Added to YB: 2026-03-26
Pitch date: 2026-03-24
AZE.BR [neutral]
Azelis Group NV
+0.31%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Azelis Group NV engages in the distribution of specialty chemicals and food ingredients. The company provides specialty chemical products used in the life sciences, such as personal care, home care, industrial cleaning, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, food and nutrition, animal nutrition, agricultural environmental, flavours and fragrances, and nutraceuticals solutions; and industrial chemicals industry, including CASE, advanced materials and additives, lubricants, metalworking fluids, electronics, essential and fine chemicals, textiles, leather, and paper markets.
Market Cap
EUR 1.8B
Pitch Price
EUR 8.03
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
3.03%
EV/EBITDA
7.86
P/E
16.32
EV/Sales
0.84
Sector
Trading Companies and Distributors
Category
turnaround
Azelis Group NV - $AZE.BR
AZE.BR (overview): #2 global specialty chems distributor, 63 countries, 4,206 employees serving 65K+ customers. Similar to IMCD but higher leverage (BB+ vs BBB-). EMEA ~50% EBITA. Asset-light model, <1% capex/rev. 3 yrs negative organic growth, margin compressed to 10%, net profit -40% to €113M, leverage 3.3x. Stock -71% since 2021 IPO. New CEO & CFO in 2024-26. EQT exited Feb'25 after 7 yrs
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