CFE (CFEB.BR) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
EBR:CFEB • BE0003883031
11.2 EUR
-0.3 (-2.61%)
Last: Mar 13, 2026, 02:25 PM
This CFEB.BR fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
Taking everything into account, CFEB scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CFEB was compared to 48 industry peers in the Construction & Engineering industry. The financial health of CFEB is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. CFEB is valued quite cheap, while showing a decent growth score. This is a good combination!
1. CFEB.BR Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- CFEB had positive earnings in the past year.
- CFEB had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Each year in the past 5 years CFEB has been profitable.
- In the past 5 years CFEB always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 2.52%, CFEB is doing worse than 68.75% of the companies in the same industry.
- CFEB's Return On Equity of 11.57% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CFEB is outperformed by 68.75% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of CFEB (3.78%) is worse than 81.25% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.52% | ||
| ROE | 11.57% | ||
| ROIC | 3.78% |
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
- CFEB's Profit Margin of 2.42% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CFEB is outperformed by 64.58% of its industry peers.
- CFEB's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- CFEB has a Operating Margin of 2.18%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CFEB underperforms 81.25% of its industry peers.
- CFEB's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- CFEB has a Gross Margin of 30.18%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CFEB underperforms 62.50% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CFEB has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.18% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.42% | ||
| GM | 30.18% |
OM growth 3Y4.13%
OM growth 5Y8.62%
PM growth 3Y-45.28%
PM growth 5Y-12.38%
GM growth 3Y1.34%
GM growth 5Y3.27%
2. CFEB.BR Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CFEB is destroying value.
- CFEB has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
2.2 Solvency
- CFEB has an Altman-Z score of 1.51. This is a bad value and indicates that CFEB is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- CFEB has a Altman-Z score (1.51) which is in line with its industry peers.
- CFEB has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.63. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.63 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 1.63, CFEB belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.72 indicates that CFEB is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of CFEB (0.72) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- Although CFEB's pure debt/equity ratio does not look good, it has limited outstanding debt compared to the Free Cash Flow. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.72 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.63 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.51 |
ROIC/WACC0.48
WACC7.8%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.03 indicates that CFEB should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Current ratio value of 1.03, CFEB is not doing good in the industry: 68.75% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- CFEB has a Quick Ratio of 1.03. This is a bad value and indicates that CFEB is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CFEB has a Quick ratio of 0.84. This is in the lower half of the industry: CFEB underperforms 79.17% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.84 |
3. CFEB.BR Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- CFEB shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 40.51%, which is quite impressive.
- The earnings per share for CFEB have been decreasing by -11.62% on average. This is quite bad
- The Revenue for CFEB has decreased by -11.89% in the past year. This is quite bad
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.29% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)40.51%
EPS 3Y-47.04%
EPS 5Y-11.62%
EPS Q2Q%32.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.89%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.72%
Revenue growth 5Y0.29%
Sales Q2Q%-14.73%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, CFEB will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 21.90% on average per year.
- Based on estimates for the next years, CFEB will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.69% on average per year.
EPS Next Y8.98%
EPS Next 2Y22.14%
EPS Next 3Y21.9%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.11%
Revenue Next 2Y2.88%
Revenue Next 3Y2.69%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
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. CFEB.BR Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CFEB is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.24.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CFEB indicates a rather cheap valuation: CFEB is cheaper than 89.58% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.71. CFEB is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- CFEB is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.84.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CFEB is valued cheaply inside the industry as 81.25% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- CFEB is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.82, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.24 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.84 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CFEB is on the same level as its industry peers.
- CFEB's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CFEB is cheaper than 97.92% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 2.46 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.87 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- CFEB's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- CFEB's earnings are expected to grow with 21.90% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.92
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y22.14%
EPS Next 3Y21.9%
5. CFEB.BR Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- CFEB has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.34%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.36, CFEB has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, CFEB pays a bit more dividend than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.34% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of CFEB decreases each year by -30.12%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-30.12%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
5.3 Sustainability
- 36.30% of the earnings are spent on dividend by CFEB. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
DP36.3%
EPS Next 2Y22.14%
EPS Next 3Y21.9%
CFEB.BR Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
EBR:CFEB (3/13/2026, 2:25:25 PM)
11.2
-0.3 (-2.61%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryConstruction & Engineering
Earnings (Last)02-25 2026-02-25/amc
Earnings (Next)05-20 2026-05-20
Inst Owners4.1%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap283.47M
Revenue(TTM)1.04B
Net Income(TTM)27.33M
Analysts80
Price Target10.24 (-8.57%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.34% |
Yearly Dividend0.4
Dividend Growth(5Y)-30.12%
DP36.3%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
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%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.24%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.24%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.57%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.57%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.24 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.84 | ||
| P/S | 0.25 | ||
| P/FCF | 2.46 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.31 | ||
| P/B | 1.2 | ||
| P/tB | 1.37 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.87 |
EPS(TTM)1.36
EY12.14%
EPS(NY)1.14
Fwd EY10.16%
FCF(TTM)4.56
FCFY40.69%
OCF(TTM)4.85
OCFY43.33%
SpS44.54
BVpS9.33
TBVpS8.16
PEG (NY)0.92
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number16.9
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.52% | ||
| ROE | 11.57% | ||
| ROCE | 5.36% | ||
| ROIC | 3.78% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.55% | ||
| ROICexgc | 6.13% | ||
| OM | 2.18% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.42% | ||
| GM | 30.18% | ||
| FCFM | 10.23% |
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y4.13%
OM growth 5Y8.62%
PM growth 3Y-45.28%
PM growth 5Y-12.38%
GM growth 3Y1.34%
GM growth 5Y3.27%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.04
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.72 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.63 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.62 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 33.24% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.66% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.2 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 260.85% | ||
| Profit Quality | 422.08% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.51 |
F-Score6
WACC7.8%
ROIC/WACC0.48
Cap/Depr(3y)58.65%
Cap/Depr(5y)67.39%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.08%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.22%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)40.51%
EPS 3Y-47.04%
EPS 5Y-11.62%
EPS Q2Q%32.28%
EPS Next Y8.98%
EPS Next 2Y22.14%
EPS Next 3Y21.9%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-11.89%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.72%
Revenue growth 5Y0.29%
Sales Q2Q%-14.73%
Revenue Next Year6.11%
Revenue Next 2Y2.88%
Revenue Next 3Y2.69%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-10.08%
EBIT growth 3Y0.25%
EBIT growth 5Y8.93%
EBIT Next Year89.56%
EBIT Next 3Y33.98%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y1797.25%
FCF growth 3Y27.23%
FCF growth 5Y-12.36%
OCF growth 1Y1478.37%
OCF growth 3Y17.48%
OCF growth 5Y-22.99%
CFE / CFEB.BR FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of CFE (CFEB.BR) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CFEB.BR.
What is the valuation status for CFEB stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to CFE (CFEB.BR). This can be considered as Undervalued.
What is the profitability of CFEB stock?
CFE (CFEB.BR) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CFEB stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CFE (CFEB.BR) is expected to grow by 8.98% in the next year.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for CFEB stock?
The dividend rating of CFE (CFEB.BR) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 36.3%.