Swiss-based Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli is a manufacturer of premium chocolate. Key brands include Lindt, Lindor, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's, and Caffarel. In its largest-ever acquisition, the company bought U.S.-based Russell Stover in September 2014. It derives the bulk of its sales from Europe (46% of its consolidated base) but also competes in North America (41%) and the rest of the world (13%). The company operates 11 manufacturing plants in Europe and the United States. Its distribution network includes 500 own stores.

Financial Strength

8/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.34
Equity-to-Asset	0.57
Debt-to-Equity	0.33
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.3
Interest Coverage	28.28
Piotroski F-Score	6/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	6.3	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.62	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	3.4
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	3.8
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	4
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-3.9
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	-1.4
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	8.55
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	5.49

Momentum Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	40.64
	9-Day RSI	56.51
	14-Day RSI	60.28
	6-1 Month Momentum %	-10.16
	12-1 Month Momentum %	2.17

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.84
	Quick Ratio	0.9
	Cash Ratio	0.4
	Days Inventory	217.88
	Days Sales Outstanding	41.54
	Days Payable	50.85

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	1.21
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.49
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	6.3
	Forward Dividend Yield %	1.21
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	1.63
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	0.5
	Shareholder Yield %	2.65

Profitability Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	66.88
	Operating Margin %	16.08
	Net Margin %	12.56
	FCF Margin %	9.07
	ROE %	14.51
	ROA %	8.2
	ROIC %	9.85
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	39.12
	ROCE %	12.86
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

6/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	40.18
	Forward PE Ratio	38.76
	PE Ratio without NRI	40.18
	Shiller PE Ratio	57.97
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	35.63
	PEG Ratio	8.93
	PS Ratio	5.03
	PB Ratio	5.74
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	8.15
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	55.41
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	35.55
	EV-to-EBIT	31.85
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	30.48
	EV-to-EBITDA	24.03
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	22.88
	EV-to-Revenue	5.18
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	4.79
	EV-to-FCF	57.23
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	3.15
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	2.62
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	1.86
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.16
	Price-to-Graham-Number	3.81
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	3.14
	FCF Yield %	1.82
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	6.41

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2024-07-25 Est.)

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GF Value: CHF115118.53

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil CHF)	5,064
	EPS (TTM) (CHF)	2673.2
	Beta	0.9
	Volatility %	14.36
	14-Day RSI	60.28
	14-Day ATR (CHF)	1525.964062
	20-Day SMA (CHF)	106340
	12-1 Month Momentum %	2.17
	52-Week Range (CHF)	93100 - 116000
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	0.24

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	6
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	Positive CFROA
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	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
	Higher Gross Margin yoy
	Higher Asset Turnover yoy

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Filings

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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN)'s stock price today?

The current price of XSWX:LISN is CHF107000.00. The 52 week high of XSWX:LISN is CHF116000.00 and 52 week low is CHF93100.00.

When is next earnings date of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN)?

The next earnings date of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN) is 2024-07-25 Est..

Does Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN) is 1.21% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN) was 0.79. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.47. The Forward Dividend Yield % of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(XSWX:LISN) is 1.21%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

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