LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Frankfurt Stock Exchange - FRA:ECK - DE0005199905 - Common Stock
11.9 EUR
+0.1 (+0.85%)
Overall ECK gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated ECK against 13 industry peers in the Broadline Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of ECK have multiple concerns. ECK does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
ECK had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year ECK had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years ECK reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
ECK had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ECK (-1.76%) is worse than 92.31% of its industry peers.
ECK has a worse Return On Equity (-4.86%) than 76.92% of its industry peers.
ECK has a Return On Invested Capital of 1.83%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ECK underperforms 69.23% 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 9.75%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.76% | ||
| ROE | -4.86% | ||
| ROIC | 1.83% |
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 61.54% of its industry peers.
ECK's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 49.10%, ECK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.54% of the companies in the same industry.
ECK's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
ECK has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ECK has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
ECK has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for ECK is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.10, we must say that ECK is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of 1.10, ECK is not doing good in the industry: 76.92% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ECK is 20.89, which is on the high side as it means it would take ECK, 20.89 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 20.89, ECK is not doing good in the industry: 69.23% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ECK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.23. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
ECK's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.23 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECK is outperformed by 76.92% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.23 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 20.89 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.1 |
ROIC/WACC0.31
WACC5.97%
2.3 Liquidity
ECK has a Current Ratio of 0.62. This is a bad value and indicates that ECK is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of ECK (0.62) is worse than 84.62% of its industry peers.
ECK has a Quick Ratio of 0.62. This is a bad value and indicates that ECK is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of ECK (0.13) is worse than 84.62% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.13 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for ECK have decreased strongly by -766.38% in the last year.
ECK shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 0.84%.
Measured over the past years, ECK shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.75% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-766.38%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-75.02%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.84%
Revenue growth 3Y9.79%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.75%
Sales Q2Q%5.13%
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
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
84.62% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ECK, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ECK indicates a rather cheap valuation: ECK is cheaper than 92.31% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 9.63 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.27 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ECK does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
FRA:ECK (12/1/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
11.9
+0.1 (+0.85%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryBroadline Retail
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners25%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap43.91M
Revenue(TTM)73.31M
Net Income(TTM)-2.87M
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%
DP1.6%
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 | 0.6 | ||
| P/FCF | 9.63 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.24 | ||
| P/B | 0.74 | ||
| P/tB | 0.81 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.27 |
EPS(TTM)-0.78
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.24
FCFY10.39%
OCF(TTM)1.64
OCFY13.81%
SpS19.87
BVpS16.02
TBVpS14.74
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.76% | ||
| ROE | -4.86% | ||
| ROCE | 2.6% | ||
| ROIC | 1.83% | ||
| ROICexc | 1.83% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.9% | ||
| OM | 4.76% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 49.1% | ||
| FCFM | 6.22% |
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
ROICexgc growth 3Y-18.46%
ROICexgc 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 | 1.23 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 20.89 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 6.94 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 21.58% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.05% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.24 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 57.99% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.13 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.1 |
F-Score5
WACC5.97%
ROIC/WACC0.31
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%-75.02%
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%5.13%
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 1Y69.4%
FCF growth 3Y-12.32%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-3.49%
OCF growth 3Y-12.49%
OCF growth 5Y-2.71%
LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK / ECK.DE FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to ECK.DE.
What is the valuation status of LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of ECK stock?
LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
How financially healthy is LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK?
The financial health rating of LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) is 0 / 10.
Is the dividend of LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK sustainable?
The dividend rating of LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 1.6%.