Equity Brief · Basic Materials2026-09-21
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Sinteza S.A.

I · AI Analysis

The brief

Sinteza manufactures benzoic acid and liquid benzoic acid, serving industries including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food preservation, and plastics [Yahoo Finance]. The company also provides contract manufacturing services and operates an industrial platform [Yahoo Finance]. Its products function as intermediates in organic synthesis, corrosion inhibitors, polymerization auxiliaries, and animal feed additives [Yahoo Finance].

Sinteza S.A. is a Romanian chemical manufacturer founded in 1905, producing benzoic acid and related organic chemicals used in pharmaceuticals, food preservatives, and industrial applications [Yahoo Finance]. The company employs 28 people and operates from Oradea, Romania [Yahoo Finance]. Recent news coverage includes anti-corruption actions involving asset seizures connected to the company [anticoruptie.md].

The company reported a substantial operating loss followed by an even larger net loss, with negative trailing-twelve-month EBITDA and earnings per share [Yahoo Finance].

The brief AI analysisConfidence 4/10

Sentinellis health

Moderate concerns

5.0/10

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

Profitability

17% of score6.7/10
Net margin0.0%Gross margin-97.0%· need ≥ 24%, the lower third of chemicals in our library

Returns on capital

17% of score0.0/10
ROIC+2.1%· need > 10%Return on equity-19.5%· need > 12%

Growth & momentum

22% of score10.0/10
Revenue growth+11.7%Operating margin trend+21629.7pp YoY

Balance sheet

17% of score0.0/10
Current ratio0.3x· need > 1.2xNet debt / EBITDA—· no dataInterest coverage1.3x· need > 6.0xDebt / equity—· no data

Cash generation

17% of score10.0/10
Free cash flowRON 2.1MCash vs reported profitRON 2.3M vs RON -3.7M

Value creation

11% of score0.0/10
ROIC vs cost of capital-5.0pp· need ROIC above WACC

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

RON 18.5M

Revenue (TTM)

RON 485,045

Explainers

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II · Recent news

What moved

3 stories · ranked by relevance

  • Macro2026-09-21

    Sinteza CNA: Bunuri sechestrate de 3 milioane de lei - ANTICORUPTIE.MD

    anticoruptie.md

  • Company2026-09-18

    Antena 3 CNN, lider în ziua desemnării premierului. Sinteza Zilei a depășit în audiență celelalte cinci televiziuni de știri însumate - Antena 3

    Antena 3

  • Macro2026-09-17

    Sinteza declaraţiilor făcute la ieşirea de la Palatut Cotroceni de către reprezentanţii PNL, USR şi UDMR - radiobrasovfm.ro

    radiobrasovfm.ro

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The company reported negative trailing EBITDA of RON -425,287, signaling that operating cash generation before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization was insufficient to cover expenses [Yahoo Finance].

1 of 5 risks in this report

Risks

5

Opportunities

4

Red flags

3

Leadership

4

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Produced 21 Sept 2026, 12:41 UTC

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