Equity Brief · Industrials2026-10-27
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Friwo AG

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The brief

FRIWO develops and manufactures power supplies, chargers, and battery packs for specialized tools, industrial equipment, medical devices, and e-mobility applications [Yahoo Finance]. The company also provides contract electronics manufacturing services including PCB assembly, testing, and small-batch production [Yahoo Finance].

FRIWO AG is a German manufacturer of power supplies, chargers and battery packs for industrial, medical and e-mobility applications [Yahoo Finance]. The company is in distress: revenue fell 16.8% over the last fiscal year, trailing-twelve-month operating margin stands at just 0.2%, and EBITDA for the period through 30 June 2026 was negative EUR 364,000 [Yahoo Finance]. Free cash flow was negative EUR 1.6 million, the Altman Z-score of 1.4 signals financial distress, and the health score is 2.9/10—significant risks [Sentinellis calculation].

FRIWO is financially distressed, with shrinking revenue, negligible operating margin, negative EBITDA and negative free cash flow.

The brief AI analysisConfidence 4/10

Sentinellis health

Significant risks

2.9/10

7.5+ strong · 4.5–7.5 moderate · under 4.5 weak

Profitability

18% of score6.7/10
Net margin+3.5%Gross margin+16.5%· need ≥ 25.3%, the lower third of machinery in our library

Returns on capital

18% of score0.0/10
ROIC+0.4%· need > 10%Return on equity-55.5%· need > 12%

Growth & momentum

12% of score0.0/10
Revenue growth-16.8%· need ≥ 12.2%, the lower third of Electrical Equipment & Parts in our libraryOperating margin trend—· no data

Balance sheet

35% of score5.0/10
Current ratio1.8xNet debt / EBITDA—· need < 3.0xInterest coverage0.0x· need > 6.0xDebt / equity1.00

Cash generation

18% of score0.0/10
Free cash flowEUR -1.6M· need positiveCash vs reported profitEUR -329,000 vs EUR 13.9M· need OCF > net income

Value creation

no data
ROIC vs cost of capital—· no data

Sentinellis calculation from the published statements — not a score reported by any data source. Each category is scored on the checks that had data; missing inputs are excluded rather than counted as failures.

Market capitalisation

EUR 29.8M

Revenue (TTM)

EUR 64.2M

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    Original-Research: FRIWO AG (von Quirin Privatbank Kapitalmarktgeschäft): Buy

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Revenue contracted 16.8% in the last fiscal year, and the operating margin of 0.2% leaves almost no room for unexpected costs [Yahoo Finance].

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Risks

6

Opportunities

3

Red flags

3

Leadership

3

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Produced 27 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC

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