The framework has shifted from accumulation to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 4082.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $1. Since the last review it its composite score eased.
Worldline SA
WLN.PA · EURONEXT PARIS · EUR · Market cap $648M · 17,948 employees
Worldline SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides payment and transaction services in Europe and internationally.
PASS · Titan Ethical · score 70.0Screen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 14 days ago
Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 05:02 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 12.00 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 6.00, over the last year.
- Trend Markdown
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical passes the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its markdown label.
Worldline SA holds its Markdown at $12.00. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 14 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 14 days |
| Price at the screen | $12.00 |
| Valuation | N/A trailing · 125.25 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | PASS · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.77 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Full pass across all five screens. This security clears the Titan Ethical Standard: its business and its balance sheet both stay inside the lines.
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 21.91% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 21.9% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 6.83% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 6.8% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 2.82% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 2.8% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 2.06% | Below 5% | Only 2.1% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Clears, in Plain English
Worldline clears all five screens. Its business is in a permissible area, its interest-bearing debt is about 22%, inside the ~33% line, and interest is about 2% of its income, under the ~5% line, so it passes.
Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads OPPORTUNITY: it trades above our $6.00 fair value estimate.
Fair value range in EUR, drawn from the 2026-09-21 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 50.0% above the base estimate.
Third-party analyst targets: 13 covering, consensus Hold. The average target sits −98% from the screen price.
Reading the gap · Both our model and the Street see limited upside at this price.
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-21 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it stands out
Trading at 125.3x forward earnings. Our fair value sits at $6.00. 13 analysts rate it Hold with a $0.30 average target.
| Forward P/E | 125.3xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | -189.61 |
| EPS, forward | 0.10 |
| Profit margin | -128.0%currently unprofitable |
| Return on equity | -77.9%not currently earning a positive return on equity |
| FCF yield | -85.15% |
| Debt to equity | 0.77moderate, manageable leverage |
| Beta | 1.77much more volatile than the market |
| 52-week range | 0.28 - 52.04 |
| Market cap | $648M |
| Employees | 17,948 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; its business and earnings are exposed to France and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Where & How to TradeWLN.PA trades on EURONEXT PARIS (the company is based in France). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $1.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $1.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are down 94%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 18%. The street (13 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $1.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $0.26 | +11.8% | · | $1,118 | +11.8% |
| 2 months | $0.25 | +16.8% | · | $1,168 | +16.8% |
| 3 months | $0.36 | -19.5% | · | $805 | -19.5% |
| 6 months | $1.37 | -79.0% | · | $210 | -79.0% |
| 1 year | $5.16 | -94.4% | · | $56 | -94.4% |
| 2 years | $11.76 | -97.5% | · | $25 | -97.5% |
| 3 years | $35.85 | -99.2% | · | $8 | -99.2% |
| 5 years | $78.44 | -99.6% | · | $4 | -99.6% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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