ALSO Holding (SWX:ALSN) has reported its H1 2026 numbers with revenue of about €7.1b and net income of €69.1m, while trailing twelve month revenue sits at roughly €14.7b with net income of €135.4m and EPS of €10.74. Over the past three reported half year periods, the company has seen revenue move from €5.9b in H1 2025 to €7.6b in H2 2025 and then to €7.1b in H1 2026, alongside net income shifting from €43.0m to €66.4m and then €69.1m, with EPS over the trailing twelve months at €10.74. For investors, the focus is now on how this earnings momentum aligns with relatively thin margins and what that balance indicates about the quality of the current results.
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16.4% earnings growth with thin 0.9% margin
- Over the last twelve months, ALSO Holding generated about €14.7b in revenue and €135.4m in net income, which works out to a 0.9% net profit margin compared with 1.0% in the prior year and a 16.4% earnings increase over the same period.
- What stands out for a bullish view is that this 16.4% earnings growth sits alongside very slim margins. This means:
- Any small change in pricing or costs can have a noticeable effect on profit, given that only €135.4m of roughly €14.7b in sales currently flows through as net income.
- Supporters who highlight earnings momentum need to balance that with the modest 0.9% margin, since the margin level and the move from 1.0% show profitability remaining tight even as profits rise.
P/E of 20.2x with price above DCF fair value
- The stock trades on a P/E of 20.2x, below the 46.9x peer average and roughly in line with the wider European Electronic industry at 20.2x, while the current share price of CHF199 sits above the DCF fair value estimate of CHF189.22.
- Bears focus on this valuation gap and the quality of the cash flows that support it, because:
- The share price being above the DCF fair value, despite the P/E sitting below peers, raises the question of how much of the 16.4% earnings growth and forecast ~10.5% annual earnings growth is already reflected in the current CHF199 price.
- The dividend yield of around 2.66% is reported as not well covered by free cash flow, which critics link to the thin 0.9% margin as a sign that cash generation may not fully support both payouts and future investment at the present valuation.
Short term growth vs 6.9% five year earnings decline
- Over the last year, earnings rose 16.4%, while over the past five years earnings are reported to have declined by an average of 6.9% per year, and analysts currently expect about 10.5% annual earnings growth alongside roughly 4.2% annual revenue growth.
- This mix of recent strength and longer term decline creates a clear tension that investors in ALSO Holding will want to understand, because:
- The H1 2026 half year shows revenue of about €7.1b and net income of €69.1m, following €7.6b and €66.4m in H2 2025 and €5.9b and €43.0m in H1 2025, so the trailing twelve month trend looks stronger than the longer run record.
- Forecasts of lower revenue growth at roughly 4.2% per year compared with faster projected earnings growth of around 10.5% rely on continued efficiency or mix benefits, which contrasts with the history of a 6.9% annual earnings decline over five years and the current 0.9% margin.
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ALSO Holding combines a thin 0.9% margin, a reported 6.9% average annual earnings decline over five years and dividend coverage questions, which highlights earnings quality concerns.
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