Stock

SÜSS MicroTec SE

SESMF

Semiconductors · Technology

Price

$83.13

+4.75 (+6.06%)

Market Cap

$1.59B

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Sep 8, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Weak

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

SÜSS MicroTec is a German company that makes specialized equipment used in semiconductor manufacturing. Its machines handle tasks like lithography, wafer bonding, and photomask processing — essential steps in building computer chips. Its customers include chip manufacturers, research labs, and universities around the world.

The company earns revenue by selling equipment and providing related services like maintenance and spare parts. Headquartered in Garching, Germany, it operates globally with a focus on Europe, Asia, and North America. SÜSS MicroTec holds a strong niche position in advanced packaging and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) processing, where it has built deep expertise over decades. Growing demand for advanced chip packaging — driven by AI and high-performance computing — is a key growth driver, though the business is exposed to the cyclical nature of semiconductor capital spending.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-19.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-59.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€47M/ year

↑ Rising (+17% vs prior year)

9.3% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~4 years

€112M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

€112M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

SÜSS MicroTec SE's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 19.1M (2021) → 19.1M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

38.0%

Modest — 38.0% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

11.0%

Modest — 11.0% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

11.7%

Below par — 11.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-15.4%

Shrinking sales (-15.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-54.0%

Earnings shrinking (-54.0% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

132%

Turns 132% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

5.0%

Thin free cash flow (5.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

13.77x

Comfortably covers interest (13.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

57.3x

Expensive — P/E 57.3

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+42.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (57.3 → 15.3)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

0.06%

Small dividend — 0.06% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

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