Symrise (SY1) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What SY1 does

Symrise (SY1) is a stock listed on the Xetra exchange in the Basic Materials sector, specifically in the Specialty Chemicals industry. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, the company employs 12,936 people and operates as a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base materials, active ingredients, and functional ingredients and solutions. Symrise operates in two segments: Taste, Nutrition & Health and Scent & Care. The first segment provides functional ingredients and product solutions for food and beverage production, including savory flavors, sweets, chocolate, baked goods, cereals, ice cream, milk, yogurt, and milk alternatives, as well as natural and sustainable ingredients for baby food and dietary supplements. It also offers product solutions for pet food manufacturers, sustainable ingredients for fish feed, and probiotics for food supplements. The Scent & Care segment develops and sells fragrance ingredients, aroma molecules, cosmetic ingredients, and mint flavors. Symrise is comparable to peers such as BASF (BAS) and Brenntag (BNR) in the broader chemicals space.

Key numbers explained

• Price and market cap: Symrise trades at 93.08 EUR, with a market capitalization of 12.77B EUR, reflecting its status as a large-cap company on Xetra.
• Valuation ratios: The trailing P/E ratio of 52.6 shows how much investors pay per euro of past earnings, while the forward P/E ratio of 21.3 reflects expectations of future earnings growth. A lower forward P/E suggests anticipated earnings improvement.
• Earnings and profitability: Trailing 12-month EPS is 1.77 EUR, with a profit margin of 5% and operating margin of 15.8%, indicating how efficiently the company converts revenue into profit.
• Return and leverage: Return on equity is 6.7%, and the debt-to-equity ratio is 60.6%, showing the balance between shareholder returns and financial leverage.
• Valuation and income: Price-to-book is 3.42, and the dividend yield is 1.34%, with 71% of earnings paid out as dividends, indicating a focus on returning value to shareholders.

What to watch

• Market and sector dynamics: As a specialty chemicals company, Symrise is influenced by raw material costs, global supply chains, and demand from food, beverage, and personal care industries.
• Revenue trends: Revenue of 4.91B EUR with a slight year-over-year decline of -0.6%, suggesting stable but flat top-line performance.
• Earnings schedule: The next earnings report is due on **Jul 30, 2