Ems-Chemie Holding AG (EMSN.SW) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Ems-Chemie Holding AG is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 16 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 3.

About Ems-Chemie Holding AG

Ems-Chemie Holding AG is a Basic Materials company (Chemicals - Specialty) based in Switzerland, listed on SIX as EMSN.SW.

What our checks show for EMSN.SW

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 10.8 points, to 34.1%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 7.2% a year over the last 3 years.
• Thinly traded (about 15 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect only about 4.1% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 4.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 4.3% a year over the last 3 years.
• The price is 43.2 times earnings (P/E): the market already pays for a lot of future growth.
• The stock has fallen as much as 53% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.9 years.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.02x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 454 times over.
• The company keeps 23.9% of its revenue as net profit.
• Free cash flow is 26.1% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
• A large company: market value $24.83 billion.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is 25.5%: the business earns well on the money put into it.

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Questions

What grade does Ems-Chemie Holding AG (EMSN.SW) have?

In our weekly check, Ems-Chemie Holding AG is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 16 pass, warnings: 6, red flags: 3. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of EMSN.SW stock?

This week's biggest flags for Ems-Chemie Holding AG: Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth, Thinly traded. In total 9 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Ems-Chemie Holding AG do?

Ems-Chemie Holding AG is a Basic Materials company (Chemicals - Specialty) based in Switzerland, listed on SIX as EMSN.SW.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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