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Financial distress

Lanxess

GER:LXS · DE0005470405
ChemicalsLarge

360

4
EV / EBIT1
Price / Owner Earnings65
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield29
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit83
Price/Book95
Return on Capital6
Cash Return on Capital12
Return on Equity10
EBIT Margin4
Gross Profitability30
Accruals97
Owner Earnings Margin14
Sales growth46
Profit Growth32
Long-Term EPS Growth8
Reinvestment43
Price momentum5
Debt load24
Refinancing94
Debt Payback1
Liquidity7
Analyst ratings11
Opinion Changes23
Price Target Upside45
Market mood25
Value Creation0/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Lanxess doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryGermany
IndustryChemicals
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeXTRA
Founded2004
Employees5,219
Websitelanxess.com
ISINDE0005470405
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
CDAX (Germany)MDAX (Germany)
Themes
Pollution ControlWater PurificationClimateTechEnvironment, Health and Safety (EH&S)

Description

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft operates as a specialty chemicals company that engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and consumer protection products. Business Segments The comp…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft scores below average on quality and is priced accordingly, a low-conviction position in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 0/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
6
2023202420252026

All-time high

92

Sep 2024

All-time low

6

Jun 2026

Average rank

43

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
84
85
87
Price/Earnings
20
36
59
76
Price/Book
95
92
84
77
Dividend Yield
29
27
30
56
Value (overall)
62
65
64
83

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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