19.7M€25.7M€29.8M€22.7M€2.79M
Capital expenditure€32.6M€26.2M€20.5M€19.7M€18.3M
Total debt€120M€116M€125M€140M€168M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

SECO competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%-40%-20%0%3002566007342362474600131461976206780598893013300327AL2SI301581ELMN8114MILDEFCNCIOT.MI6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. SECO is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%20×40×0013146197620698890327AL2SI8114MILDEFCNCIOT.MIRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. SECO is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%20%40%474661976206780598893013303004798114MILDEFCNCIOT.MIGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. SECO is the large dot.

SECO competitors and peer comparison

How SECO compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

SECO against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureIOT.MIPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+0.2%-9.0%6th highest of 21
6-month return+64.7%-18.8%2nd highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-12.6%-45.5%5th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+6.1%+8.9%9th lowest of 20
Operating margin3.4%10.4%8th lowest of 20
Forward P/E45.5×15.7×most expensive of 10
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)43.7%3.8%most demanding of 11
Growth delivered (Del g)+21.0%+10.9%2nd highest of 11
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+22.7 pp-9.8 ppmost demanding of 11
ROIC minus cost of capital-9.2 pp+2.2 pp5th lowest of 20
EV / EBITDA20.4×17.9×3rd most expensive of 8
Net debt / EBITDA1.8×-0.6×3rd most indebted of 10

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
SECO IOT.MIItaly$634M+65%+6%3%45.5×43.7%+21.0%
Jiangxi Firstar Panel Technology 300256.SZChina$631M-25%-13%-12%n/an/an/a
Fujian Start 600734.SSChina$591M-19%-71%-90%n/an/an/a
Clevo 2362.TWTaiwan$705M+5%-9%6%n/an/an/a
Toukei Computer 4746.TJapan$790M+74%+5%29%n/a2.6%+5.6%
Emdoor Information 001314.SZChina$791M-26%+74%3%17.5×n/an/a
Jess-Link Products 6197.TWTaiwan$814M-10%+21%22%15.7×6.1%+16.2%
Flytech Technology 6206.TWTaiwan$493M+3%+12%27%10.1×-10.1%+2.6%
QNAP Systems 7805.TWOTaiwan$477M-42%+9%25%n/a-9.6%+3.4%
Guiyang Longmaster Information & Technology 300288.SZChina$474M-25%-15%-17%n/an/an/a
JBCC 9889.TJapan$852M+61%+9%10%18.6×-4.7%+4.8%
Zkteco 301330.SZChina$876M-19%+24%11%n/a7.2%+3.4%
PAX Global Technology 0327.HKHong Kong$444M-21%+10%16%4.0×n/an/a
Pasqal PSQLUnited States$923Mn/an/an/an/an/an/a
2crsi AL2SI.PAFrance$402M-57%+75%-45%6.0×n/an/a
HuangShan Googe 301581.SZChina$400M-34%+17%1%n/an/an/a
Synthesis Electronic Technology 300479.SZChina$397M-22%-5%4%n/a19.7%+19.1%
Elma Electronic ELMN.SWSwitzerland$370M+23%-9%2%n/an/an/a
Posiflex Technology 8114.TWTaiwan$347M-16%-18%18%7.2×-21.6%+17.5%
MilDef MILDEF.STSweden$1.17B+54%+76%17%31.2×5.1%+38.7%
Concurrent Technologies CNC.LUnited Kingdom$336M+7%+8%15%37.1×38.2%+16.8%

Questions

Which companies are SECO's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Jiangxi Firstar Panel Technology (300256.SZ), Fujian Start (600734.SS), Clevo (2362.TW), Toukei Computer (4746.T), Emdoor Information (001314.SZ), Jess-Link Products (6197.TW), Flytech Technology (6206.TW), QNAP Systems (7805.TWO).
Is SECO expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 45.5× against a peer median of 15.7×, most expensive of 10 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 44% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +21%, so the hurdle is +23 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
How has SECO stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +64.7% against -18.8% for the median peer; over one year +31.4%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.