METRO AG(FRA:B4B) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Overall B4B gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated B4B against 26 industry peers in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. B4B has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. B4B 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 B4B has reported negative net income.

In the past year B4B had a positive cash flow from operations.

In multiple years B4B reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

B4B had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of B4B (-1.41%) is worse than 73.08% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -9.95%, B4B is doing worse than 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.

B4B's Return On Invested Capital of 2.36% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. B4B is outperformed by 76.92% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.41%
ROE	-9.95%
ROIC	2.36%

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

B4B has a worse Operating Margin (0.58%) than 76.92% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of B4B has declined.

B4B has a worse Gross Margin (16.26%) than 73.08% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of B4B has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.58%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	16.26%

OM growth 3Y-26.08%

OM growth 5Y-24.73%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.57%

GM growth 5Y-0.91%

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ROE

ROIC

Operating and Profit Margin

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

B4B has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for B4B remains at a similar level compared to 5 years ago.

2.2 Solvency

B4B has an Altman-Z score of 2.20. This is not the best score and indicates that B4B is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

B4B has a Altman-Z score of 2.20. This is in the lower half of the industry: B4B underperforms 73.08% of its industry peers.

B4B has a debt to FCF ratio of 11.48. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as B4B would need 11.48 years to pay back of all of its debts.

B4B has a Debt to FCF ratio of 11.48. This is in the lower half of the industry: B4B underperforms 73.08% of its industry peers.

B4B has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.80. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

B4B has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.80) than 88.46% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.8
Debt/FCF	11.48
Altman-Z	2.2

ROIC/WACC0.47

WACC4.98%

2.3 Liquidity

B4B has a Current Ratio of 0.77. This is a bad value and indicates that B4B is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.77, B4B is doing worse than 73.08% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.41 indicates that B4B may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

B4B has a worse Quick ratio (0.41) than 69.23% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.41

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

B4B shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -467.04%.

B4B shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 3.04%.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.76% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-467.04%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-41.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.04%

Revenue growth 3Y7.81%

Revenue growth 5Y2.76%

Sales Q2Q%5.63%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, B4B will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 72.78% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.03% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y125.95%

EPS Next 2Y102.28%

EPS Next 3Y72.78%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year3.37%

Revenue Next 2Y3.29%

Revenue Next 3Y3.28%

Revenue Next 5Y3.03%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for B4B. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 17.57, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of B4B.

61.54% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than B4B, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

B4B's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 22.70.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	17.57

4.2 Price Multiples

92.31% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than B4B, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, B4B is valued cheaper than 84.62% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	4.92
EV/EBITDA	3.9

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.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as B4B's earnings are expected to grow with 72.78% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y102.28%

EPS Next 3Y72.78%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for B4B!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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METRO AG

FRA:B4B (2/21/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

5.39

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Staples

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail

GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail

Earnings (Last)02-05 2025-02-05

Earnings (Next)05-15 2025-05-15

Inst Owners6.72%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.96B

Analysts50.77

Price Target4.98 (-7.61%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-114.86%

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)-5.79%

PT rev (3m)-9.28%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)-83.39%

EPS NY rev (3m)-83.39%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.25%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.45%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	17.57
P/S	0.06
P/FCF	4.92
P/OCF	2.51
P/B	1.11
P/tB	4.75
EV/EBITDA	3.9

EPS(TTM)-0.5

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.31

Fwd EY5.69%

FCF(TTM)1.1

FCFY20.34%

OCF(TTM)2.15

OCFY39.8%

SpS86.71

BVpS4.84

TBVpS1.13

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.41%
ROE	-9.95%
ROCE	3.27%
ROIC	2.36%
ROICexc	3.32%
ROICexgc	5.01%
OM	0.58%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	16.26%
FCFM	1.26%

ROA(3y)N/A

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

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 3Y-12.72%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-10.79%

ROICexc growth 3Y-15.94%

ROICexc growth 5Y-14.09%

OM growth 3Y-26.08%

OM growth 5Y-24.73%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.57%

GM growth 5Y-0.91%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover2.53

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.8
Debt/FCF	11.48
Debt/EBITDA	2.89
Cap/Depr	41.87%
Cap/Sales	1.21%
Interest Coverage	2.33
Cash Conversion	71.21%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.41
Altman-Z	2.2

F-Score3

WACC4.98%

ROIC/WACC0.47

Cap/Depr(3y)36.78%

Cap/Depr(5y)30.8%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.13%

Cap/Sales(5y)0.99%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-467.04%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-41.67%

EPS Next Y125.95%

EPS Next 2Y102.28%

EPS Next 3Y72.78%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.04%

Revenue growth 3Y7.81%

Revenue growth 5Y2.76%

Sales Q2Q%5.63%

Revenue Next Year3.37%

Revenue Next 2Y3.29%

Revenue Next 3Y3.28%

Revenue Next 5Y3.03%

EBIT growth 1Y-48.31%

EBIT growth 3Y-20.31%

EBIT growth 5Y-22.66%

EBIT Next Year437.82%

EBIT Next 3Y77.01%

EBIT Next 5Y38.9%

FCF growth 1Y73.8%

FCF growth 3Y-12.68%

FCF growth 5Y-13.49%

OCF growth 1Y39.11%

OCF growth 3Y-4.45%

OCF growth 5Y-8.74%

METRO AG (B4B.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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