Fuchs Petrolub SE (FPE.DE)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
41% below intrinsic value ($63)
Fuchs Petrolub SE (FPE.DE) — VMCI valuation read
Fuchs Petrolub SE (FPE.DE) carries a VMCI composite of 65/100, 15 points above the Basic Materials sector median of 50. Among mid-cap names, that gap places FPE.DE in the top third on the five-pillar weighting (Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%).
The FPE.DE insider tape has been silent for the past 30 days on Form 4. Where executives neither buy nor sell, the bull and bear cases lean harder on filings cadence and the next earnings line.
**Investor frame.** Value reads FPE.DE trades at 18.0x earnings, 0% above the Basic Materials median of 18.0x, which compresses or extends through the 11.0x EV/EBITDA versus a Basic Materials 12.0x. Quality: ROIC of 14.0% sits 4.0pp above the Basic Materials median (10.0%). Risk: net debt to EBITDA of -2.1x leaves covenant headroom, the line to track on Fuchs Petrolub SE's next 10-Q.
FPE.DE rose 1.6% over the trailing 7 days, with a -10.9% read on a 30-day basis.
Fuchs Petrolub SE develops, produces, and sells lubricants and related specialties worldwide. The company offers automotive lubricants, such as biodegradable lubricants, central and mobile hydraulic oils, dry coatings, engine and gear oils, motorcycle/two wheelers, and service fluids, as well as various oils for agriculture sector. It also provides industrial lubricants, including chain lubricants, compressor oils, dry coatings, gear oils, hydraulic oils, machine oils, open gear lubricants, rapidly biodegradable lubricants, refrigeration oils, release agents, slideways oils, industrial oils, textile machine oils, and turbine oils. In addition, the company offers lubricating greases comprising assembly pastes, biodegradable greases, food grade greases, long-life greases, pastes for extreme temperatures, perfluorinated pastes, and wheel bearing greases, as well as gear boxes, greases for central lubricating system, extreme temperature, machine tools, plain and roller bearings, rail vehicles, spray cans or rattle cans, and solid lubricants. Further, it provides metal processing lubricants, including cleaners, corrosion preventives, cutting and grinding, forming lubricants, and quenching oils; and special application lubricants for application equipment, chain, dry coatings, food and beverage, gears, sugar processing, railway traffic, plain and roller bearings, glass manufacturing process, hot forming, maintenance, open gears, pastes, release agents, other specialties, special greases, and wind power plants. Additionally, the company offers open gear and surface coating services. Fuchs Petrolub SE was founded in 1931 and is based in Mannheim, Germany.
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