Taking everything into account, COLD scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. COLD was compared to 124 industry peers in the Diversified REITs industry. COLD may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. COLD is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

COLD had negative earnings in the past year.
COLD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
COLD had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years COLD always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

COLD has a Return On Assets of -0.77%. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 66.40% of its industry peers.
COLD's Return On Equity of -2.06% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 65.60% of its industry peers.
COLD has a Return On Invested Capital of 2.19%. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 60.00% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for COLD is in line with the industry average of 3.05%.
The 3 year average ROIC (2.07%) for COLD is below the current ROIC(2.19%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.77%
ROE	-2.06%
ROIC	2.19%

ROA(3y)-1.91%

ROA(5y)-1.16%

ROE(3y)-4.23%

ROE(5y)-2.56%

ROIC(3y)2.07%

ROIC(5y)1.95%

1.3 Margins

COLD has a Operating Margin of 7.77%. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 78.40% of its industry peers.
COLD's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 31.95%, COLD is doing worse than 87.20% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of COLD has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	7.77%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	31.95%

OM growth 3Y22.51%

OM growth 5Y-3.29%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y11.04%

GM growth 5Y3.44%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), COLD is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for COLD remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for COLD has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for COLD is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.36, we must say that COLD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of 0.36, COLD perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.60% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.36 is on the high side and indicates that COLD has dependencies on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.36, COLD is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.80% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.36
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.36

ROIC/WACC0.35

WACC6.25%

2.3 Liquidity

COLD has a Current Ratio of 0.54. This is a bad value and indicates that COLD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
COLD has a Current ratio of 0.54. This is in the lower half of the industry: COLD underperforms 79.20% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.54 indicates that COLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.54, COLD is not doing good in the industry: 79.20% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.54
Quick Ratio	0.54

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 78.22% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, COLD shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.60% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing by 8.37% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)78.22%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-300%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.6%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.6%

Revenue growth 5Y8.37%

Sales Q2Q%-1.56%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, COLD will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 19.92% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.42% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y96%

EPS Next 2Y46.63%

EPS Next 3Y29.07%

EPS Next 5Y19.92%

Revenue Next Year-3.46%

Revenue Next 2Y-2.08%

Revenue Next 3Y0.5%

Revenue Next 5Y3.42%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

COLD reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 259.61 indicates a quite expensive valuation of COLD.
COLD's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
COLD's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.98.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	259.61

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as COLD.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	14.02

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
COLD's earnings are expected to grow with 29.07% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y46.63%

EPS Next 3Y29.07%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

COLD has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 7.09%, which is a nice return.
COLD's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 6.82.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.81, COLD pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	7.09%

5.2 History

The dividend of COLD has a limited annual growth rate of 2.19%.
COLD has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
COLD has not decreased its dividend in the past 5 years, so it has a somewhat stable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)2.19%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years6

5.3 Sustainability

COLD has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.
The dividend of COLD is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DP-414.38%

EPS Next 2Y46.63%

EPS Next 3Y29.07%

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AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC / COLD FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to COLD.

Can you provide the valuation status for AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD). This can be considered as Overvalued.

Can you provide the profitability details for AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC?

AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.

Can you provide the expected EPS growth for COLD stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) is expected to grow by 96% in the next year.

How sustainable is the dividend of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) stock?

The dividend rating of AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -414.38%.