CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:CECO • US1251411013
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74.3 USD
+0.16 (+0.22%)
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This CECO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. CECO Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year CECO was profitable.
- In the past year CECO had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In the past 5 years CECO has always been profitable.
- In the past 5 years CECO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- CECO has a better Return On Assets (5.60%) than 62.60% of its industry peers.
- CECO has a better Return On Equity (15.76%) than 76.34% of its industry peers.
- CECO has a Return On Invested Capital (6.62%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- CECO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 6.64%. This is below the industry average of 10.06%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.6% | ||
| ROE | 15.76% | ||
| ROIC | 6.62% |
ROA(3y)3.15%
ROA(5y)2.65%
ROE(3y)8.85%
ROE(5y)7.08%
ROIC(3y)6.64%
ROIC(5y)5.68%
1.3 Margins
- CECO has a Profit Margin of 6.46%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CECO outperforms 58.02% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CECO has grown nicely.
- The Operating Margin of CECO (6.90%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CECO has grown nicely.
- CECO has a better Gross Margin (34.91%) than 61.83% of its industry peers.
- CECO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.9% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 6.46% | ||
| GM | 34.91% |
OM growth 3Y2.98%
OM growth 5Y3.57%
PM growth 3Y16.22%
PM growth 5Y20.02%
GM growth 3Y4.76%
GM growth 5Y0.88%
2. CECO Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- CECO has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, CECO has more shares outstanding
- Compared to 5 years ago, CECO has more shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for CECO has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- CECO has an Altman-Z score of 4.05. This indicates that CECO is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- The Altman-Z score of CECO (4.05) is better than 66.41% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66 indicates that CECO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- CECO's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.66 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CECO is outperformed by 67.18% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.05 |
ROIC/WACC0.62
WACC10.64%
2.3 Liquidity
- CECO has a Current Ratio of 1.34. This is a normal value and indicates that CECO is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CECO has a Current ratio of 1.34. This is in the lower half of the industry: CECO underperforms 79.39% of its industry peers.
- CECO has a Quick Ratio of 1.34. This is a bad value and indicates that CECO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CECO has a Quick ratio of 0.79. This is in the lower half of the industry: CECO underperforms 77.10% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 |
3. CECO Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 63.38% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 9.95% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue has grown by 38.79% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
- CECO shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 19.63% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)63.38%
EPS 3Y7.23%
EPS 5Y9.95%
EPS Q2Q%260%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)38.79%
Revenue growth 3Y22.37%
Revenue growth 5Y19.63%
Sales Q2Q%16.54%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 53.09% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 17.66% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y74.12%
EPS Next 2Y53.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year24.14%
Revenue Next 2Y17.66%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. CECO Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 64.05 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CECO.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CECO is valued a bit more expensive than 67.94% of the companies in the same industry.
- CECO is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.77, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 35.23, CECO can be considered very expensive at the moment.
- 62.60% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CECO, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.75, CECO is valued quite expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 64.05 | ||
| Fwd PE | 35.23 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 70.99% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CECO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 36.06 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- CECO's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- The decent profitability rating of CECO may justify a higher PE ratio.
- CECO's earnings are expected to grow with 53.09% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.86
PEG (5Y)6.43
EPS Next 2Y53.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. CECO Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CECO!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CECO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
74.3
+0.16 (+0.22%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Industry Strength61.49
Industry Growth56.52
Earnings (Last)04-28 2026-04-28/bmo
Earnings (Next)07-27 2026-07-27
Inst Owners83.75%
Inst Owner Change0.08%
Ins Owners10.29%
Ins Owner Change2.05%
Market Cap2.65B
Revenue(TTM)774.38M
Net Income(TTM)50.05M
Analysts81.67
Price Target80.41 (8.22%)
Short Float %11.77%
Short Ratio5.23
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-12.27%
Min EPS beat(2)-24.2%
Max EPS beat(2)-0.35%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)5.96%
Min EPS beat(4)-24.2%
Max EPS beat(4)33.06%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)2.3%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)4.49%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)26.13%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.53%
Min Revenue beat(2)1.77%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.29%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)5.28%
Min Revenue beat(4)1.73%
Max Revenue beat(4)14.32%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.29%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.15%
Revenue beat(16)12
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.54%
PT rev (1m)23.18%
PT rev (3m)24.8%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)5.24%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.56%
EPS NY rev (3m)5.08%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.43%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)8.32%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 64.05 | ||
| Fwd PE | 35.23 | ||
| P/S | 3.42 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 452.11 | ||
| P/B | 8.35 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 36.06 |
EPS(TTM)1.16
EY1.56%
EPS(NY)2.11
Fwd EY2.84%
FCF(TTM)-0.15
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.16
OCFY0.22%
SpS21.71
BVpS8.9
TBVpS-2.17
PEG (NY)0.86
PEG (5Y)6.43
Graham Number15.2426 (-79.49%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.6% | ||
| ROE | 15.76% | ||
| ROCE | 9.09% | ||
| ROIC | 6.62% | ||
| ROICexc | 7.01% | ||
| ROICexgc | 24.32% | ||
| OM | 6.9% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 6.46% | ||
| GM | 34.91% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)3.15%
ROA(5y)2.65%
ROE(3y)8.85%
ROE(5y)7.08%
ROIC(3y)6.64%
ROIC(5y)5.68%
ROICexc(3y)7.32%
ROICexc(5y)6.32%
ROICexgc(3y)29.65%
ROICexgc(5y)24.91%
ROCE(3y)9.15%
ROCE(5y)7.83%
ROICexgc growth 3Y1.87%
ROICexgc growth 5Y4.87%
ROICexc growth 3Y4.07%
ROICexc growth 5Y7.59%
OM growth 3Y2.98%
OM growth 5Y3.57%
PM growth 3Y16.22%
PM growth 5Y20.02%
GM growth 3Y4.76%
GM growth 5Y0.88%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.87
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.69 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 45.59% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.46% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.62 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 7.49% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.05 |
F-Score5
WACC10.64%
ROIC/WACC0.62
Cap/Depr(3y)77.4%
Cap/Depr(5y)58.13%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.04%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.54%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)63.38%
EPS 3Y7.23%
EPS 5Y9.95%
EPS Q2Q%260%
EPS Next Y74.12%
EPS Next 2Y53.09%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)38.79%
Revenue growth 3Y22.37%
Revenue growth 5Y19.63%
Sales Q2Q%16.54%
Revenue Next Year24.14%
Revenue Next 2Y17.66%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y28.46%
EBIT growth 3Y26.02%
EBIT growth 5Y23.9%
EBIT Next Year100.72%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-173.47%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-76.39%
OCF growth 3Y-41.74%
OCF growth 5Y5.81%
CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP / CECO Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CECO.
What is the valuation status for CECO stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) stock?
CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for CECO stock?
The financial health rating of CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) is 3 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP (CECO) is expected to grow by 74.12% in the next year.