ST Engineering (SJX) AI Stock Analysis

ST Engineering

(Frankfurt:SJX)

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Positive Factors

Multi-year order-book visibilityThe $35.7bn backlog and $7.6bn of H1 wins provide multi-year revenue visibility across defence, aerospace and urban solutions. This supports capacity planning and recurring lifecycle work, although delivery still depends on execution.

Negative Factors

Elevated leverageLeverage remains materially higher than a conservative balance sheet profile, increasing sensitivity to financing costs and execution setbacks. Although debt levels have improved since 2022–2023, borrowing still limits flexibility relative to lower-levered peers.

ST Engineering (SJX) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)

Market Cap: EUR 24.99B
Dividend Yield: 2.19%
Average Volume (3M): 878
Price to Earnings (P/E): 56.6
Beta (1Y): 0.37
Revenue Growth: 7.20%
EPS Growth: -28.15%
Country: Germany
Employees: 27,000
Sector: Industrials
Sector Strength: 63
Industry: Aerospace & Defense

ST Engineering Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd operates as a technology, defence, and engineering company worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Aerospace, Defence & Public Security, and Urban Solutions & Satcom segments. It provides cabin interi...

ST Engineering Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Aug 11, 2026(Q2-2026)|% Change Since:3.22%|Next Earnings Date:May 14, 2023

Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call emphasizes a strong, broad-based operational recovery and high-quality earnings growth: record half-year profit, double-digit segment gains (notably Commercial Aerospace and DPS digital), robust operating cash flow and a very healthy order book support a positive outlook. Management candidly acknowledged timing lumpiness in contract awards, currency/divestment impacts on reported numbers, and an ongoing Satcom turnaround that is near completion. On balance the achievements and forward-looking visibility materially outweigh the challenges.

Positive Updates

Record Half-Year Net Profit

Net profit of $512 million in 1H2026, up 27% year-on-year from $403 million — the highest half-year profit in the company's history.

Negative Updates

Reported Growth Impacted by Divestment and Currency

Reported U.S. revenue reduced due to last year's divestment of LeeBoy; weakening U.S. dollar also suppressed reported SGD revenue growth (management notes underlying growth materially higher when adjusted).

Company Guidance

Management guided they expect to finish 2026 “strongly,” with all segments contributing — DPS targeting a similar growth momentum to H1‑25, CA expecting continued strong earnings growth, and USS a stronger H2 after H1 revenue of $1.1bn and EBIT improving to $46m; Satcom (iDirect) is targeted to be EBIT‑positive in Q4‑26 and in 2027 after completing $63m of annualized cost savings (iDirect H1 revenue up 18% to $138m). Order‑book and wins guidance: order book stood at $35.7bn (≈ nearly three years of 2025 revenue) with H1 contract wins of $7.6bn (DPS $3.6bn, CA $2.9bn, USS $1.2bn) and management expects full‑year 2026 contract wins to be “as robust as” FY2025 (~$18.7bn) with potential upside (international defense wins were $1.2bn in H1 vs >$600m in FY2025). Financial guidance drivers include continued margin and productivity improvement (unit OpEx fell to 9.1% in H1 from 10.2% in FY25; group productivity target $200m/yr with >$150m captured in H1), strong cash generation (operating cash flow +26% to $960m), and expanded scale (group H1 revenue +11% y/y — 14% excl. LeeBoy, ~15.5% excl. LeeBoy & USD weakening — EBIT +23% to $738m, net profit +27% to $512m). Capital and shareholder returns: interim dividend raised to $0.05/share for Q2 (Q3 planned $0.05) with total 2026 ordinary dividend to use a $0.18 base plus one‑third of incremental net profit above the $851m BOP; balance sheet flexibility remains (total debt ≈ $4.7bn, WAC ~3.4–3.5%, FY26 capex guide ~S$500–600m).

ST Engineering Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

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Sector (63)

Financial Indicators

DE:SJX against its peers
Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
SG:BS6	88Outperform	SGD 17.98B	9.64	29.45%	4.40%	25.85%	27.26%
SG:5E2	76Outperform	SGD 6.20B	11.31	7.75%	1.64%	10.77%	108.44%
SG:S58	72Outperform	SGD 5.44B	19.26	10.46%	1.91%	9.01%	17.18%
SG:S59	68Neutral	SGD 3.31B	19.57	9.78%	3.73%	14.28%	21.19%
Sector *	63Neutral	$10.79B	15.43	7.44%	2.01%	2.89%	-14.66%
SG:BN4	53Neutral	SGD 17.68B	54.54	3.29%	3.57%	10.65%	-44.54%

* Industrials Sector Average

Performance Comparison

DE:SJX and its peers over the selected period
Ticker	Company Name	Price	Change	% Change
DE:SJX	Singapore Technologies Engineering	7.04	1.61	29.72%
SG:S59	SIA Engineering Co	2.95	-0.40	-12.07%
SG:5E2	Seatrium Limited	1.83	-0.31	-14.57%
SG:S58	SATS	3.66	0.27	7.87%
SG:BS6	Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)	4.55	1.28	39.10%
SG:BN4	Keppel Corporation Limited	10.09	0.41	4.26%

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ST Engineering AI Stock Analysis