FERROVIAL SE(NASDAQ:FER) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

FER gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 45 industry peers in the Construction & Engineering industry. FER has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. FER is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year FER was profitable.

FER had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

Of the past 5 years FER 4 years were profitable.

FER had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

FER's Return On Assets of 1.71% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FER outperforms 46.51% of its industry peers.

FER has a better Return On Equity (12.10%) than 67.44% of its industry peers.

FER has a worse Return On Invested Capital (2.71%) than 62.79% of its industry peers.

FER had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.06%. This is significantly below the industry average of 11.60%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (2.71%) for FER is above the 3 year average (2.06%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.71%
ROE	12.1%
ROIC	2.71%

ROA(3y)2.4%

ROA(5y)1.28%

ROE(3y)15.29%

ROE(5y)7.64%

ROIC(3y)2.06%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of FER (5.34%) is better than 74.42% of its industry peers.

With a decent Operating Margin value of 6.93%, FER is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.12% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FER has grown nicely.

The Gross Margin of FER (42.81%) is better than 93.02% of its industry peers.

FER's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	6.93%
PM (TTM)	5.34%
GM	42.81%

OM growth 3Y37.8%

OM growth 5Y2.23%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y6.06%

GM growth 5Y2.82%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

FER 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, FER has less shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, FER has less shares outstanding

FER has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.16, we must say that FER is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 1.16, FER is not doing good in the industry: 81.40% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Debt to FCF ratio of FER is 12.20, which is on the high side as it means it would take FER, 12.20 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

FER's Debt to FCF ratio of 12.20 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FER is outperformed by 65.12% of its industry peers.

FER has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.00. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

FER's Debt to Equity ratio of 3.00 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FER is outperformed by 83.72% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3
Debt/FCF	12.2
Altman-Z	1.16

ROIC/WACC0.45

WACC5.97%

2.3 Liquidity

FER has a Current Ratio of 0.93. This is a bad value and indicates that FER is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a Current ratio value of 0.93, FER is not doing good in the industry: 81.40% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that FER may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

FER has a worse Quick ratio (0.86) than 81.40% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.93
Quick Ratio	0.86

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 22.70% over the past year.

Measured over the past 5 years, FER shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 3.65% on average per year.

Looking at the last year, FER shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -52.11% in the last year.

The Revenue for FER have been decreasing by -16.35% on average. This is quite bad

EPS 1Y (TTM)22.7%

EPS 3Y3.65%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-52.11%

Revenue growth 3Y-16.35%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%4.16%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, FER will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -13.76% on average per year.

Based on estimates for the next years, FER will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -9.43% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-55.78%

EPS Next 2Y-18.72%

EPS Next 3Y-43.08%

EPS Next 5Y-13.76%

Revenue Next Year0.71%

Revenue Next 2Y-30.82%

Revenue Next 3Y-19.97%

Revenue Next 5Y-9.43%

3.3 Evolution

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

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 75.64, which means the current valuation is very expensive for FER.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, FER is valued a bit more expensive than 65.12% of the companies in the same industry.

FER is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.96, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 115.44, FER can be considered very expensive at the moment.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FER indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: FER is more expensive than 74.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.11. FER is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	75.64
Fwd PE	115.44

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FER is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 72.09% of the companies are valued more cheaply.

FER's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	27.68
EV/EBITDA	38.77

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The decent profitability rating of FER may justify a higher PE ratio.

FER's earnings are expected to decrease with -43.08% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-18.72%

EPS Next 3Y-43.08%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

FER has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.89%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

FER's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.62. FER pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

FER's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 2.29.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.89%

5.2 History

The dividend of FER decreases each year by -9.43%.

FER has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-9.43%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

FER pays out 40.44% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.

FER's earnings and Dividend Rate are declining. This means the current dividend is most likely not sustainable.

DP40.44%

EPS Next 2Y-18.72%

EPS Next 3Y-43.08%

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FERROVIAL SE

NASDAQ:FER (1/17/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

41.6

+0.61 (+1.49%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryConstruction & Engineering

Earnings (Last)10-29 2024-10-29

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners35.66%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners33.85%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap30.77B

Analysts75.2

Price Target44 (5.77%)

Short Float %0.19%

Short Ratio16.5

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.89%

Yearly Dividend0.18

Dividend Growth(5Y)-9.43%

DP40.44%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

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)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)0.5%

Min Revenue beat(2)-2.64%

Max Revenue beat(2)3.65%

Revenue beat(4)3

Avg Revenue beat(4)2.32%

Min Revenue beat(4)-2.64%

Max Revenue beat(4)4.85%

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)0.51%

PT rev (3m)-0.58%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)11.09%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)5.91%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)8.22%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.49%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.22%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	75.64
Fwd PE	115.44
P/S	3.52
P/FCF	27.68
P/OCF	25.51
P/B	7.96
P/tB	9.54
EV/EBITDA	38.77

EPS(TTM)0.55

EY1.32%

EPS(NY)0.36

Fwd EY0.87%

FCF(TTM)1.5

FCFY3.61%

OCF(TTM)1.63

OCFY3.92%

SpS11.83

BVpS5.22

TBVpS4.36

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.71%
ROE	12.1%
ROCE	2.97%
ROIC	2.71%
ROICexc	3.32%
ROICexgc	3.45%
OM	6.93%
PM (TTM)	5.34%
GM	42.81%
FCFM	12.71%

ROA(3y)2.4%

ROA(5y)1.28%

ROE(3y)15.29%

ROE(5y)7.64%

ROIC(3y)2.06%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)2.76%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)2.88%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)2.26%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y20.78%

ROICexcg growth 5Y3.94%

ROICexc growth 3Y20.82%

ROICexc growth 5Y3.88%

OM growth 3Y37.8%

OM growth 5Y2.23%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y6.06%

GM growth 5Y2.82%

F-Score8

Asset Turnover0.32

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3
Debt/FCF	12.2
Debt/EBITDA	11.21
Cap/Depr	22.01%
Cap/Sales	1.08%
Interest Coverage	1.3
Cash Conversion	116.47%
Profit Quality	237.8%
Current Ratio	0.93
Quick Ratio	0.86
Altman-Z	1.16

F-Score8

WACC5.97%

ROIC/WACC0.45

Cap/Depr(3y)33.7%

Cap/Depr(5y)52.62%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.35%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.83%

Profit Quality(3y)254.01%

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)22.7%

EPS 3Y3.65%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y-55.78%

EPS Next 2Y-18.72%

EPS Next 3Y-43.08%

EPS Next 5Y-13.76%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-52.11%

Revenue growth 3Y-16.35%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%4.16%

Revenue Next Year0.71%

Revenue Next 2Y-30.82%

Revenue Next 3Y-19.97%

Revenue Next 5Y-9.43%

EBIT growth 1Y37.53%

EBIT growth 3Y50.52%

EBIT growth 5Y10.63%

EBIT Next Year125.62%

EBIT Next 3Y39.78%

EBIT Next 5Y30.76%

FCF growth 1Y114.68%

FCF growth 3Y4.73%

FCF growth 5Y47.45%

OCF growth 1Y91.21%

OCF growth 3Y3.42%

OCF growth 5Y28.85%

FERROVIAL SE (FER) 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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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