ACINQUE SPA (AC5.MI) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - BIT:AC5 - IT0001382024 - Common Stock
2.2 EUR
-0.02 (-0.9%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to AC5. AC5 was compared to 5 industry peers in the Gas Utilities industry. The financial health of AC5 is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. AC5 has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year AC5 was profitable.
AC5 had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years AC5 has been profitable.
Of the past 5 years AC5 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
AC5's Return On Assets of 3.54% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AC5 is outperformed by 80.00% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 6.78%, AC5 is doing worse than 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 5.68%, AC5 is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for AC5 is below the industry average of 6.35%.
The 3 year average ROIC (3.21%) for AC5 is below the current ROIC(5.68%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.54% | ||
| ROE | 6.78% | ||
| ROIC | 5.68% |
ROA(3y)1.9%
ROA(5y)2.44%
ROE(3y)4.02%
ROE(5y)4.9%
ROIC(3y)3.21%
ROIC(5y)3.1%
1.3 Margins
With a Profit Margin value of 3.77%, AC5 is not doing good in the industry: 80.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
AC5's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
AC5 has a worse Operating Margin (7.49%) than 80.00% of its industry peers.
AC5's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
AC5 has a worse Gross Margin (30.72%) than 60.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AC5 has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 7.49% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.77% | ||
| GM | 30.72% |
OM growth 3Y0.05%
OM growth 5Y6.52%
PM growth 3Y-27.74%
PM growth 5Y-4.21%
GM growth 3Y-5.11%
GM growth 5Y-0.14%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AC5 is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, AC5 has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, AC5 has less shares outstanding
AC5 has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
AC5 has an Altman-Z score of 1.98. This is not the best score and indicates that AC5 is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
AC5 has a better Altman-Z score (1.98) than 80.00% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of AC5 is 9.30, which is on the high side as it means it would take AC5, 9.30 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 9.30, AC5 is doing good in the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
AC5 has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.43. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
AC5 has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.43. This is amongst the best in the industry. AC5 outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.43 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.3 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.98 |
ROIC/WACC0.92
WACC6.19%
2.3 Liquidity
AC5 has a Current Ratio of 1.26. This is a normal value and indicates that AC5 is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of AC5 (1.26) is better than 80.00% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.21 indicates that AC5 should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With an excellent Quick ratio value of 1.21, AC5 belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.21 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
AC5 shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 95.44%, which is quite impressive.
AC5 shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 3.46% yearly.
The Revenue has grown by 14.02% in the past year. This is quite good.
AC5 shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 7.02% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)95.44%
EPS 3Y-23.68%
EPS 5Y3.46%
EPS Q2Q%12.11%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.02%
Revenue growth 3Y7.84%
Revenue growth 5Y7.02%
Sales Q2Q%15.94%
3.2 Future
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 12.22, which indicates a correct valuation of AC5.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AC5 indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: AC5 is more expensive than 60.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
AC5's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.02.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12.22 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AC5 is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
AC5's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. AC5 is cheaper than 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 15.21 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.78 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)3.53
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
AC5 has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.83%.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 5.14, AC5's dividend is way lower than its industry peers. On top of this 80.00% of the companies listed in the same industry pay a better dividend than AC5!
AC5's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.43.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.83% |
5.2 History
The dividend of AC5 has a limited annual growth rate of 3.03%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.03%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
AC5 pays out 48.44% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
The dividend of AC5 is growing around the same rate as the earnings are growing. If this keeps up the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP48.44%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
BIT:AC5 (10/1/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
2.2
-0.02 (-0.9%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryGas Utilities
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners0.3%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap434.15M
AnalystsN/A
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.83% |
Yearly Dividend0.09
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.03%
DP48.44%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12.22 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.47 | ||
| P/FCF | 15.21 | ||
| P/OCF | 4.34 | ||
| P/B | 0.85 | ||
| P/tB | 7.86 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.78 |
EPS(TTM)0.18
EY8.18%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.14
FCFY6.57%
OCF(TTM)0.51
OCFY23.05%
SpS4.65
BVpS2.59
TBVpS0.28
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)3.53
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.54% | ||
| ROE | 6.78% | ||
| ROCE | 8.95% | ||
| ROIC | 5.68% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.63% | ||
| ROICexgc | 21.47% | ||
| OM | 7.49% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.77% | ||
| GM | 30.72% | ||
| FCFM | 3.11% |
ROA(3y)1.9%
ROA(5y)2.44%
ROE(3y)4.02%
ROE(5y)4.9%
ROIC(3y)3.21%
ROIC(5y)3.1%
ROICexc(3y)3.5%
ROICexc(5y)3.3%
ROICexgc(3y)9.93%
ROICexgc(5y)9.99%
ROCE(3y)5.06%
ROCE(5y)4.89%
ROICexcg growth 3Y8.26%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-0.12%
ROICexc growth 3Y7.39%
ROICexc growth 5Y11.35%
OM growth 3Y0.05%
OM growth 5Y6.52%
PM growth 3Y-27.74%
PM growth 5Y-4.21%
GM growth 3Y-5.11%
GM growth 5Y-0.14%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.94
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.43 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.3 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.79 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 131.97% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.79% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 81.37% | ||
| Profit Quality | 82.43% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.26 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.98 |
F-Score6
WACC6.19%
ROIC/WACC0.92
Cap/Depr(3y)137.15%
Cap/Depr(5y)145.06%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.22%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.97%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)95.44%
EPS 3Y-23.68%
EPS 5Y3.46%
EPS Q2Q%12.11%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.02%
Revenue growth 3Y7.84%
Revenue growth 5Y7.02%
Sales Q2Q%15.94%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y16.8%
EBIT growth 3Y7.9%
EBIT growth 5Y13.99%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y123.72%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y278.69%
OCF growth 3Y57.93%
OCF growth 5Y40.31%