FOUNTAIN SA(EBR:FOU) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

FOU gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 44 industry peers in the Commercial Services & Supplies industry. FOU has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. FOU has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

FOU had positive earnings in the past year.

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

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

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

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of FOU (8.39%) is better than 86.96% of its industry peers.

FOU has a better Return On Equity (62.60%) than 97.83% of its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of FOU (11.91%) is better than 95.65% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	8.39%
ROE	62.6%
ROIC	11.91%

ROA(3y)-3.31%

ROA(5y)-2.62%

ROE(3y)-715.99%

ROE(5y)-433.99%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of FOU (4.76%) is better than 69.57% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.46%, FOU is in line with its industry, outperforming 45.65% of the companies in the same industry.

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

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 63.87%, FOU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.74% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of FOU has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.46%
PM (TTM)	4.76%
GM	63.87%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y9.7%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.96%

GM growth 5Y-1.68%

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ROE

ROIC

Operating and Profit Margin

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so FOU is creating value.

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

The number of shares outstanding for FOU has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, FOU has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 1.92 indicates that FOU is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.92, FOU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.04% of the companies in the same industry.

FOU has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.13. This is a neutral value as FOU would need 4.13 years to pay back of all of its debts.

FOU has a better Debt to FCF ratio (4.13) than 71.74% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.64 is on the high side and indicates that FOU has dependencies on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of FOU (1.64) is worse than 63.04% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.64
Debt/FCF	4.13
Altman-Z	1.92

ROIC/WACC2.1

WACC5.67%

2.3 Liquidity

FOU has a Current Ratio of 0.63. This is a bad value and indicates that FOU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.63, FOU is doing worse than 84.78% of the companies in the same industry.

FOU has a Quick Ratio of 0.63. This is a bad value and indicates that FOU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

FOU has a Quick ratio of 0.42. This is amonst the worse of the industry: FOU underperforms 82.61% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.42

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 288.86% over the past year.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.59% in the past year.

FOU shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 2.57% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)288.86%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%308.77%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.59%

Revenue growth 3Y16.83%

Revenue growth 5Y2.57%

Sales Q2Q%2.45%

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 5.87, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of FOU.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, FOU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 93.48% of the companies are valued more expensively.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 29.35. FOU is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	5.87
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FOU is valued cheaper than 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FOU is valued cheaper than 93.48% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	4.52
EV/EBITDA	5.13

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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

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

FOU does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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FOUNTAIN SA

EBR:FOU (3/3/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

1.35

+0.03 (+2.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services

GICS IndustryCommercial Services & Supplies

Earnings (Last)N/A N/A

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners33.05%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners33.27%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap8.07M

AnalystsN/A

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

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	5.87
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.27
P/FCF	4.52
P/OCF	3.41
P/B	3.61
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	5.13

EPS(TTM)0.23

EY17.04%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.3

FCFY22.14%

OCF(TTM)0.4

OCFY29.34%

SpS4.92

BVpS0.37

TBVpS-0.29

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	8.39%
ROE	62.6%
ROCE	15.88%
ROIC	11.91%
ROICexc	12.95%
ROICexgc	39.62%
OM	3.46%
PM (TTM)	4.76%
GM	63.87%
FCFM	6.08%

ROA(3y)-3.31%

ROA(5y)-2.62%

ROE(3y)-715.99%

ROE(5y)-433.99%

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

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5Y23.82%

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5Y13.29%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y9.7%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.96%

GM growth 5Y-1.68%

F-Score8

Asset Turnover1.76

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.64
Debt/FCF	4.13
Debt/EBITDA	1.26
Cap/Depr	30.73%
Cap/Sales	1.98%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	81.38%
Profit Quality	127.73%
Current Ratio	0.63
Quick Ratio	0.42
Altman-Z	1.92

F-Score8

WACC5.67%

ROIC/WACC2.1

Cap/Depr(3y)33.01%

Cap/Depr(5y)25.39%

Cap/Sales(3y)2.55%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.19%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)288.86%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%308.77%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.59%

Revenue growth 3Y16.83%

Revenue growth 5Y2.57%

Sales Q2Q%2.45%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y261.92%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y12.52%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y251.83%

FCF growth 3Y55.94%

FCF growth 5Y4.07%

OCF growth 1Y507.05%

OCF growth 3Y45.52%

OCF growth 5Y4.65%

FOUNTAIN SA (FOU.BR) 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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