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"Technological niche leader with a structural growth advantage" "Irreplaceable in process - unbeatable in growth"

Hello my dears,


Today we're going to show everyone who thinks of shoes when they think of Chucks what the precious Chucks are.


After the great success of our company presentation from France by Riber $ALRIB (+1.96%) . we took another look around the semiconductor industry in France.


Just like Riber, we have found another niche champion.

Today we would like to introduce you to an indispensable blade supplier.


How much potential do you see here? And do you share Juan's opinion that we even have a long-term tenbagger candidate here?


With SEMCO we present you a newcomer to the stock market.


$FR0014010H01 (+1.36%)

SEMCO Technologies specializes in the development and manufacture of electrostatic chucks for the production of semiconductor components.

Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (16.3 %), Europe (9.1 %), Asia (41.9 %) and America (32.7 %).

Number of employees: 54


Semco Technologies has announced that it has passed several important milestones in the implementation of its growth strategy. In particular, the specialist in the development and manufacture of strategic components for semiconductor production has announced the opening of a subsidiary in China to strengthen its commercial and industrial presence in one of its strategic markets.


In addition, the company has continued to automate its production site in Montpellier in order to increase its industrial capacity and meet the growing demand for semiconductors.


Finally, Semco Technologies has appointed Clément Dupuy as Technical Director to manage the innovation and co-development of eChucks with customers and prospects. An eChuck is an electrostatic chuck. It is a high-precision component used in factories for the production of electronic chips.



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01 - What is a chuck?

The chuck is the carrier on which the wafer (silicon wafer) is placed for processing


02 - What is its purpose?

The chuck is the only component in contact with the wafer to ensure stability, purity and thermal control during the semiconductor manufacturing process


03 - What is the added value of Semco's chucks?

SEMCO produces next generation eChucks or electrostatic chucks to improve the quality and yield of the final product


04 - Who do you produce eChucks for?

SEMCO markets its eChucks to the world's leading manufacturers of next-generation semiconductor production equipment


AIXTRON, HITACHI, BETONE, AMEC, NAURA, SPTS, ASML, NIKON, Besi, ZEISS, Applied Materials, Lam Resarch, Tokio Electron, KLA, ASM Intern.


SEMCO's moat is based on:

1) Specialization in "Next-Gen eChucks"

SEMCO focuses on new generations of ESCswhich:

  • better temperature control
  • higher purity
  • less particle formation
  • higher yield stability.

This is a real differentiating factor.


2) Very small but extremely demanding niche

The ESC market is tinybut technologically extremely demanding. Only a few companies can even produce it.

High barriers to entry.


📌 Conclusion for investors

Direct competitors: Kyocera, Technetics, Plansee.

Moat: Yes - SEMCO has a technological niche moatwhich is based on material know-how, OEM qualification, purity, temperature control and process integration. based.

Market structure: Oligopoly with extremely high barriers to entry → very attractive for small specialists like SEMCO.


Why SEMCO can outperform (tenbagger logic)

(1) Tiny market + high barriers to entry

→ Few competitors, hardly any new players.

(2) OEM lock-in

→ Once qualified = years of sales.

(3) Technological advantage

→ "Next-Gen eChucks" are a real differentiator.

(4) Structural growth in the semiconductor market

→ ESC demand is growing faster than the overall market.

(5) SEMCO is small - the big players are sluggish

→ Asymmetrical competitive situation.

(6) Margin potential extremely high

→ ESCs are high-value components.

(7) Net cash balance + scaling

→ Financial data shows: SEMCO is growing cleanly and becoming more profitable every year.


⭐ Juan's conclusion: Why SEMCO can outperform

SEMCO sits in a mini niche with mega barriersdelivers next-gen technology, is OEM qualified, is growing double-digit growth, has net cashand the competition is big, slow and not focused.

This is exactly the kind of asymmetric setupfrom which tenbaggers emerge.

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Juan's conclusion (short & sweet):

Semco delivers a strong growth triangle: sales are growing at double-digit rates every year, EBIT and FCF are growing cleanly and margins remain impressively stable at a high-tech level. Net debt has turned deeply negative - in other words, the company is really solid financially. EPS jumps dynamically upwards again after the split effect. Overall: small company, but the key figures look like something out of a textbook for scalable, profitable growth.

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Market value 569.8

Number of shares (in thousands) 10,267


Juan analysis (key valuation figures 2025-2027)

Semco looks like a classic high-growth stock that is only just entering its valuation normalization phase. The FCF yield is rising cleanly every year - still low, but clearly heading in the right direction. The dividend is growing moderately, but remains rather symbolic.

The P/E ratio is falling from "sporty" to "healthy growth", while the P/B ratio and PEG show that the market is increasingly pricing in scaling, but is no longer exaggerating. PEG 2027 at 1.2 is almost a quality signal: growth and valuation are coming into balance.

In short: Semco is getting cheaper every year without growth slowing down. Exactly the kind of valuation trend that is really fun in the long term.

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⭐ Juan's hoodie conclusion

"Semco is scaling like a high-tech mini-champion: growth strong, margins rising, cash flow getting stronger and valuation falling every year. Exactly the kind of structural setup that creates long-term tenbaggers."


Performance

1 week +13.38 %

1 month +18.21 %

6 month + 134.18 %

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03,06,2026, 17:35:10 -

Euronext Growth Paris (EUR)

55.50 EUR


$FR0014010H01 (+1.36%) (@Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin ,great margins)

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A very exciting title in an interesting niche that is technically highly demanding. I can put the brakes on Juan's euphoria a little, he's still young. The words oligopoly, mega-barriers, technological unique selling point and moat are too optimistic for me personally. Please bear with me. Highly specialized, growing niche player with real technological strengths and know-how would be more realistic. And the competition never sleeps, even if it doesn't exist in the broad mass of many other companies and, as rightly pointed out, the barriers to entry are high. Shinko in particular, which unfortunately is no longer listed on the Tokyo stock exchange, is the market leader in this area and should not be ignored. However, if SEMCO remains as agile as it is now, I see good opportunities for it to hold its ground and profit disproportionately. It is very high on the watch list for the replacement bench in the project. Thanks for picking it out and for the nice presentation.
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@Dividendenopi you already write like a prompt. Prompt Opi ? 🙈🙈😂
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So Tenbagger, I heard you missed my analyses? I can understand that. Let's see what you serve me this time.

🧬DNA check
Margin king: The company shines with a gross margin of 66.3% and a brute operating margin of 40.7% for the past financial year.
Growth accelerator: Sales growth of +29.5 % and EPS growth of +46.2 % demonstrate massive operating leverage.
Sound balance sheet: SEMCO has a net cash position of around EUR 3.5m. The risk associated with debt maturities is virtually non-existent (refinancing risk: 🟢 LOW).
Financial integrity: A Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 attests to the company's structural and financial top marks shortly after the IPO.

🚀 Growth levers & catalysts
Sector tailwind: The unstoppable hunger for ever smaller and more precise AI chips is driving massive demand for high-end eChucks.
Index adoption: The recent inclusion in the Euronext Tech Leaders Index flushes institutional money into the share and increases visibility.
Increased free float: The accelerated placement process (ABB) by the main shareholder in May 2026 loosens up the previously extremely illiquid trading structure.

⚠️ Valuation & risks
Absurd valuation bubble: At a current price of €55.50, the company is trading at an EV/FCF of ~73x and a P/E ratio of ~45x. The market is demanding fundamental miracles here.
Reverse DCF alert: The share price implies continuous FCF growth of over 38% p.a. for the next 10 years. This is mathematical suicide in the cyclical semiconductor sector.
Cluster risk: As a niche supplier, the weal and woe depends on the investment cycles of a few, but huge OEM customers.

My conclusion for SEMCO:
"SEMCO Technologies is an absolute cream of the crop in the semiconductor sector operationally, but currently a financial hara-kiri scenario on the stock market. Fundamental reality has completely lost touch with the share price. A tech fantasy is being priced in here that can hardly be sustained operationally. Anyone jumping in at the current level is burning their capital with their eyes wide open."

Status: 🔭 OBSERVE
Reaper Score: 3/10 (EXTREMELY OVERVALUED)
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Very strong performance, thank you 👍🏻
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Thanks for the very interesting and exciting presentation, it's going on my analysis list (at the top)
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If the market is small and there are two or three other companies. Why should a customer prefer this company? Are the other companies so far behind? The company is better at extreme temperatures and at modernizing existing systems individually. but kyocera is the leader in all other important points. you won't get market share from kyocera.
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Thank you as always, my dear! :-) An area that I haven't even looked at closely yet. Interesting!
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@schlimmschlimm Thank you my dear, it's exciting that you're here with so many semiconductor machine builders.
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Thanks for the great introduction, my dear! 🫶🏻 Really exciting company, interesting overall profile. I'll definitely take a closer look.
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@Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin I would like to hear your exact conclusion again. Looking forward to it
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My dear. Unfortunately, I can't answer your question
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