Swiss-based Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli is a manufacturer of premium chocolate. Key brands include Lindt, Lindor, Ghirardelli, Russell Stover, Whitman's, and Caffarel. The company bought U.S.-based Russell Stover, its largest-ever acquisition, in 2014. It derives the bulk of its sales from Europe (46% of its consolidated base) but also competes in North America (41%) and the rest of the world (13%). The company operates 11 manufacturing plants in Europe and the United States. Its distribution network includes 500 own stores.

Financial Strength

8/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.24
Equity-to-Asset	0.55
Debt-to-Equity	0.39
Debt-to-EBITDA	1.47
Interest Coverage	26.09
Piotroski F-Score	8/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	5.81	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.48	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	10.2
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	17.8
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	29.3
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-2.9
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	-1.2
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	5.9
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	6.59

Momentum Rank

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	47.67
	9-Day RSI	46.6
	14-Day RSI	46.19
	6-1 Month Momentum %	5.22
	12-1 Month Momentum %	2.41

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.34
	Quick Ratio	0.69
	Cash Ratio	0.22
	Days Inventory	224.48
	Days Sales Outstanding	43.8
	Days Payable	52.54

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	1.36
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.46
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	7.4
	Forward Dividend Yield %	1.36
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	1.88
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	1.3
	Shareholder Yield %	2.41

Profitability Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	66.59
	Operating Margin %	16.12
	Net Margin %	12.99
	FCF Margin %	7.83
	ROE %	15.87
	ROA %	8.78
	ROIC %	10.24
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	37.56
	ROCE %	13.86
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	33.53
	Forward PE Ratio	31.64
	PE Ratio without NRI	33.53
	Shiller PE Ratio	46.94
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	29.51
	PEG Ratio	5.08
	PS Ratio	4.18
	PB Ratio	5.03
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	7.22
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	53.6
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	29.6
	EV-to-EBIT	28.87
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	26.08
	EV-to-EBITDA	21.72
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	19.25
	EV-to-Revenue	4.7
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	4.04
	EV-to-FCF	58.61
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	2.6
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	1.99
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	1.65
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.94
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	4.96
	Price-to-Graham-Number	3.21
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	3.46
	FCF Yield %	1.81
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	8.85

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2025-07-23 Est.)

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil $)	6,017.656
	EPS (TTM) ($)	0.336
	Beta	0
	Volatility %	23.08
	14-Day RSI	46.19
	14-Day ATR ($)	0.748844
	20-Day SMA ($)	11.63545
	12-1 Month Momentum %	2.41
	52-Week Range ($)	10.05 - 14.32
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	2,313.75

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	8
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	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY)'s stock price today?

The current price of CHLSY is $11.27. The 52 week high of CHLSY is $14.32 and 52 week low is $10.05.

When is next earnings date of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY)?

The next earnings date of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY) is 2025-07-23 Est..

Does Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY) is 1.36% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY) was 0.79. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.47. The Forward Dividend Yield % of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG(CHLSY) is 1.36%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

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