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Basler AG
(XETRA:BSL)
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Rating:60Neutral
Price Target:
€22.50
▼(-4.05% Downside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:08/07/26
The score is driven primarily by improved financial performance (rebound in margins, ROE, and positive free cash flow with improving leverage), offset by weak-to-neutral technical momentum (below key moving averages with negative MACD) and limited valuation support (high P/E and low dividend yield).
Positive Factors
Earnings Recovery
The sharp recovery in revenue and profitability restores Basler’s earnings capacity after the prior downturn. Healthy gross and operating margins provide room to fund product development, support customer adoption, and strengthen competitive positioning over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
High Earnings Cyclicality
The move from strong profitability to losses demonstrates that Basler’s earnings can be materially affected by downturns in its hardware end-market. Such cyclicality makes future margins and returns less predictable and can interrupt investment or deleveraging progress.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Earnings Recovery
The sharp recovery in revenue and profitability restores Basler’s earnings capacity after the prior downturn. Healthy gross and operating margins provide room to fund product development, support customer adoption, and strengthen competitive positioning over the next several quarters.
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Basler AG (BSL) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€684.46M
Dividend Yield0.5%
Average Volume (3M)43.40K
Price to Earnings (P/E)23.8
Beta (1Y)1.44
Revenue Growth31.07%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryDE
Employees842
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryHardware, Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.93
Shares Outstanding31,500,000
10 Day Avg. Volume28,472
30 Day Avg. Volume43,403
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.23
Price to Book (P/B)3.63
Price to Sales (P/S)2.15
P/FCF Ratio17.31
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€29.67Price Target Upside26.51% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)0.98
Revenue Forecast (FY)€281.20M
Basler AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Basler Aktiengesellschaft (Basler AG), headquartered in Ahrensburg, Germany, specializes in the global development, manufacturing, and distribution of digital cameras tailored for professional use. The company's diverse product range encompasses a...
How the Company Makes Money
Basler primarily makes money by selling machine-vision hardware and related software used to build industrial imaging systems. Its key revenue stream is the sale of industrial cameras (including area-scan and line-scan cameras) that are integrated...
Basler AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
71
Positive
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 265.25M | 224.50M | 183.72M | 201.81M | 270.85M | 214.88M |
| Gross Profit | 118.65M | 93.36M | 82.81M | 85.72M | 131.81M | 112.64M |
| EBITDA | 55.97M | 37.53M | 9.44M | 4.99M | 45.79M | 44.87M |
| Net Income | 28.79M | 11.60M | -13.77M | -13.81M | 21.36M | 21.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 260.23M | 251.35M | 233.59M | 255.75M | 265.53M | 227.28M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 30.18M | 28.99M | 22.26M | 32.23M | 28.70M | 54.83M |
| Total Debt | 58.92M | 65.47M | 72.08M | 83.72M | 68.23M | 46.68M |
| Total Liabilities | 106.30M | 118.50M | 109.18M | 116.58M | 124.04M | 98.62M |
| Stockholders Equity | 153.66M | 132.85M | 124.41M | 139.18M | 141.49M | 129.36M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 33.88M | 27.85M | 4.83M | -9.28M | -17.57M | 9.61M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 37.54M | 29.39M | 14.64M | 4.20M | 12.40M | 25.33M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -8.92M | -10.07M | -13.28M | -13.44M | -44.19M | -15.29M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -16.45M | -10.11M | -12.32M | 12.74M | 5.66M | -3.07M |
Basler AG Technical Analysis
Negative
23.45
Price Trends
23.25
Negative
25.39
Negative
21.13
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.12
Positive
42.47
Neutral
10.70
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:BSL, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 23.45 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 23.14, above the 50-day MA of 23.25, and above the 200-day MA of 21.13, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.12 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 42.47 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 10.70 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for DE:BSL.
Basler AG Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | €2.91B | 19.46 | 5.52% | 1.69% | -0.06% | -38.81% | |
69 Neutral | €160.19M | 13.81 | 6.84% | 9.28% | -40.42% | -24.77% | |
60 Neutral | €684.46M | 23.76 | 20.29% | 0.50% | 31.07% | ― | |
57 Neutral | €4.00B | 68.37 | 6.36% | 0.42% | -24.00% | -46.54% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
55 Neutral | €1.12B | 130.59 | 2.23% | 2.41% | 14.54% | ― | |
51 Neutral | €85.90M | -1.78 | -16.20% | 2.65% | -14.82% | 44.17% |
* General Sector Average
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22.10
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20.97%
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