BN · rank #12 · 2026-07-23

FII

PARIS · EUR · $3.38B (USD)

SignalBuy1.9strength 1.9 / 10

verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Bottleneck themes

The structural shortage this name supplies into.

European defense ammunition bottleneck

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank.	-0.29
Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth.	+9.6%
Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin.	+8.6%
Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin.	+7.7%
Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points).	+0.9%
Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth.	0.99
Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer.	3.35×
Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price.	+13.0%
Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus.	—
Market cap (USD)	$3.38B

The AI research card

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Summary

Lisi S.A. is a French industrial manufacturer of specialized aerospace and defense fasteners, structural components, and automotive assemblies.

Rationale

Lisi acts as a critical bottleneck solver for European rearmament and civil aviation, underpinned by quasi-sole-source defense contracts and the capacity to backfill industry-wide aerospace fastener shortages.

Material risks

1Major customers Airbus and Boeing leverage their 48% revenue concentration to impose 3% annual price reductions, structurally pressuring margins despite a massive backlog.
2Ongoing cyclical weakness and revenue contraction in the automotive division could dilute the company's strong aerospace-driven earnings growth.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI

Proceed

Claude

Caution

Gemini

Proceed