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French maker of small household appliances and cookware sold worldwide under Tefal, Rowenta, Krups and WMF.
French maker of small household appliances and cookware sold worldwide under Tefal, Rowenta, Krups and WMF.
Sells appliances and cookware through retailers and online, plus professional coffee machines to cafes and offices; the 2016 purchase of Germany's WMF added the professional line. It owns most of Supor, a listed Chinese appliance maker, which makes China a major market. The founding Lescure family keeps control through holding companies.
In one line: A French Whirlpool for small appliances.
Moat: narrow (brand, distribution, scale). Portfolio of long-established household brands with global distribution, but competes on innovation cycles.
Headquarters: Ecully, France · Founded: 1857 · Employees: 31,856
Size Seb (SK.PA) is a France Consumer Discretionary company (Electronics/Appliances) with a market value of $3.55B, the 80th largest of 206 France companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €57.45 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 8.0%, against +3.6% for the median peer and -0.4% for the France market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 1.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.1%); the operating margin is 7.8% (peer median 7.8%).
Valuation It trades at 12.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.7× (4th cheapest of 21).
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 +3%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.2 points below its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Credit Seb has 1 bond outstanding ($557M) and trading like BB+ at a weighted spread of 158 bp.
Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €8.17B | €8.17B | €8.27B | €8.01B | €7.96B |
| Revenue growth | — | -1% | +3% | +1% | — |
| Gross profit | €3.29B | €3.27B | €3.33B | €3.18B | €3.00B |
| EBITDA | €906M | €842M | €853M | €986M | €877M |
| Net income | €120M | €245M | €232M | €386M | €316M |
| Free cash flow | €510M | €22.3M | €359M | €878M | €76.2M |
| Capital expenditure | €185M | €222M | €217M | €176M | €233M |
| Total debt | n/a | €3.46B | €3.05B | €3.29B | €3.31B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seb SK.PA | $3.55B | +8% | -1% | 8% | 12.1× | -0.8% |
| Koninklijke Philips PHIA.AS | $29.8B | +24% | -1% | 10% | 16.5× | 5.7% |
| Whirlpool WHR | $2.01B | -32% | -6% | 2% | n/a | n/a |
| De'Longhi DLG.MI | $7.65B | +23% | +6% | 13% | 18.0× | 14.2% |
| Newell Brands NWL | $2.33B | +20% | +1% | 9% | 8.2× | 0.4% |
| Electrolux ELUX-A.ST | $2.50B | +11% | -3% | -1% | 18.1× | 1.2% |
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.
| Measure | SK.PA | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +6.3% | +1.8% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +8.0% | +3.6% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -7.5% | -21.4% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -1.3% | +5.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 7.8% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.1× | 17.7× | 4th cheapest of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -0.8% | 4.4% | 6th least demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +3.3% | +9.4% | 3rd lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -4.2 pp | -6.9 pp | 6th most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.2 pp | +5.3 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.5× | 12.3× | cheapest of 7 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.8× | -0.1× | 2nd most indebted of 10 |
| Bond spread | 158 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seb SK.PA | France | $3.55B | +8% | -1% | 8% | 12.1× | -0.8% | +3.3% |
| Breville BRG.AX | Australia | $3.33B | +13% | +7% | 11% | 31.1× | 26.4% | +8.8% |
| Nikon 7731.T | Japan | $3.17B | -12% | -4% | -2% | 45.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Ecovacs Robotics 603486.SS | China | $4.22B | -25% | +10% | 7% | 14.5× | 16.2% | +21.4% |
| Hisense Home Appliances 0921.HK | Hong Kong | $4.26B | -24% | -6% | 3% | 9.3× | -13.5% | +11.9% |
| Shenzhen MTC 002429.SZ | China | $4.30B | -42% | +3% | 7% | 22.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Joyoung 002242.SZ | China | $2.87B | +131% | -7% | -1% | 159.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Kingclean Electric 603355.SS | China | $2.79B | +4% | -2% | 8% | 35.9× | 4.4% | +9.4% |
| Casio Computer 6952.T | Japan | $2.74B | +24% | +12% | 11% | 15.9× | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| IMAX IMAX | United States | $2.61B | +35% | +15% | 23% | 18.8× | 12.2% | +24.5% |
| Electrolux ELUX-A.ST | Sweden | $2.50B | +11% | -3% | -1% | 18.1× | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| Beijing Roborock Technology 688169.SS | China | $5.29B | +17% | +31% | 8% | 17.3× | 4.6% | +32.8% |
| Hisense Visual Technology 600060.SS | China | $5.31B | +8% | -2% | 5% | 12.8× | -3.4% | +8.0% |
| Cowell e 1415.HK | Hong Kong | $2.38B | -33% | +15% | 7% | 9.8× | -10.3% | +36.2% |
| Theon International THEON.AS | Netherlands | $2.36B | -10% | +32% | 23% | 17.1× | 18.7% | +52.2% |
| Aditya Infotech CPPLUS.NS | India | $5.37B | +68% | +36% | 13% | 69.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Supor 002032.SZ | China | $5.37B | -4% | 0% | 10% | 18.0× | -2.8% | +4.1% |
| Shanghai Flyco Electrical Appliance 603868.SS | China | $2.34B | +4% | +1% | 17% | 24.2× | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| Hangzhou Robam Appliances 002508.SZ | China | $2.28B | -10% | -18% | 8% | 14.4× | 6.3% | +4.5% |
| Coway 021240.KS | South Korea | $5.56B | +26% | +14% | 18% | 10.8× | n/a | n/a |
| TCL Electronics 1070.HK | Hong Kong | $6.01B | +3% | +14% | 3% | 12.4× | -2.3% | +17.6% |
Seb has 1 bond outstanding with $557M face value. Weighted yield 4.58%, a spread of 158 bp over government bonds.