FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Key Points

• FUCHS reported quarterly EPS of $0.17, missing analyst estimates by $0.01, while posting a net margin of 8.3% and a return on equity of 15.46%.
• The stock fell about 4.5%, opening at $9.27; the company has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion and a P/E of 14.72.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: Deutsche Bank reiterated a Buy, but the two-analyst consensus is a Hold (one Buy, one Sell).

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. FUCHS had a net margin of 8.30% and a return on equity of 15.46%.

FUCHS Stock Down 4.5%

FUPBY opened at $9.27 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 0.91. FUCHS has a one year low of $9.27 and a one year high of $14.31. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $10.81 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.19 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of FUCHS in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold".

About FUCHS

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.

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