FOU Fundamental Analysis - FOUNTAIN SA

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, FOU scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. FOU was compared to 42 industry peers in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. While FOU is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. FOU has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year FOU was profitable.

In the past year FOU had a positive cash flow from operations.

In multiple years FOU reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

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

1.2 Ratios

FOU has a better Return On Assets (8.39%) than 92.86% of its industry peers.

FOU has a Return On Equity of 62.60%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FOU outperforms 97.62% of its industry peers.

FOU has a better Return On Invested Capital (11.91%) than 95.24% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	8.39%
ROE	62.6%
ROIC	11.91%

ROA(3y)-3.31%

ROA(5y)-2.62%

ROE(3y)-715.99%

ROE(5y)-433.99%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a decent Profit Margin value of 4.76%, FOU is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.

With a Operating Margin value of 3.46%, FOU perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FOU has grown nicely.

The Gross Margin of FOU (63.87%) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.

FOU's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.46%
PM (TTM)	4.76%
GM	63.87%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y9.7%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.96%

GM growth 5Y-1.68%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

FOU has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.

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

FOU has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for FOU has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

FOU has an Altman-Z score of 1.96. This is not the best score and indicates that FOU is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

FOU's Altman-Z score of 1.96 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FOU outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of FOU is 4.13, which is a neutral value as it means it would take FOU, 4.13 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.13, FOU is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.81% of the companies in the same industry.

FOU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.64. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

FOU's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.64 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FOU is outperformed by 69.05% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.64
Debt/FCF	4.13
Altman-Z	1.96

ROIC/WACC2.01

WACC5.93%

2.3 Liquidity

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

With a Current ratio value of 0.63, FOU is not doing good in the industry: 90.48% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

A Quick Ratio of 0.42 indicates that FOU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

FOU has a worse Quick ratio (0.42) than 85.71% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.42

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

FOU shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 288.86%, which is quite impressive.

FOU shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 5.59%.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.57% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)288.86%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%308.77%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.59%

Revenue growth 3Y16.83%

Revenue growth 5Y2.57%

Sales Q2Q%2.45%

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

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 6.61, the valuation of FOU can be described as very cheap.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, FOU is valued cheaper than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.35. FOU is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	6.61
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

FOU's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. FOU is cheaper than 76.19% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of FOU indicates a rather cheap valuation: FOU is cheaper than 88.10% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	5.09
EV/EBITDA	5.48

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The decent profitability rating of FOU may justify a higher PE ratio.

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 FOU!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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FOUNTAIN SA

EBR:FOU (6/18/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

1.52

+0.01 (+0.66%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services

GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies

Earnings (Last)N/A N/A

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners33.05%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners35.62%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap9.09M

AnalystsN/A

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

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	6.61
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.31
P/FCF	5.09
P/OCF	3.84
P/B	4.07
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	5.48

EPS(TTM)0.23

EY15.13%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.3

FCFY19.66%

OCF(TTM)0.4

OCFY26.06%

SpS4.92

BVpS0.37

TBVpS-0.29

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	8.39%
ROE	62.6%
ROCE	15.88%
ROIC	11.91%
ROICexc	12.95%
ROICexgc	39.62%
OM	3.46%
PM (TTM)	4.76%
GM	63.87%
FCFM	6.08%

ROA(3y)-3.31%

ROA(5y)-2.62%

ROE(3y)-715.99%

ROE(5y)-433.99%

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

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5Y23.82%

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5Y13.29%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y9.7%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.96%

GM growth 5Y-1.68%

F-Score8

Asset Turnover1.76

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.64
Debt/FCF	4.13
Debt/EBITDA	1.26
Cap/Depr	30.73%
Cap/Sales	1.98%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	81.38%
Profit Quality	127.73%
Current Ratio	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.42
Altman-Z	1.96

F-Score8

WACC5.93%

ROIC/WACC2.01

Cap/Depr(3y)33.01%

Cap/Depr(5y)25.39%

Cap/Sales(3y)2.55%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.19%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)288.86%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%308.77%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.59%

Revenue growth 3Y16.83%

Revenue growth 5Y2.57%

Sales Q2Q%2.45%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y261.92%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y12.52%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y251.83%

FCF growth 3Y55.94%

FCF growth 5Y4.07%

OCF growth 1Y507.05%

OCF growth 3Y45.52%

OCF growth 5Y4.65%

FOUNTAIN SA (FOU.BR) 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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