FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.03 EPS

Key Points

• FUCHS reported Q results of $0.20 EPS, beating the consensus by $0.03, with revenue of $1.09 billion versus expected $1.06 billion and a net margin of 8.60% and ROE of 15.92%.
• The stock trades near $11.99 with a market cap of $6.28 billion, a PE of 18.17, very low debt-to-equity (0.03) and healthy liquidity (current ratio 2.32, quick ratio 1.37).
• Analyst sentiment is mixed—DZ Bank recently raised to Hold, Kepler cut to Strong Sell and Deutsche Bank reaffirmed Buy—leaving a consensus rating of Hold.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.03, Zacks reports. FUCHS had a net margin of 8.60% and a return on equity of 15.92%. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.06 billion.

FUCHS Stock Performance

Shares of FUPBY opened at $11.99 on Thursday. The business's fifty day moving average price is $10.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.99. FUCHS has a 12-month low of $9.27 and a 12-month high of $14.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.28 billion, a PE ratio of 18.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 1.37.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on FUPBY shares. DZ Bank raised shares of FUCHS from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Kepler Capital Markets lowered shares of FUCHS from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of FUCHS in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold".

FUCHS Company Profile

FUCHS Petrolub SE, traded over the counter under the symbol FUPBY, is a German-based manufacturer specialized in the development, production and marketing of lubricants and related specialty products. Founded in 1931 by Rudolf Fuchs and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has grown to become the world's largest independent supplier of lubricants, serving a broad spectrum of industries from automotive and metalworking to mining and renewable energy.

The company's product portfolio encompasses engine oils, industrial lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, metalworking fluids and process oils, as well as tailor-made solutions for customers' specific requirements.