CSX CORP (CXR.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Frankfurt Stock Exchange - FRA:CXR - US1264081035 - Common Stock
31.05 EUR
-0.38 (-1.22%)
Taking everything into account, CXR scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CXR was compared to 13 industry peers in the Ground Transportation industry. While CXR is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CXR is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year CXR was profitable.
In the past year CXR had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years CXR has been profitable.
In the past 5 years CXR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
CXR's Return On Assets of 6.71% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CXR outperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
CXR's Return On Equity of 22.76% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CXR outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 9.01%, CXR is doing good in the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
CXR had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 10.70%. This is above the industry average of 8.63%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.71% | ||
| ROE | 22.76% | ||
| ROIC | 9.01% |
ROA(3y)8.91%
ROA(5y)8.6%
ROE(3y)30.47%
ROE(5y)28.11%
ROIC(3y)10.7%
ROIC(5y)10.22%
1.3 Margins
With a decent Profit Margin value of 20.55%, CXR is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CXR has declined.
CXR has a Operating Margin of 33.82%. This is in the better half of the industry: CXR outperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CXR has declined.
CXR's Gross Margin of 71.17% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CXR outperforms 53.33% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CXR has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 33.82% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 20.55% | ||
| GM | 71.17% |
OM growth 3Y-3.63%
OM growth 5Y-2.08%
PM growth 3Y-7.54%
PM growth 5Y-3.07%
GM growth 3Y-1.48%
GM growth 5Y-1.36%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), CXR is creating some value.
CXR has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for CXR has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
CXR has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.34 indicates that CXR is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
CXR's Altman-Z score of 2.34 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CXR outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
CXR has a debt to FCF ratio of 12.35. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as CXR would need 12.35 years to pay back of all of its debts.
CXR has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (12.35) than 60.00% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.45 is on the high side and indicates that CXR has dependencies on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of CXR (1.45) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.35 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.34 |
ROIC/WACC0.94
WACC9.56%
2.3 Liquidity
CXR has a Current Ratio of 0.85. This is a bad value and indicates that CXR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
CXR has a Current ratio of 0.85. This is in the lower half of the industry: CXR underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
CXR has a Quick Ratio of 0.85. This is a bad value and indicates that CXR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.71, CXR is doing worse than 73.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.71 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
CXR shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -11.83%.
CXR shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 5.65% yearly.
CXR shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -3.80%.
CXR shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.02% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-11.83%
EPS 3Y5.69%
EPS 5Y5.65%
EPS Q2Q%-4.35%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.8%
Revenue growth 3Y5.11%
Revenue growth 5Y4.02%
Sales Q2Q%-0.88%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, CXR will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 7.27% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.86% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-8.34%
EPS Next 2Y2.75%
EPS Next 3Y5.55%
EPS Next 5Y7.27%
Revenue Next Year-2.72%
Revenue Next 2Y0.69%
Revenue Next 3Y1.93%
Revenue Next 5Y2.86%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 22.18, CXR is valued on the expensive side.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CXR indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: CXR is more expensive than 60.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
CXR is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.39, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.82, the valuation of CXR can be described as rather expensive.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CXR is on the same level as its industry peers.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.84. CXR is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22.18 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.82 |
4.2 Price Multiples
The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as CXR.
CXR's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. CXR is more expensive than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 43.63 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.32 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
CXR has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)3.92
EPS Next 2Y2.75%
EPS Next 3Y5.55%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CXR has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.42%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.72, CXR has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
Compared to the average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.87, CXR is paying slightly less dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.42% |
5.2 History
On average, the dividend of CXR grows each year by 8.56%, which is quite nice.
Dividend Growth(5Y)8.56%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
33.08% of the earnings are spent on dividend by CXR. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
CXR's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP33.08%
EPS Next 2Y2.75%
EPS Next 3Y5.55%
FRA:CXR (12/17/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
31.05
-0.38 (-1.22%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners79.98%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.09%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap57.82B
Revenue(TTM)14.12B
Net Income(TTM)2.90B
Analysts80.67
Price Target34.53 (11.21%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.42% |
Yearly Dividend0.41
Dividend Growth(5Y)8.56%
DP33.08%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)3.34%
Min EPS beat(2)2.41%
Max EPS beat(2)4.27%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-0.98%
Min EPS beat(4)-8.88%
Max EPS beat(4)4.27%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)-0.66%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)0.18%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)1.39%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.95%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.24%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.66%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.54%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.66%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.22%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.87%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.02%
PT rev (1m)2.23%
PT rev (3m)2.23%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-23.49%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-23.49%
EPS NY rev (1m)-25.31%
EPS NY rev (3m)-25.31%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-6.63%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-6.63%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-8.56%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-8.56%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22.18 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.82 | ||
| P/S | 4.79 | ||
| P/FCF | 43.63 | ||
| P/OCF | 14.67 | ||
| P/B | 5.31 | ||
| P/tB | 5.42 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.32 |
EPS(TTM)1.4
EY4.51%
EPS(NY)1.65
Fwd EY5.31%
FCF(TTM)0.71
FCFY2.29%
OCF(TTM)2.12
OCFY6.82%
SpS6.48
BVpS5.85
TBVpS5.72
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)3.92
Graham Number13.57
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.71% | ||
| ROE | 22.76% | ||
| ROCE | 11.85% | ||
| ROIC | 9.01% | ||
| ROICexc | 9.15% | ||
| ROICexgc | 9.22% | ||
| OM | 33.82% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 20.55% | ||
| GM | 71.17% | ||
| FCFM | 10.99% |
ROA(3y)8.91%
ROA(5y)8.6%
ROE(3y)30.47%
ROE(5y)28.11%
ROIC(3y)10.7%
ROIC(5y)10.22%
ROICexc(3y)11.14%
ROICexc(5y)10.77%
ROICexgc(3y)11.28%
ROICexgc(5y)10.88%
ROCE(3y)14.07%
ROCE(5y)13.44%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-0.99%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-0.33%
ROICexc growth 3Y-0.95%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.55%
OM growth 3Y-3.63%
OM growth 5Y-2.08%
PM growth 3Y-7.54%
PM growth 5Y-3.07%
GM growth 3Y-1.48%
GM growth 5Y-1.36%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.33
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.45 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.35 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.87 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 180.39% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 21.69% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 71.29% | ||
| Profit Quality | 53.48% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.34 |
F-Score5
WACC9.56%
ROIC/WACC0.94
Cap/Depr(3y)145.06%
Cap/Depr(5y)135.78%
Cap/Sales(3y)15.72%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.36%
Profit Quality(3y)83.6%
Profit Quality(5y)86.73%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-11.83%
EPS 3Y5.69%
EPS 5Y5.65%
EPS Q2Q%-4.35%
EPS Next Y-8.34%
EPS Next 2Y2.75%
EPS Next 3Y5.55%
EPS Next 5Y7.27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.8%
Revenue growth 3Y5.11%
Revenue growth 5Y4.02%
Sales Q2Q%-0.88%
Revenue Next Year-2.72%
Revenue Next 2Y0.69%
Revenue Next 3Y1.93%
Revenue Next 5Y2.86%
EBIT growth 1Y-12.17%
EBIT growth 3Y1.29%
EBIT growth 5Y1.85%
EBIT Next Year20.61%
EBIT Next 3Y11.64%
EBIT Next 5Y8.89%
FCF growth 1Y-50.29%
FCF growth 3Y-6.34%
FCF growth 5Y-3.17%
OCF growth 1Y-14.36%
OCF growth 3Y0.96%
OCF growth 5Y1.59%
CSX CORP / CXR.DE FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of CSX CORP (CXR.DE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CXR.DE.
Can you provide the valuation status for CSX CORP?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CSX CORP (CXR.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is CSX CORP (CXR.DE) stock?
CSX CORP (CXR.DE) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
What is the valuation of CSX CORP based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CSX CORP (CXR.DE) is 22.18 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 5.31.
What is the earnings growth outlook for CSX CORP?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CSX CORP (CXR.DE) is expected to decline by -8.34% in the next year.