Fundamental Analysis of ECOARK HOLDINGS INC(NASDAQ:ZEST) stock

Fundamental Rating

Overall ZEST gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated ZEST against 214 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The financial health of ZEST is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ZEST has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ZEST has reported negative net income.

ZEST had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

ZEST had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.

In the past 5 years ZEST always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ZEST has negative profitability rations, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	N/A
ROE	N/A
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Gross Margin of ZEST (53.78%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ZEST has grown nicely.

ZEST does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	53.78%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y11.54%

GM growth 5Y21.73%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ZEST does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, ZEST has more shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, ZEST has more shares outstanding

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

2.2 Solvency

ZEST has an Altman-Z score of -5.18. This is a bad value and indicates that ZEST is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

ZEST has a worse Altman-Z score (-5.18) than 69.06% of its industry peers.

ZEST has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

ZEST's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.00 is amongst the best of the industry. ZEST outperforms 86.55% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-5.18

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.93%

2.3 Liquidity

ZEST has a Current Ratio of 2.69. This indicates that ZEST is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of ZEST (2.69) is better than 82.96% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 2.69 indicates that ZEST has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

With an excellent Quick ratio value of 2.69, ZEST belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 84.30% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.69
Quick Ratio	2.69

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ZEST have decreased strongly by -303.33% in the last year.

The Revenue for ZEST has decreased by -39.38% in the past year. This is quite bad

Measured over the past years, ZEST shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 12.19% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-303.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS growth Q2Q-35.65%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-39.38%

Revenue growth 3Y188.87%

Revenue growth 5Y12.19%

Revenue growth Q2Q-100%

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

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Revenue Next YearN/A

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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

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ZEST. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

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

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ZEST does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ECOARK HOLDINGS INC

NASDAQ:ZEST (3/20/2023, 8:00:03 PM)

After market: 0.18 +0.01 (+3.39%)

0.1741

-0.01 (-4.55%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorEnergy

GICS IndustryGroupEnergy

GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

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Market Cap6.56M

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Dividend Yield	N/A

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Valuation

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PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
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		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	N/A
ROE	N/A
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OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	53.78%
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Asset Turnover0.13

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
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Current Ratio	2.69
Quick Ratio	2.69
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Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-303.33%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5Y

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EPS Next YN/A

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Revenue 1Y (TTM)-39.38%

Revenue growth 3Y188.87%

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ECOARK HOLDINGS INC (ZEST)

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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