Bucher Industries AG stock analysis
Bucher Industries AG (0QQN) Share Price & Analysis
0QQN Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- CHF 335.75 - CHF 338.00
- 52-Week Range
- CHF 300.00 - CHF 390.50
- Previous Close
- CHF 335.50
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 722
- Market Cap
- CHF 3.31B
- Enterprise Value
- CHF 2.85B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- CHF 306.20M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- CHF 28.50M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 18.6
- Beta
- 0.96
- Next Earnings
- Mar 02, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 7.1
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- May 11, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 2.01%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Very Low Leverage And Strong Liquidity
The exceptionally conservative balance sheet gives Bucher substantial resilience through cyclical industrial demand. Minimal leverage reduces financing pressure, while a large equity base and net cash position preserve flexibility to fund innovation, capacity, acquisitions, and shareholder returns.
Strong Recurring Cash-generation Capability
Rising free cash flow demonstrates that Bucher’s equipment businesses can convert profitability into internally generated funding over time. This supports ongoing research, capital investment, dividends, and buybacks while reducing reliance on external financing during weaker demand periods.
Hydraulics Momentum And Continued Product Innovation
Growth in Hydraulics and continued product development strengthen Bucher’s position in specialized industrial niches. Higher utilization and new offerings can support customer relevance, broaden future demand, and help offset weakness in more cyclical divisions over the medium term.
Bears Say
Lower Group Sales And Operating Margins
Lower sales and margin guidance indicates that current operating pressure extends beyond a single business unit. If weaker utilization and cost absorption persist, reduced profitability could constrain earnings growth and diminish the benefit of Bucher’s otherwise strong balance sheet.
Kuhn Order Weakness And Agricultural Headwinds
Kuhn’s order decline points to weaker replacement and expansion demand in an important division. Agricultural customers facing pressured economics may defer machinery purchases, leaving Bucher exposed to prolonged volume weakness, lower utilization, and margin pressure.
Severe Emhart Glass Sales And Margin Decline
The sharp Emhart downturn creates a material drag on group revenue and profitability, especially because the business is operating below capacity with a low order book. Even with sequential improvement, recovery may take time to translate into reported sales and margins.
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Company Description
Bucher Industries AG
Bucher Industries AG manufactures and sells machinery, systems, and hydraulic components for harvesting, producing and packaging food products, and keeping roads and public spaces clean and safe in Asia, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through five divisions: Kuhn Group, Bucher Municipal, Bucher Hydraulics, Bucher Emhart Glass, and Bucher Specials. The Kuhn Group division manufactures and sells specialized agricultural machinery for tillage, planting and seeding, nutrient management and crop protection, hay and forage harvesting, and livestock bedding and feeding, as well as landscape maintenance. The Bucher Municipal division supplies vehicles and equipment for cleaning and clearing operations on public and private roads and other traffic areas. The Bucher Hydraulics division offers electronic and hydraulic components; and manufactures advanced electrohydraulic systems. The Bucher Emhart Glass division supplies advanced technologies for manufacturing and inspection of glass containers. The Bucher Specials division offers equipment to produce wine, fruit juice, beer, and instant products; and distributes tractors and specialized agricultural machineries, as well as provides automation solutions. Bucher Industries AG was founded in 1807 and is based in Niederweningen, Switzerland.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- CEO
- Matthias Kümmerle
- Employees
- 14,003
- Website
- www.bucherindustries.com
- Address
- Murzlenstrasse 80, Niederweningen, ZH, 8166, CH
Bucher Industries AG (0QQN) Earnings & Revenues
0QQN Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentNeutral
The call presents a mixed picture: the company’s balance sheet and liquidity are strong (high equity ratio, net cash, completed buyback and continued R&D and product innovation), and several divisions (notably Bucher Hydraulics and certain municipal businesses) show clear order and sales momentum. However, core weaknesses persist—most prominently an 18% decline in Kuhn’s order intake, a 25% drop in Emhart Glass sales and margin compression across the group—plus a negative H1 operating cash flow and one-off restructuring costs. Management views H1 as the trough and expects sequential improvement in H2, but full-year guidance was adjusted to slightly lower sales and margins versus the prior year. Overall this balances healthy financial strength and pockets of operational growth against material near-term demand and margin challenges.
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Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 15 | 2 | 5 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |
