ECK Fundamental Analysis - LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, ECK scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ECK was compared to 14 industry peers in the Broadline Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of ECK have multiple concerns. ECK does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ECK had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year ECK had a positive cash flow from operations.

In multiple years ECK reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

Of the past 5 years ECK 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ECK has a Return On Assets of -1.76%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ECK underperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -4.86%, ECK is doing worse than 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.

ECK has a worse Return On Invested Capital (1.83%) than 71.43% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ECK is significantly below the industry average of 10.65%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.76%
ROE	-4.86%
ROIC	1.83%

ROA(3y)-0.05%

ROA(5y)0.21%

ROE(3y)-0.19%

ROE(5y)0.46%

ROIC(3y)1.91%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 4.76%, ECK is doing worse than 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.

ECK's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

The Gross Margin of ECK (49.10%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

ECK's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.76%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	49.1%

OM growth 3Y-26.48%

OM growth 5Y-11.33%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y2.19%

GM growth 5Y0.35%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ECK is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for ECK remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for ECK remains at a similar level compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, ECK has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

ECK has an Altman-Z score of 1.11. This is a bad value and indicates that ECK is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 1.11, ECK is not doing good in the industry: 85.71% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ECK is 20.89, which is on the high side as it means it would take ECK, 20.89 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

ECK's Debt to FCF ratio of 20.89 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECK is outperformed by 78.57% of its industry peers.

ECK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.23. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

ECK has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.23) than 78.57% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.23
Debt/FCF	20.89
Altman-Z	1.11

ROIC/WACC0.3

WACC6.08%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.62 indicates that ECK may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of ECK (0.62) is worse than 92.86% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.13 indicates that ECK may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 0.13, ECK is not doing good in the industry: 92.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.62
Quick Ratio	0.13

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ECK have decreased strongly by -766.38% in the last year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.84% in the past year.

ECK shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -1.75% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-766.38%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-75.02%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.84%

Revenue growth 3Y9.79%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.75%

Sales Q2Q%5.13%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ECK. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ECK is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 78.57% of the companies are valued more expensively.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ECK indicates a rather cheap valuation: ECK is cheaper than 92.86% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	10.03
EV/EBITDA	13.45

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ECK does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK

FRA:ECK (9/15/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

12.4

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail

GICS IndustryBroadline Retail

Earnings (Last)07-24 2025-07-24

Earnings (Next)10-16 2025-10-16

Inst OwnersN/A

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners25%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap45.76M

Analysts80

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0.15

Dividend Growth(5Y)-27.53%

DP1.6%

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)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.62
P/FCF	10.03
P/OCF	7.54
P/B	0.77
P/tB	0.84
EV/EBITDA	13.45

EPS(TTM)-0.78

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)1.24

FCFY9.97%

OCF(TTM)1.64

OCFY13.26%

SpS19.87

BVpS16.02

TBVpS14.74

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.76%
ROE	-4.86%
ROCE	2.6%
ROIC	1.83%
ROICexc	1.83%
ROICexgc	1.9%
OM	4.76%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	49.1%
FCFM	6.22%

ROA(3y)-0.05%

ROA(5y)0.21%

ROE(3y)-0.19%

ROE(5y)0.46%

ROIC(3y)1.91%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)1.92%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)1.98%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)2.99%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y-18.46%

ROICexcg growth 5Y-11.13%

ROICexc growth 3Y-18.51%

ROICexc growth 5Y-11.24%

OM growth 3Y-26.48%

OM growth 5Y-11.33%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y2.19%

GM growth 5Y0.35%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.45

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.23
Debt/FCF	20.89
Debt/EBITDA	6.94
Cap/Depr	21.58%
Cap/Sales	2.05%
Interest Coverage	1.24
Cash Conversion	57.99%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.62
Quick Ratio	0.13
Altman-Z	1.11

F-Score5

WACC6.08%

ROIC/WACC0.3

Cap/Depr(3y)38.01%

Cap/Depr(5y)40.15%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.51%

Cap/Sales(5y)4.14%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-766.38%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-75.02%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.84%

Revenue growth 3Y9.79%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.75%

Sales Q2Q%5.13%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-18.39%

EBIT growth 3Y-19.28%

EBIT growth 5Y-12.88%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y69.4%

FCF growth 3Y-12.32%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-3.49%

OCF growth 3Y-12.49%

OCF growth 5Y-2.71%

LUDWIG BECK AM RATHAUSECK (ECK.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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