Ratings Ekopak NV

Equities

EKOP

BE0974380124

Real-time Euronext Bruxelles Other stock markets 03:56:22 02/05/2024 pm IST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
17.75 ^EUR	-0.56%		-1.66%	-7.31%

25/03	Ekopak NV Reports Earnings Results for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2023	CI
2023	Ekopak NV Reports Earnings Results for the Half Year Ended June 30, 2023	CI

Summary

From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental situation

Strengths

Analysts expect a sharply increasing business volume for the group, with high growth rates in the coming years.
The company's earnings per share (EPS) are expected to grow significantly over the next few years according to the consensus of analysts covering the stock.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
Consensus analysts have strongly revised their opinion of the company over the past 12 months.

Weaknesses

The company is in debt and has limited leeway for investment
With an expected P/E ratio at 595 and 59.5 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
The company's enterprise value to sales, at 4.01 times its current sales, is high.
In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
For the last twelve months, the analysts covering the company have given a bearish overview of EPS estimates, resulting in frequent downward revisions.

Ratings chart - Surperformance

Sector: Water Utilities

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
EKOPAK NV	-7.31%	283M	-
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BÁSICO DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - SABESP	+7.23%	10.67B	B-
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES, INC.	-0.37%	10.18B	B-
SEVERN TRENT PLC	-3.68%	9.33B	C+
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC	-0.61%	8.98B	B+
CHENGDU XINGRONG ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.	+25.31%	2.92B	B-
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	-3.93%	2.88B	A-
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY	-10.37%	2.68B	B-
PENNON GROUP PLC	-9.51%	2.42B	B-
AGUAS ANDINAS S.A.	-4.78%	1.71B	B+

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