Viscofan (VIS) Stock Price & Analysis
VIS Stock Chart & Stats
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- 52-Week Range
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- Previous Close
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- Volume
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- Average Volume (3M)
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- Market Cap
- CHF 2.34B
- Enterprise Value
- CHF 2.70B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- CHF 47.47M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- CHF 296.10M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 15.7
- Beta
- 0.51
- Next Earnings
- Mar 04, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.82
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 4.88%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Resilient Profitability
Viscofan has maintained strong profitability across the period, with healthy net, EBIT, and EBITDA margins in 2025. This indicates an established operating model and supports continued internal funding of investment, customer service, and product development through the next several quarters.
Conservative Balance Sheet
The company retains meaningful balance-sheet capacity, with low-to-moderate leverage and a large, stable equity base. This financial flexibility can help Viscofan absorb operating variability, sustain investment, and protect strategic options without relying heavily on additional borrowing.
Strong Returns On Equity
Consistently strong return on equity suggests Viscofan is using its capital efficiently rather than merely expanding its asset base. Sustained capital productivity can reinforce shareholder value creation and provide a durable foundation for reinvestment and dividends.
Bears Say
Modest Revenue Growth
Recent top-line growth has been restrained, with a small decline in 2024 followed by only modest expansion in 2025. This limits operating leverage and indicates that future earnings improvement may depend more on mix, pricing, or efficiency than on rapid underlying demand growth.
Weaker Cash Conversion
Although cash generation remains positive, the sharp 2025 free-cash-flow decline and lower conversion of earnings into cash point to higher reinvestment needs or working-capital pressure. Persistent volatility could constrain internally funded growth and reduce flexibility for shareholder distributions.
Rising Leverage
Leverage remains moderate, but its steady increase has reduced the balance sheet's margin of safety compared with earlier years. If debt continues to rise faster than equity or earnings, interest obligations and financial risk could limit capital-allocation flexibility during weaker operating periods.
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Company Description
Viscofan
Viscofan, S.A. operates internationally as a major manufacturer and distributor of artificial casings, primarily serving the meat industry and various other sectors across the globe. Its comprehensive product line includes cellulose casings, suitable for cooked, smoked, or unsmoked sausages, and collagen casings, utilized in processed, fresh, pre-cooked fried sausages, or dry-cured snacks. The company also provides fibrous casings, ideal for sliced goods such as mortadella and salamis, alongside a range of plastic casings and specialized packaging solutions. These diverse offerings are marketed under numerous proprietary brands: cellulosic wraps are sold under Viscofan; collagen casings include Colfan, NDX, Viscofan Natur, Edicurve, Eficook, and Efidry; fibrous casings fall under Securex, Zip, PSX, and Titanium; and plastic products like casings, films, and bags are offered through brands such as Viscofan Smoke, Betan, Tripan, and V-4000. Furthermore, Viscofan delivers functional solutions via Vispice, Roast-E, Smoke-E, and Edileaf, and vegetable casings under the Viscofan Veggie brand. Beyond its core business, the company produces interleaver films, engages in industrial machinery leasing, and generates and sells electricity from its cogeneration facilities. Founded in 1975 and based in Tajonar, Spain, the company was formerly known as Viscofan, Industria Navarra de Envolturas Celulósicas, S.A., changing its name to Viscofan, S.A. in June 2002.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- CEO
- Jose Antonio Canales Garcia
- Employees
- 5,974
- Website
- www.viscofan.com
- Address
- PolIgono Industrial Berroa, Tajonar, NA, 31192, ES







