Soitec S.A. (SOI.PA) stock analysis
In our weekly check, Soitec S.A. is graded D (A to F). Of 22 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 9 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 11.
About Soitec S.A.
Soitec S.A. is a Technology company (Semiconductors) based in France, listed on PAR as SOI.PA.
What our checks show for SOI.PA
Red flags
- Operating profit does not cover the interest bill (-0.9x): interest is paid from cash or new debt.
- The net margin fell by 60.6 points over 5 years, to -37.2%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
- The gross margin fell by 17.9 points, to 16.2%: costs are rising faster than prices.
- Revenue fell 18.4% a year over the last 3 years.
- Earnings per share fell 2.4% a year over the last 3 years.
- The company is losing money: the net margin is -37.2%.
- The price swings a lot: 107% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
- The stock has fallen as much as 97% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
- Recovering from its deepest fall took about 5.7 years.
- Beta 1.73: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.
- Return on capital (ROCE) is zero or negative: the business does not earn on the money put into it.
Warning signs
- Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 0.4% a year.
- Thinly traded (about 282 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.
Strengths
- Net debt is only 0.6x a year of EBITDA: the balance sheet has room.
- Operating cash flow is 0.9x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
- Analysts expect revenue to grow about 27.4% a year over the next years.
- Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 53.6 points from today's -37.2%.
- Free cash flow is 14.2% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
- Pay in shares is only 0.8% of free cash flow.
Next earnings report: 2026-11-18
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Questions
What grade does Soitec S.A. (SOI.PA) have?
In our weekly check, Soitec S.A. is graded D (A to F). Of 22 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 9 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 11. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What are the main risks of SOI.PA stock?
This week's biggest flags for Soitec S.A.: Weak interest cover, Margins falling, Gross margin falling. In total 13 of 22 checks show a warning or a red flag.
What does Soitec S.A. do?
Soitec S.A. is a Technology company (Semiconductors) based in France, listed on PAR as SOI.PA.
When does Soitec S.A. report earnings next?
The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-18. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.
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 2026-10-31
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