UMICORE (UMI.BR) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - EBR:UMI - BE0974320526 - Common Stock
13.03 EUR
-0.16 (-1.21%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to UMI. UMI was compared to 66 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. There are concerns on the financial health of UMI while its profitability can be described as average. UMI has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year UMI was profitable.
In the past year UMI had a positive cash flow from operations.
Of the past 5 years UMI 4 years were profitable.
In the past 5 years UMI always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
UMI has a Return On Assets (1.50%) which is in line with its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Equity value of 6.30%, UMI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.12% of the companies in the same industry.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 6.40%, UMI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.70% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.5% | ||
| ROE | 6.3% | ||
| ROIC | 6.4% |
ROA(3y)-2.04%
ROA(5y)0.46%
ROE(3y)-16.55%
ROE(5y)-4.93%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
UMI has a Profit Margin (0.80%) which is in line with its industry peers.
The Operating Margin of UMI (2.57%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
With a Gross Margin value of 7.76%, UMI is not doing good in the industry: 84.85% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
UMI's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.8% | ||
| GM | 7.76% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.61%
GM growth 5Y5.16%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so UMI is still creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, UMI has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
The number of shares outstanding for UMI remains at a similar level compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, UMI has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.71 indicates that UMI is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.71, UMI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.70% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of UMI is 50.79, which is on the high side as it means it would take UMI, 50.79 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 50.79, UMI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.42% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.10 is on the high side and indicates that UMI has dependencies on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.10, UMI is doing worse than 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.1 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 50.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.71 |
ROIC/WACC1.05
WACC6.11%
2.3 Liquidity
UMI has a Current Ratio of 1.37. This is a normal value and indicates that UMI is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of UMI (1.37) is worse than 71.21% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.72 indicates that UMI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.72, UMI is doing worse than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.37 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
UMI shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -18.12%.
The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -3.85% on average over the past years.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.55% in the past year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.21% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-18.12%
EPS 3Y-27.4%
EPS 5Y-3.85%
EPS Q2Q%14.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.55%
Revenue growth 3Y-14.84%
Revenue growth 5Y-3.21%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, UMI will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 7.13% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, UMI will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.45% on average per year.
EPS Next Y19.7%
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y10.35%
EPS Next 5Y7.13%
Revenue Next Year-2.5%
Revenue Next 2Y2.11%
Revenue Next 3Y1.65%
Revenue Next 5Y1.45%
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 accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 11.53, the valuation of UMI can be described as reasonable.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, UMI is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.91% of the companies are valued more expensively.
UMI is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.38, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.75, the valuation of UMI can be described as reasonable.
UMI's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UMI is cheaper than 87.88% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of UMI to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.86), we can say UMI is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.75 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, UMI is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 68.18% of the companies are valued more expensively.
UMI's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 56.92 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.16 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)0.59
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y10.35%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.65%, UMI has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
UMI's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.04.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.38, UMI has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.65% |
5.2 History
The dividend of UMI has a limited annual growth rate of 0.67%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.67%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years4
5.3 Sustainability
93.29% of the earnings are spent on dividend by UMI. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of UMI is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP93.29%
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y10.35%
EBR:UMI (9/19/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
13.03
-0.16 (-1.21%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners38.34%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap3.21B
Analysts66.67
Price Target14.25 (9.36%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.65% |
Yearly Dividend0.8
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.67%
DP93.29%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years4
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)2.19%
PT rev (3m)27.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)24.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)24.09%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.03%
Revenue NY rev (3m)2.98%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.75 | ||
| P/S | 0.2 | ||
| P/FCF | 56.92 | ||
| P/OCF | 6.83 | ||
| P/B | 1.57 | ||
| P/tB | 1.93 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.16 |
EPS(TTM)1.13
EY8.67%
EPS(NY)1.34
Fwd EY10.26%
FCF(TTM)0.23
FCFY1.76%
OCF(TTM)1.91
OCFY14.63%
SpS65.35
BVpS8.29
TBVpS6.75
PEG (NY)0.59
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.5% | ||
| ROE | 6.3% | ||
| ROCE | 8.18% | ||
| ROIC | 6.4% | ||
| ROICexc | 8.19% | ||
| ROICexgc | 9.07% | ||
| OM | 2.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.8% | ||
| GM | 7.76% | ||
| FCFM | 0.35% |
ROA(3y)-2.04%
ROA(5y)0.46%
ROE(3y)-16.55%
ROE(5y)-4.93%
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 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y6.61%
GM growth 5Y5.16%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.87
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.1 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 50.79 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.22 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 144.97% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.57% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 4.12 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 67.19% | ||
| Profit Quality | 43.79% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.37 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.71 |
F-Score5
WACC6.11%
ROIC/WACC1.05
Cap/Depr(3y)224.12%
Cap/Depr(5y)196.78%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.57%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.91%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-18.12%
EPS 3Y-27.4%
EPS 5Y-3.85%
EPS Q2Q%14.29%
EPS Next Y19.7%
EPS Next 2Y12.28%
EPS Next 3Y10.35%
EPS Next 5Y7.13%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.55%
Revenue growth 3Y-14.84%
Revenue growth 5Y-3.21%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%
Revenue Next Year-2.5%
Revenue Next 2Y2.11%
Revenue Next 3Y1.65%
Revenue Next 5Y1.45%
EBIT growth 1Y136.32%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year55.35%
EBIT Next 3Y19.67%
EBIT Next 5Y16.26%
FCF growth 1Y136.84%
FCF growth 3Y-30.19%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-3.36%
OCF growth 3Y-11.62%
OCF growth 5Y12.64%