FRPT gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 87 industry peers in the Food Products industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of FRPT get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. FRPT shows excellent growth, but is valued quite expensive already. With these ratings, FRPT could be worth investigating further for growth investing!.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

FRPT had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year FRPT had a positive cash flow from operations.
FRPT had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
FRPT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

FRPT has a better Return On Assets (7.07%) than 85.06% of its industry peers.
FRPT's Return On Equity of 10.48% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. FRPT outperforms 78.16% of its industry peers.
FRPT has a Return On Invested Capital (3.28%) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	7.07%
ROE	10.48%
ROIC	3.28%

ROA(3y)-1.53%

ROA(5y)-1.83%

ROE(3y)-1.62%

ROE(5y)-1.96%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of FRPT (11.44%) is better than 89.66% of its industry peers.
FRPT's Operating Margin of 6.41% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. FRPT outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
FRPT's Gross Margin of 40.58% is amongst the best of the industry. FRPT outperforms 91.95% of its industry peers.
FRPT's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	6.41%
PM (TTM)	11.44%
GM	40.58%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.84%

GM growth 5Y-2.62%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

FRPT 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, FRPT has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, FRPT has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for FRPT has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 4.48 indicates that FRPT is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 4.48, FRPT belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.06% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of FRPT is 176.25, which is on the high side as it means it would take FRPT, 176.25 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 176.25, FRPT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.98% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.36 indicates that FRPT is not too dependend on debt financing.
FRPT has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.36) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.36
Debt/FCF	176.25
Altman-Z	4.48

ROIC/WACC0.4

WACC8.13%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 5.52 indicates that FRPT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With an excellent Current ratio value of 5.52, FRPT belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.25% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 4.61 indicates that FRPT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
FRPT's Quick ratio of 4.61 is amongst the best of the industry. FRPT outperforms 94.25% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	5.52
Quick Ratio	4.61

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

FRPT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 196.63%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, FRPT shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 16.34% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, FRPT shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 31.72% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)196.63%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%675%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)16.34%

Revenue growth 3Y31.84%

Revenue growth 5Y31.72%

Sales Q2Q%14%

3.2 Future

FRPT is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 21.09% yearly.
Based on estimates for the next years, FRPT will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 10.25% on average per year.

EPS Next Y127.26%

EPS Next 2Y24.18%

EPS Next 3Y27.01%

EPS Next 5Y21.09%

Revenue Next Year13.01%

Revenue Next 2Y11.24%

Revenue Next 3Y10.77%

Revenue Next 5Y10.25%

3.3 Evolution

The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 26.40, FRPT can be considered very expensive at the moment.
FRPT's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
FRPT is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.30, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 48.08, the valuation of FRPT can be described as expensive.
FRPT's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.57, FRPT is valued quite expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	26.4
Fwd PE	48.08

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FRPT is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 62.07% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as FRPT.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	1402.33
EV/EBITDA	22.8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

FRPT's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as FRPT's earnings are expected to grow with 27.01% in the coming years.