AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST INC (COLD) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:COLD - US03064D1081 - REIT
13.56 USD
+0.14 (+1.04%)
13.56 USD
0 (0%)
Overall COLD gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated COLD against 126 industry peers in the Diversified REITs industry. COLD may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. COLD does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
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.
- In the past 5 years COLD reported 4 times negative net income.
- Each year in the past 5 years COLD had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- COLD's Return On Assets of -0.77% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 65.87% of its industry peers.
- COLD has a worse Return On Equity (-2.06%) than 65.08% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.19%, COLD is in line with its industry, outperforming 40.48% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for COLD is in line with the industry average of 3.06%.
- 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's Operating Margin of 7.77% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. COLD is outperformed by 78.57% of its industry peers.
- COLD's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- With a Gross Margin value of 31.95%, COLD is not doing good in the industry: 87.30% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- COLD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), COLD is destroying value.
- COLD has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, COLD has more shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, COLD has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- COLD has an Altman-Z score of 0.36. This is a bad value and indicates that COLD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- COLD has a Altman-Z score (0.36) which is in line with its industry peers.
- COLD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.36. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- COLD has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.36. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: COLD outperforms 48.41% of its industry peers.
| 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.
- With a Current ratio value of 0.54, COLD is not doing good in the industry: 79.37% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- COLD has a Quick 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 worse Quick ratio (0.54) than 79.37% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.54 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 78.22% over the past year.
- The Revenue has decreased by -2.60% in the past year.
- COLD shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 8.37% yearly.
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
- COLD is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 19.92% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.42% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y97%
EPS Next 2Y44.39%
EPS Next 3Y26.2%
EPS Next 5Y19.92%
Revenue Next Year-3.46%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y0.42%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- COLD reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 469.26, COLD can be considered very expensive at the moment.
- COLD's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.26, COLD is valued quite expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 469.26 |
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 | 14.11 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates COLD does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as COLD's earnings are expected to grow with 26.20% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y44.39%
EPS Next 3Y26.2%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 7.00%, COLD is a good candidate for dividend investing.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 6.86, COLD pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.89, COLD pays a better dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 7% |
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
- The earnings of COLD are negative and hence is the payout ratio. COLD will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
- The dividend of COLD is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP-414.38%
EPS Next 2Y44.39%
EPS Next 3Y26.2%
13.56
+0.14 (+1.04%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryDiversified REITs
Earnings (Last)11-06 2025-11-06/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-18 2026-02-18/amc
Inst Owners113.18%
Inst Owner Change0.24%
Ins Owners0.06%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap3.86B
Revenue(TTM)2.61B
Net Income(TTM)-62.42M
Analysts74.29
Price Target14.35 (5.83%)
Short Float %9%
Short Ratio3.83
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 7% |
Yearly Dividend0.89
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.19%
DP-414.38%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years6
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-154.65%
Min EPS beat(2)-222.55%
Max EPS beat(2)-86.75%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-189.96%
Min EPS beat(4)-241.61%
Max EPS beat(4)-86.75%
EPS beat(8)1
Avg EPS beat(8)-283.73%
EPS beat(12)1
Avg EPS beat(12)-442.53%
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.76%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.35%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.17%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.37%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.17%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.64%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-5.07%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.25%
PT rev (1m)-1.4%
PT rev (3m)-25.05%
EPS NQ rev (1m)13.34%
EPS NQ rev (3m)13.34%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-150%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.35%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.87%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.04%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.3%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 469.26 | ||
| P/S | 1.48 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 9.85 | ||
| P/B | 1.27 | ||
| P/tB | 2.8 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 14.11 |
EPS(TTM)-0.22
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.03
Fwd EY0.21%
FCF(TTM)-0.52
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.38
OCFY10.15%
SpS9.16
BVpS10.65
TBVpS4.84
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.77% | ||
| ROE | -2.06% | ||
| ROCE | 2.77% | ||
| ROIC | 2.19% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.2% | ||
| ROICexgc | 2.97% | ||
| OM | 7.77% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 31.95% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)-1.91%
ROA(5y)-1.16%
ROE(3y)-4.23%
ROE(5y)-2.56%
ROIC(3y)2.07%
ROIC(5y)1.95%
ROICexc(3y)2.09%
ROICexc(5y)2%
ROICexgc(3y)2.85%
ROICexgc(5y)2.73%
ROCE(3y)2.62%
ROCE(5y)2.46%
ROICexgc growth 3Y22.99%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-6.37%
ROICexc growth 3Y24.13%
ROICexc growth 5Y-8.28%
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%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.32
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.36 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 7.34 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 151.1% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 20.68% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.63 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 70% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.54 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.36 |
F-Score5
WACC6.25%
ROIC/WACC0.35
Cap/Depr(3y)92.19%
Cap/Depr(5y)123.35%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.68%
Cap/Sales(5y)14.68%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)78.22%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-300%
EPS Next Y97%
EPS Next 2Y44.39%
EPS Next 3Y26.2%
EPS Next 5Y19.92%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.6%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.6%
Revenue growth 5Y8.37%
Sales Q2Q%-1.56%
Revenue Next Year-3.46%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.12%
Revenue Next 3Y0.42%
Revenue Next 5Y3.42%
EBIT growth 1Y-13.74%
EBIT growth 3Y21.78%
EBIT growth 5Y4.81%
EBIT Next Year167.21%
EBIT Next 3Y39.14%
EBIT Next 5Y26.09%
FCF growth 1Y-709.63%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y26.34%
OCF growth 3Y14.68%
OCF growth 5Y11.76%
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 3 / 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 97% 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%.