The Bid & Ask

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

HLE.DE

Concerning the House

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lighting technology and electronic components for automotive industry. It operates through three segments: Lighting, Electronics, and Lifecycle Solutions. The Lighting segment offers headlamps, com-bination rear lamps, and body and interior lighting, as well as car body lighting including radomes, illuminated logos, and front phygital shields. The Electronics segment provides automated driving products, sensors and actuators, energy management products; and body electronics, including lighting electronics and access systems. The Lifecycle Solutions segment offers vehicle diagnostics, emissions testing, battery testing, light adjustment, and calibration service, as well as data-based services; and sells vehicle wear parts, spare parts, and accessories to dealers and independent workshops. This segment develops, manufactures, and distributes lighting and electronic products for special vehicles comprising construction vehicles and agricultural, buses, trucks, and trailers, motor homes, as well as marine sectors. The company was formerly known as HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. and changed its name to HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA in October 2017. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Lippstadt, Germany. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA operates as a subsidiary of Forvia Germany Gmbh.

Germany · www.hella.com

The Ledger
LineDec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025
Revenue$2.09B$2.00B$1.98B$1.90B
Gross profit$343.38M$457.53M$430.14M$401.35M
Operating income$105.86M$50.67M$76.76M$64.08M
Net income$59.51M$21.28M$43.92M$36.77M
Diluted EPS0.190.400.33
Free cash flow$200.47M-$63.35M$169.19M-$54.89M
CapEx-$144.91M-$209.05M-$143.24M-$135.34M
Quotation

$71.90

-0.20 (-0.3%)

52w hi$87.73
52w lo$68.29
Vol2.40K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.21

Short-0.02
Medium-0.34
Long-0.36

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

Market cap$7.99B
Enterprise value$7.65B
Trailing P/E69.13x
Forward P/E32.35x
EV / EBITDA8.69x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin1.5%
Return on equity3.8%
Revenue growth+2.6%
Earnings growth+47.4%
Debt / equity34.61
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.14
Corr SPX0.12
Annual vol19.1%
Annual ret-7.4%
Sharpe-0.39
Max DD-24.0%

Window: 504 trading days (489 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.15
Sector+0.01
Technical+0.00
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$72.00$72.30$71.20$71.902.40K
Aug 12$71.10$72.40$70.90$72.104.16K
Aug 11$71.40$71.40$70.60$71.304.45K
Aug 10$72.20$72.20$71.10$71.505.71K
Aug 7$71.90$72.50$71.40$71.603.94K