ECB BANCORP INC (ECBK) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:ECBK • US26828M1062

18.21 USD
+0.07 (+0.39%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
18.21 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:00:01 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, ECBK scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ECBK was compared to 383 industry peers in the Banks industry. The financial health of ECBK is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ECBK is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ECBK had positive earnings in the past year.
  • ECBK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ECBK has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ECBK had a positive operating cash flow.
ECBK Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFECBK Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 0.43%, ECBK is doing worse than 81.46% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Equity of ECBK (3.91%) is worse than 82.51% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.43%
ROE 3.91%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)0.29%
ROA(5y)0.46%
ROE(3y)2.25%
ROE(5y)3.73%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ECBK Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICECBK Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2 4 6

1.3 Margins

  • ECBK has a worse Profit Margin (21.48%) than 61.88% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ECBK has declined.
  • The Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for ECBK so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) 21.48%
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-9.13%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
ECBK Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsECBK Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5 10 15 20 25

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ECBK does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ECBK has less shares outstanding
  • ECBK has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
ECBK Yearly Shares OutstandingECBK Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M 8M
ECBK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsECBK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • There is no outstanding debt for ECBK. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z N/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC12.46%
ECBK Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFECBK Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M

2.3 Liquidity

Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio N/A
Quick Ratio N/A

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 100.35% over the past year.
  • Measured over the past 5 years, ECBK shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 2.05% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, ECBK shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 21.87%.
  • Measured over the past years, ECBK shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 9.60% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)100.35%
EPS 3Y2.05%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%110.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.87%
Revenue growth 3Y9.6%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%33.39%

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.
ECBK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesECBK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 23.05, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of ECBK.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ECBK indicates a rather expensive valuation: ECBK more expensive than 83.29% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • ECBK is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.92, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 23.05
Fwd PE N/A
ECBK Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsECBK Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ECBK is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 64.75% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 16.64
EV/EBITDA N/A
ECBK Per share dataECBK EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ECBK!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ECB BANCORP INC

NASDAQ:ECBK (2/6/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 18.21 0 (0%)

18.21

+0.07 (+0.39%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupBanks
GICS IndustryBanks
Earnings (Last)02-05
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners30.4%
Inst Owner Change-0.44%
Ins Owners8.21%
Ins Owner Change0.33%
Market Cap160.25M
Revenue(TTM)30.84M
Net Income(TTM)6.63M
AnalystsN/A
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %2.57%
Short Ratio15.96
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
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 RankSector Rank
PE 23.05
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 5.2
P/FCF 16.64
P/OCF 16.4
P/B 0.95
P/tB 0.95
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)0.79
EY4.34%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.09
FCFY6.01%
OCF(TTM)1.11
OCFY6.1%
SpS3.5
BVpS19.24
TBVpS19.24
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number18.49
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.43%
ROE 3.91%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) 21.48%
GM N/A
FCFM 31.22%
ROA(3y)0.29%
ROA(5y)0.46%
ROE(3y)2.25%
ROE(5y)3.73%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-9.13%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.02
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 47.28%
Cap/Sales 0.45%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality 145.34%
Current Ratio N/A
Quick Ratio N/A
Altman-Z N/A
F-Score8
WACC12.46%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)71.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)55.61%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.8%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.71%
Profit Quality(3y)190.24%
Profit Quality(5y)166.03%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)100.35%
EPS 3Y2.05%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%110.57%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.87%
Revenue growth 3Y9.6%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%33.39%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1YN/A
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y47.02%
FCF growth 3Y-0.6%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y43.03%
OCF growth 3Y-0.8%
OCF growth 5YN/A

ECB BANCORP INC / ECBK FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for ECB BANCORP INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ECBK.


Can you provide the valuation status for ECB BANCORP INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to ECB BANCORP INC (ECBK). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of ECBK stock?

ECB BANCORP INC (ECBK) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.