Huber& Suhner AG (XSWX:HUBN) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 5.44 (As of Dec. 2025) — 70% Below Median

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XSWX:HUBN Huber& Suhner AG XSWX:HUBN
79 GF Score
Price CHF190.40
GF Value CHF83.56
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Huber& Suhner AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Huber& Suhner AG XSWX:HUBN +4.16% 79 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.44 as of Dec. 2025, which is 70% below its 10-year median of 18.40. GuruFocus rates XSWX:HUBN with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF83.56 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,112 Hardware companies, Huber& Suhner AG ranks worse than 56.56% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF5.44. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 35.


The historical rank and industry rank for Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

XSWX:HUBN' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.09   Med: 18.4   Max: 52.15
Current: 34.4


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Huber& Suhner AG was 52.15. The lowest was 8.09. And the median was 18.40.


XSWX:HUBN's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
56.56% of 1112 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 26.445 vs XSWX:HUBN: 34.40

Huber& Suhner AG's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF2.06. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF4.03. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 47.25.

Huber& Suhner AG's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF2.06. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF4.03. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 47.25.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Huber& Suhner AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Huber& Suhner AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Huber& Suhner AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Huber& Suhner AG Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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Huber& Suhner AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.20 0.00 4.11 0.00 5.44

XSWX:HUBN vs CSCO, MSI, HPE: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Huber& Suhner AG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Huber& Suhner AG Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Huber& Suhner AG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Huber& Suhner AG's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Huber& Suhner AG Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 74.3
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 38.0
Change In Deferred Tax 15.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 35.7
Change In Working Capital 8.7
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 18.5

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Huber& Suhner AG's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF74.3 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Huber& Suhner AG's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF38.0 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Huber& Suhner AG's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF15.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF35.7 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Huber& Suhner AG's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = CHF35.7 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Huber& Suhner AG's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF8.7 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Huber& Suhner AG's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 18.459 Mil.

Huber& Suhner AG's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 74.349 +38.015+14.963
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-35.6768+8.693)/18.459
=5.44

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=190.40/5.44
=35

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.44 mean?
Huber& Suhner AG (XSWX:HUBN) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.44 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Huber& Suhner AG. This is 70% below median its historical median of 18.40. Over the past decade, Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 8.09 to 52.15. According to the industry distribution chart, Huber& Suhner AG ranks #629 out of 1112 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 56.6%.
Is Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Huber& Suhner AG's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.44 is 70% below median its 10-year median of 18.40. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 8.09 to a high of 52.15. The Hardware industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.45. Huber& Suhner AG's value of 5.44 is 79.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Huber& Suhner AG ranks #629 out of 1112 companies in the Hardware industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Huber& Suhner AG has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Huber& Suhner AG's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to CSCO and MSI?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Huber& Suhner AG ranks #629 out of 1112 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Huber& Suhner AG in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.45. Huber& Suhner AG's value of 5.44 is 79.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Huber& Suhner AG's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 8.09 to 52.15 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 18.40 vs. the industry median of 26.45, Huber& Suhner AG has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Hardware company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Hardware companies is 26.45, based on 1,112 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Huber& Suhner AG's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 5.44 is 79.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Huber& Suhner AG. For the Hardware industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 26.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Huber& Suhner AG's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.44, which is 70% below median its own 10-year median of 18.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Huber& Suhner AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Huber& Suhner AG (XSWX:HUBN) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF83.56, compared to a current price of CHF190.40 — trading 127.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.44, which is 70% below median its 10-year median of 18.40 and 79.4% below the Hardware industry median of 26.45. Huber& Suhner AG's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Huber& Suhner AG (XSWX:HUBN), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 5.44 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Huber& Suhner AG (XSWX:HUBN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Huber& Suhner AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF190.40 is trading 127.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF83.56. GuruFocus considers Huber& Suhner AG to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:HUBN:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 5.44 (70% below median its 10-year median of 18.40)
  • GF Value™: CHF83.56 vs. price of CHF190.40 (127.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 1 warning sign
  • Industry Position: 79.4% below the Hardware median (#629 of 1112)

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:HUBN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Huber& Suhner AG Business Description

Address Degersheimerstrasse 14, Herisau AR, CHE, CH-9100
Huber& Suhner AG is a Switzerland-based company that designs and creates connections for data and power transmission. It specializes in electrical and optical connectivity components and system solutions that deliver high performance, quality, reliability, and a long service life even under the toughest of conditions. The company has three reportable segments Industry, Communication, and Transportation. It generates the majority of revenue from the Industry segment. Its product portfolio includes radio frequency and microwave products; fiber-optic products involving ultra-high data transmission speeds; low-frequency products such as databus, signal, and power cables; and passive components such as cables, connectors, assemblies, and antennas.
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