QM · rank #17 · 2026-09-04
DBG
PARIS · EUR · $1.67B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Momentum 12-1 Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago. | +67.43% |
|---|---|
| ROE TTM Return on equity, trailing 12 months. | +11.9% |
| Profit margin Net profit margin, trailing 12 months. | +3.8% |
| Market cap (USD) Size filter: > $300M required (USD-equivalent). | $1.67B |
| Anchor (recent) Close on 2026-08-05 | $9.52 |
| Anchor (far) Close on 2025-08-05 | $5.68 |
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Summary
Derichebourg is a French industrial group operating metal recycling and municipal services divisions across Europe, now materially enlarged by the completed acquisition of Germany's Scholz Recycling Group.
Rationale
Strong 12-1 momentum (0.67) is reinforced by above-consensus H1 results, a raised full-year EBITDA guidance of €350–370M, and a transformative acquisition that expands European scale—giving the momentum signal a fundamental earnings-revision catalyst rather than pure sentiment drift.
Material risks
- 1Scholz integration execution risk is the primary thesis-breaker—a large cross-border acquisition in a cyclical commodity business could absorb management bandwidth, surface hidden liabilities, and compress margins if scrap prices soften during the ramp-up period.
- 2Recycling volumes and non-ferrous margins remain tightly coupled to industrial output and commodity cycles, meaning any European manufacturing slowdown or reversal of the new scrap import quotas/duties could rapidly deflate both earnings and the momentum signal.
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