Strattec Security (SS8) Stock Price & Analysis
SS8 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 53.50 - EUR 53.50
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 52.00 - EUR 78.50
- Previous Close
- EUR 56.50
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- EUR 223.89M
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 186.66M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 111.77M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 0
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 14.8
- Beta
- 0.75
- Next Earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 0.82
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Debt-free Balance Sheet
A debt-free balance sheet with substantial cash reduces interest and refinancing risk while preserving flexibility for investment, acquisitions, and shareholder returns. This financial capacity is especially valuable when automotive production and margins are cyclical.
Cash Generation
Strong operating and free cash flow indicates that reported earnings are converting into funds the company can deploy. Sustained cash generation supports modernization, restructuring, customer programs, and capital returns without requiring meaningful borrowing.
Transformation Savings
The restructuring program is creating identifiable recurring savings rather than relying only on volume growth. Further productivity, automation, and manufacturing improvements could strengthen margins and operating resilience as the business navigates a lower-production environment.
Bears Say
Automotive Volume Exposure
Because Strattec supplies automotive OEMs and remains concentrated with its top three customers, weaker vehicle production can directly reduce sales and factory absorption. This creates a durable demand constraint over the next several quarters, not merely a single-quarter fluctuation.
Thin Margin Outlook
The gap between current guidance and the long-term margin target shows that profitability remains vulnerable to lower volumes, material inflation, and merit costs. Thin net margins leave less room to absorb operating setbacks and make earnings more sensitive to industry conditions.
Elevated Operating Costs
Near-term selling, administrative, and engineering spending is elevated while the company invests in talent, business development, and transformation. These costs can delay margin recovery and reduce earnings conversion until growth initiatives and productivity actions generate sufficient benefits.
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Company Description
Strattec Security
Established in 1908 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Strattec Security Corporation specializes in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of automotive access control products. Predominantly operating in North America, their solutions are frequently branded under the VAST Automotive Group. Their comprehensive product line includes both mechanical and electronically advanced locks and keys, passive entry and start systems, ignition lock housings for steering columns and instrument panels, various latches, power sliding side door systems, power tailgate and liftgate mechanisms, power deck lid systems, and door handles, among other related components. Beyond manufacturing, Strattec also provides full service and aftermarket support for its products. The company's diverse customer base encompasses original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for cars and light trucks, other transportation-related manufacturers, as well as wholesale distributors, other marketers, and direct users of component parts. Furthermore, certain products are supplied to non-automotive commercial clients. Internationally, Strattec exports its goods to regions including Europe, South America, Korea, China, and India.
- Sector
- Consumercyclical
- Industry
- Auto - Parts
- CEO
- Jennifer L. Slater
- Employees
- 2,654
- Website
- www.strattec.com
- Address
- 3333 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53209, US
Strattec Security (SS8) Earnings & Revenues
SS8 Company Deck
SS8 Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call conveyed a mixed outlook. Management highlighted sequential improvement in gross margin and adjusted EBITDA, substantial restructuring savings, strong cash generation, a debt-free balance sheet, continued investment, and strategic growth initiatives. However, these positives were offset by year-over-year declines in sales, gross profit, net income, and adjusted EBITDA, lower expected automotive production, a fiscal-year gross-margin outlook of 15%-16%, foreign currency and supply chain pressures, and elevated near-term SAE expenses. The company appears to be making operational progress while operating in a challenging automotive environment.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Moving Averages | 0 | 0 | 12 |
