Stock · JST.DE · Consumer Cyclical

JOST Werke AG

Germany · Small Cap · Revenue 12 mo. €1.6B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
5.5
of 10 6 of 11 points Medium Match To the score
Price
€60.40
1 Y +14.7%
Market cap
€947.3M
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +6.7% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 5.9%Payout 16.2% of operating cash flow

JOST Werke SE manufactures and supplies safety-critical systems for the commercial vehicle industry in Germany, Europe, he Middle East, Africa, the America, the Aisa Pacific, and Africa.

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JOST Werke SE manufactures and supplies safety-critical systems for the commercial vehicle industry in Germany, Europe, he Middle East, Africa, the America, the Aisa Pacific, and Africa. The company provides truck and trailer components, including sensor systems and lubetonic systems, fifth wheel couplings and mounting plates, dual-height fifth wheel systems, sliders, kingpins, ball bearing turntables and slewing rings, landing gear, and hubodometers and axle caps; container equipment, such as components for intermodal transports, corner casting, twist locks, bolsters, airbag lifting devices, and spare wheel holders; and axle systems and its spare parts. It offers products for commercial vehicles comprising towing hitches, hook couplings, traverses, varioblocs, adapter hitches, towing balls and eyes; products for agriculture and forestry applications, including towing and ball hitches, drawbars, piton fixes, ladders, calotte and towing eyes, hitch support, and accessories. In addition, the company provides drawbars, height adjustment systems, towbar pipes, and spare parts and accessories; and steering systems and axle suspensions. It markets its products under the JOST, ROCKINGER, TRIDEC, and Quicke brand names. JOST Werke SE was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Neu-Isenburg, Germany.

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Summary

JOST Werke AG is around the middle of the Consumer Cyclical sector overall

47.8 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The market value is below the value without growth: the price requires no FCF growth.

Required FCF growth per year

no growth

no growth afterwards

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 7.8×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 4.8× to 9.7×, median 6.6×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

1 sign supports the expectation, 3 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Low capital needs capex median 2.6% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Loss over the last twelve months net income −€14.7M
  • High leverage debt to equity 2.14
  • Volatile earnings 5 drops or sign changes in up to 10 years

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

A mixed quarter: 1 figure better, 1 worse.

  • FCF, 12 mo.€75.3M → €88.9M+18.0%better
  • Shares outstanding15.5M → 16.4M+6.4%worse

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability33.7below the middleEarns less than the sector: Return on equity −4.50%, sector 11.07%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity−4.50%11.07%Rank 9
Return on capital (Greenblatt)22.23%17.91%Rank 61
EBIT margin5.89%10.89%Rank 23
FCF margin7.12%8.07%Rank 45
Gross margin24.39%34.00%Rank 30
Growth60.6above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Revenue growth, 1 year 43.46%, sector 5.10%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year43.46%5.10%Rank 97
Earnings growth, 3 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–8.34%
Earnings growth, 5 years per yeardoes not count towards the rank–15.10%
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)2.38%4.34%Rank 24
Valuation55.5around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield−1.63%4.32%Rank 5
FCF yield11.53%4.17%Rank 90
EV/saleslower is better0.941.95Rank 73
EV/EBITlower is better16.0316.88Rank 54
Momentum74.4above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 3 months 11.85%, sector 2.92%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year14.67%−4.35%Rank 74
Share price, 6 months14.88%3.63%Rank 75
Share price, 3 months11.85%2.92%Rank 83
Distance from 52-week high−10.25%−15.83%Rank 65
Quality39.5below the middleQuality below the sector: Accruals (Sloan) 15.77%, sector 0.39%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better15.77%0.39%Rank 2
Change in share countlower is better0.00%−0.37%Rank 38
Dividend streak in years54Rank 64
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted0.54%0.16%Rank 55
Balance sheet & risk23.2below the middleMore risk than the sector: Debt to equity 2.14, sector 0.49.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio20.46%40.59%Rank 17
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better2.850.99Rank 23
Debt to equitylower is better2.140.49Rank 14
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better35.90%33.42%Rank 38

Ten years in figures

Revenue from €633.9M (2016) to €1.5B (2025), 10.3% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in EUR
YearRevenueEBIT marginFCF, €MSharesNet debt, €M
2016€633.9M5.2%38.215.2M405.3
2017€701.3M6.7%44.614.4M111.5
2018€755.4M7.0%38.314.9M84.8
2019€736.3M6.2%59.914.9M45.9
2020€794.4M3.2%−147.314.9M207.1
2021€1.1B5.1%33.314.9M193.6
2022€1.3B7.0%23.714.9M196.9
2023€1.2B7.4%112.314.9M232.0
2024€1.1B6.3%115.114.9M126.4
2025€1.5B5.9%109.214.9M519.1
5.5 / 10Medium MatchStockScorer score6 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

JOST Werke AG mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 33%This stock · Growth: 50%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How JOST Werke AG's score is built

JOST Werke AG is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

6 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector mediannot met0 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.no data0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does JOST Werke AG stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Moat Quality
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • Balanced GARP
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check

JOST Werke AG key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for JOST Werke AG.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio−73.721.6
P/B ratio2.82.4
Return on equity (ROE)−4.5%11.1%
Equity ratio20.5%40.6%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)2.140.49
Dividend yield2.5%2.2%

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How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.

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Frequently asked questions about JOST Werke AG stock

How does JOST Werke AG stock (JST.DE) score in the StockScorer model?
JOST Werke AG stock reaches a StockScorer score of 5.5 out of 10, which is a medium match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is JOST Werke AG's P/E ratio?
JOST Werke AG's P/E ratio is -73.7. The Consumer Cyclical sector median is 21.6.
What sector is JOST Werke AG in?
JOST Werke AG is assigned to the Consumer Cyclical sector. Its rank within the sector is 47.8 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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