We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to FTK. FTK was compared to 82 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. FTK has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. FTK is growing strongly while it is still valued neutral. This is a good combination!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year FTK was profitable.
FTK had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years FTK reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In the past 5 years FTK reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With an excellent Return On Assets value of 15.01%, FTK belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 28.90%, FTK belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 97.56% of the companies in the same industry.
FTK's Return On Invested Capital of 12.92% is amongst the best of the industry. FTK outperforms 89.02% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	15.01%
ROE	28.9%
ROIC	12.92%

ROA(3y)-1.28%

ROA(5y)-44.59%

ROE(3y)-531.16%

ROE(5y)-406.73%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

FTK has a Profit Margin of 14.48%. This is amongst the best in the industry. FTK outperforms 92.68% of its industry peers.
With a decent Operating Margin value of 12.08%, FTK is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.85% of the companies in the same industry.
FTK has a Gross Margin (25.81%) which is in line with its industry peers.
FTK's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	12.08%
PM (TTM)	14.48%
GM	25.81%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y40.33%

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

FTK has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
FTK has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, FTK has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for FTK has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

FTK has an Altman-Z score of 2.92. This is not the best score and indicates that FTK is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
FTK has a Altman-Z score of 2.92. This is in the better half of the industry: FTK outperforms 79.27% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.42 indicates that FTK is not too dependend on debt financing.
FTK has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.42) than 68.29% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.42
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.92

ROIC/WACC0.82

WACC15.8%

2.3 Liquidity

FTK has a Current Ratio of 1.77. This is a normal value and indicates that FTK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.77, FTK perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.12% of the companies in the same industry.
FTK has a Quick Ratio of 1.54. This is a normal value and indicates that FTK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of FTK (1.54) is better than 64.63% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.77
Quick Ratio	1.54

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

FTK shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 288.46%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, FTK shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 23.56%.
FTK shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 9.39% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)288.46%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%575%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)23.56%

Revenue growth 3Y62.86%

Revenue growth 5Y9.39%

Sales Q2Q%12.64%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 67.47% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, FTK will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 17.05% on average per year.

EPS Next Y210.28%

EPS Next 2Y76.84%

EPS Next 3Y67.47%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year20.44%

Revenue Next 2Y16.45%

Revenue Next 3Y17.05%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

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

FTK is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 17.39.
62.20% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FTK, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.21, FTK is valued a bit cheaper.
FTK is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.02.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as FTK.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.26. FTK is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	17.39
Fwd PE	17.02

4.2 Price Multiples

75.61% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than FTK, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	20.19

4.3 Compensation for Growth

FTK'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 FTK's earnings are expected to grow with 67.47% in the coming years.