LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK(FRA:ECK) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to ECK. ECK was compared to 11 industry peers in the Broadline Retail industry. ECK has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. ECK is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ECK has reported negative net income.

ECK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ECK reported negative net income in multiple years.

ECK had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -1.74%, ECK is doing worse than 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -4.65%, ECK is doing worse than 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.

ECK's Return On Invested Capital of 1.77% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECK is outperformed by 63.64% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ECK is significantly below the industry average of 8.85%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.74%
ROE	-4.65%
ROIC	1.77%

ROA(3y)-0.05%

ROA(5y)0.21%

ROE(3y)-0.19%

ROE(5y)0.46%

ROIC(3y)1.91%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

ECK's Operating Margin of 4.76% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECK is outperformed by 63.64% of its industry peers.

ECK's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

ECK has a better Gross Margin (49.10%) than 63.64% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ECK has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.76%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	49.1%

OM growth 3Y-26.48%

OM growth 5Y-11.33%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y2.19%

GM growth 5Y0.35%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ECK is destroying value.

ECK has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, ECK has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

The debt/assets ratio for ECK is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.19, we must say that ECK is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 1.19, ECK is not doing good in the industry: 81.82% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ECK is 19.34, which is on the high side as it means it would take ECK, 19.34 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

ECK has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (19.34) than 63.64% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.20 is on the high side and indicates that ECK has dependencies on debt financing.

ECK has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.20. This is in the lower half of the industry: ECK underperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.2
Debt/FCF	19.34
Altman-Z	1.19

ROIC/WACC0.3

WACC5.82%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.63 indicates that ECK may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

ECK's Current ratio of 0.63 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECK is outperformed by 81.82% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.14 indicates that ECK may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

ECK has a worse Quick ratio (0.14) than 81.82% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.14

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ECK have decreased strongly by -766.38% in the last year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.84% in the past year.

ECK shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -1.75% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-766.38%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-72.72%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.84%

Revenue growth 3Y9.79%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.75%

Sales Q2Q%-1.91%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ECK reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ECK indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ECK is cheaper than 63.64% of the companies listed in the same industry.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ECK is valued cheaper than 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	11.38
EV/EBITDA	14.5

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 ECK!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK

FRA:ECK (5/5/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

GICS IndustryBroadline Retail

Earnings (Last)04-17 2025-04-17

Earnings (Next)07-24 2025-07-24

Inst OwnersN/A

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners25%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap55.35M

Analysts80

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0.15

Dividend Growth(5Y)-27.53%

DP-19.3%

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	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.75
P/FCF	11.38
P/OCF	8.06
P/B	0.9
P/tB	0.97
EV/EBITDA	14.5

EPS(TTM)-0.78

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)1.32

FCFY8.78%

OCF(TTM)1.86

OCFY12.4%

SpS19.87

BVpS16.74

TBVpS15.41

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.74%
ROE	-4.65%
ROCE	2.52%
ROIC	1.77%
ROICexc	1.78%
ROICexgc	1.84%
OM	4.76%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	49.1%
FCFM	6.63%

ROA(3y)-0.05%

ROA(5y)0.21%

ROE(3y)-0.19%

ROE(5y)0.46%

ROIC(3y)1.91%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)1.92%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)1.98%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)2.99%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y-18.46%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-11.13%

ROICexc growth 3Y-18.51%

ROICexc growth 5Y-11.24%

OM growth 3Y-26.48%

OM growth 5Y-11.33%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y2.19%

GM growth 5Y0.35%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.45

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.2
Debt/FCF	19.34
Debt/EBITDA	7.23
Cap/Depr	29.6%
Cap/Sales	2.73%
Interest Coverage	1.2
Cash Conversion	66.92%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.14
Altman-Z	1.19

F-Score5

WACC5.82%

ROIC/WACC0.3

Cap/Depr(3y)38.01%

Cap/Depr(5y)40.15%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.51%

Cap/Sales(5y)4.14%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-766.38%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-72.72%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.84%

Revenue growth 3Y9.79%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.75%

Sales Q2Q%-1.91%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-18.39%

EBIT growth 3Y-19.28%

EBIT growth 5Y-12.88%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y90.29%

FCF growth 3Y-12.32%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y19.25%

OCF growth 3Y-12.49%

OCF growth 5Y-2.71%

LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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