QM · rank #7 · 2026-07-27
PFSE
XETRA · EUR · $1.68B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +130.39% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +36.4% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +12.0% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $1.68B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-06-26 | $91.30 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-06-27 | $39.63 |
The AI research card
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Summary
PFISTERER Holding SE manufactures specialized high-voltage cable fittings, insulators, and grid-interface components sold into mission-critical power transmission and distribution infrastructure across 90+ countries.
Rationale
The combination of 36% ROE, 12% profit margins, and 1.30 momentum score is credibly anchored in a 42.4% order-book surge to EUR 334M and record Q4 revenue, confirming that quality metrics reflect real structural demand from global grid electrification rather than a mean-reverting earnings spike.
Material risks
- 1Utility capex cyclicality is the primary thesis-breaker — PFISTERER's order book carries no disclosed long-term named contracts, so a deceleration in transmission/distribution spending (regulatory delays, rate-case outcomes, sovereign budget cuts) could rapidly deflate both earnings quality and momentum simultaneously.
- 2Large grid operators or OEMs internalizing cable-fitting and insulator production would directly commoditize PFISTERER's core HVA segment, eroding the pricing power that currently supports the above-average margins underpinning the quality signal.
AI verdict council
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