CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

FRA:CEC • DE0007257503

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4.21 EUR
-0.05 (-1.17%)
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This CEC.DE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. CEC.DE Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CEC has reported negative net income.
  • CEC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years CEC reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • CEC had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
CEC.DE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCEC.DE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M 1B 1.5B

1.2 Ratios

  • CEC has a Return On Assets (-0.02%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CEC has a Return On Equity (-0.30%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • CEC's Return On Invested Capital of 7.76% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CEC outperforms 72.22% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CEC is below the industry average of 9.51%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (7.76%) for CEC is above the 3 year average (4.66%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.02%
ROE -0.3%
ROIC 7.76%
ROA(3y)0%
ROA(5y)0.69%
ROE(3y)-0.3%
ROE(5y)10.6%
ROIC(3y)4.66%
ROIC(5y)N/A
CEC.DE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCEC.DE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 100 150

1.3 Margins

  • CEC has a Operating Margin of 1.42%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CEC outperforms 42.59% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CEC has remained more or less at the same level.
  • CEC has a Gross Margin of 18.13%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CEC underperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
  • CEC's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.42%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.13%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-0.56%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.97%
GM growth 5Y-0.15%
CEC.DE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCEC.DE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15 20

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2. CEC.DE Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), CEC is creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CEC remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CEC has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • CEC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
CEC.DE Yearly Shares OutstandingCEC.DE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M
CEC.DE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCEC.DE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5B 10B 15B 20B

2.2 Solvency

  • CEC has an Altman-Z score of 1.84. This is not the best score and indicates that CEC is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CEC's Altman-Z score of 1.84 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CEC outperforms 48.15% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CEC is 3.03, which is a good value as it means it would take CEC, 3.03 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • CEC has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.03) than 70.37% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.85 is on the high side and indicates that CEC has dependencies on debt financing.
  • CEC's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.85 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CEC is outperformed by 85.19% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.85
Debt/FCF 3.03
Altman-Z 1.84
ROIC/WACC1.15
WACC6.78%
CEC.DE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCEC.DE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • CEC has a Current Ratio of 0.94. This is a bad value and indicates that CEC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CEC (0.94) is worse than 74.07% of its industry peers.
  • CEC has a Quick Ratio of 0.94. This is a bad value and indicates that CEC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of CEC (0.57) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.94
Quick Ratio 0.57
CEC.DE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCEC.DE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. CEC.DE Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • CEC shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -114.88%.
  • CEC shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 0.35%.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.06% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-114.88%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-2.62%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.35%
Revenue growth 3Y1.96%
Revenue growth 5Y2.06%
Sales Q2Q%-5.1%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 34.05% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -0.85% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y89.78%
EPS Next 2Y46.33%
EPS Next 3Y34.05%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.83%
Revenue Next 2Y2.6%
Revenue Next 3Y2.81%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.85%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
CEC.DE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCEC.DE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 10B 20B 30B 40B 50B
CEC.DE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCEC.DE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

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4. CEC.DE Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CEC reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.11, the valuation of CEC can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CEC is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.19% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • CEC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.61.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.11
CEC.DE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCEC.DE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -50 -100 -150 -200

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 96.30% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CEC, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CEC is valued cheaper than 90.74% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 2.41
EV/EBITDA 1.79
CEC.DE Per share dataCEC.DE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

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.
  • CEC's earnings are expected to grow with 34.05% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y46.33%
EPS Next 3Y34.05%

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5. CEC.DE Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for CEC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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CEC.DE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

CECONOMY AG

FRA:CEC (3/31/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

4.21

-0.05 (-1.17%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-11
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners11.58%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners4.85%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.04B
Revenue(TTM)23.11B
Net Income(TTM)-2.00M
Analysts50
Price Target4.62 (9.74%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP-100%
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)-0.26%
PT rev (3m)-0.44%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)2.97%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.56%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.31%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.31%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.11
P/S 0.09
P/FCF 2.41
P/OCF 1.99
P/B 3.04
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 1.79
EPS(TTM)-0.02
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.59
Fwd EY14.07%
FCF(TTM)1.75
FCFY41.51%
OCF(TTM)2.11
OCFY50.13%
SpS47.62
BVpS1.38
TBVpS-0.08
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.02%
ROE -0.3%
ROCE 11.03%
ROIC 7.76%
ROICexc 87.2%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 1.42%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.13%
FCFM 3.67%
ROA(3y)0%
ROA(5y)0.69%
ROE(3y)-0.3%
ROE(5y)10.6%
ROIC(3y)4.66%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)8.06%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)14.27%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)6.62%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.04%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y0.58%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-0.56%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.97%
GM growth 5Y-0.15%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.79
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.85
Debt/FCF 3.03
Debt/EBITDA 1.9
Cap/Depr 26.04%
Cap/Sales 0.76%
Interest Coverage 1.52
Cash Conversion 102.09%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.94
Quick Ratio 0.57
Altman-Z 1.84
F-Score5
WACC6.78%
ROIC/WACC1.15
Cap/Depr(3y)25.78%
Cap/Depr(5y)25.42%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.82%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.82%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-114.88%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-2.62%
EPS Next Y89.78%
EPS Next 2Y46.33%
EPS Next 3Y34.05%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.35%
Revenue growth 3Y1.96%
Revenue growth 5Y2.06%
Sales Q2Q%-5.1%
Revenue Next Year2.83%
Revenue Next 2Y2.6%
Revenue Next 3Y2.81%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.85%
EBIT growth 1Y14.34%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y1.49%
EBIT Next Year257.36%
EBIT Next 3Y53.9%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y72.01%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y-4.74%
OCF growth 1Y53.99%
OCF growth 3Y93.87%
OCF growth 5Y-2.75%

CECONOMY AG / CEC.DE Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CEC stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CEC.DE.


Can you provide the valuation status for CECONOMY AG?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE). This can be considered as Undervalued.


What is the profitability of CEC stock?

CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE) is expected to grow by 89.78% in the next year.


How sustainable is the dividend of CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE) stock?

The dividend rating of CECONOMY AG (CEC.DE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -100%.