Fountain S.A.

ENXTBR:FOU Stock Report

Market Cap: €7.9m

Fountain Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Fountain has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 64.2%, while the Commercial Services industry saw earnings growing at 4.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.8% per year. Fountain's return on equity is 19.2%, and it has net margins of 2.8%.

Key information

64.23%

Earnings growth rate

65.22%

EPS growth rate

Commercial Services Industry Growth12.18%
Revenue growth rate10.81%
Return on equity19.21%
Net Margin2.77%
Last Earnings Update31 Dec 2025

Recent past performance updates

Analysis Article May 04

Solid Earnings Reflect Fountain's (EBR:FOU) Strength As A Business

Fountain S.A. ( EBR:FOU ) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. We think that investors...
Analysis Article May 04

Fountain's (EBR:FOU) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Unsurprisingly, Fountain S.A.'s ( EBR:FOU ) stock price was strong on the back of its healthy earnings report. However...

Recent updates

Analysis Article Apr 25

Does Fountain (EBR:FOU) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...
Analysis Article Oct 25

Does Fountain (EBR:FOU) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Sep 21

Fountain S.A. (EBR:FOU) Surges 26% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

Fountain S.A. ( EBR:FOU ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month, posting a...
Analysis Article Jun 11

Do Fountain's (EBR:FOU) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...
Analysis Article May 04

Solid Earnings Reflect Fountain's (EBR:FOU) Strength As A Business

Fountain S.A. ( EBR:FOU ) just reported healthy earnings but the stock price didn't move much. We think that investors...
Analysis Article Mar 19

Fountain S.A.'s (EBR:FOU) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.6x in the Commercial Services industry in Belgium, you...
Analysis Article Nov 20

Fountain (EBR:FOU) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article Sep 20

Fountain S.A.'s (EBR:FOU) Shares Leap 27% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Fountain S.A. ( EBR:FOU ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 27% after a shaky period beforehand...
Analysis Article Jul 05

Investors Aren't Entirely Convinced By Fountain S.A.'s (EBR:FOU) Revenues

It's not a stretch to say that Fountain S.A.'s ( EBR:FOU ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x right now seems...
Analysis Article May 04

Fountain's (EBR:FOU) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Unsurprisingly, Fountain S.A.'s ( EBR:FOU ) stock price was strong on the back of its healthy earnings report. However...
Analysis Article Mar 23

Potential Upside For Fountain S.A. (EBR:FOU) Not Without Risk

With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.7x in the Commercial Services industry in Belgium, you...
Analysis Article Oct 19

Is Fountain (EBR:FOU) A Risky Investment?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it seems the smart money knows that...
Analysis Article Jun 22

We Think Fountain (EBR:FOU) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article May 05

Is Fountain (EBR:FOU) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

Legendary fund manager Li Lu (who Charlie Munger backed) once said, 'The biggest investment risk is not the volatility...
Analysis Article May 07

Fountain (EBR:FOU) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Fountain makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

ENXTBR:FOU Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 25301110
30 Sep 25301110
30 Jun 25302110
31 Mar 25302110
31 Dec 24302110
30 Sep 24302110
30 Jun 24291110
31 Mar 24291110
31 Dec 23291100
30 Sep 23280100
30 Jun 2328-1100
31 Mar 2326-1100
31 Dec 2225-190
30 Sep 2223-190
30 Jun 2222-190
31 Mar 2221-190
31 Dec 2120-290
30 Sep 2120-290
30 Jun 2119-280
31 Mar 2119-180
31 Dec 2018-190
30 Sep 2019080
30 Jun 2021090
31 Mar 2023090
31 Dec 1924090
30 Sep 19250100
30 Jun 19250110
31 Mar 19250110
31 Dec 18260110
30 Sep 18261110
30 Jun 18271110
31 Mar 18271110
31 Dec 17270120
30 Sep 1727-2110
30 Jun 1728-5100
31 Mar 1728-5100
31 Dec 1629-4100
30 Sep 1630-2110
30 Jun 16301120
31 Mar 16301120
31 Dec 15310120
30 Sep 1531-1130

Quality Earnings: FOU has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FOU's current net profit margins (2.8%) are lower than last year (5.5%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FOU has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 64.2% per year.

Accelerating Growth: FOU's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: FOU had negative earnings growth (-49.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Commercial Services industry average (-2.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: FOU's Return on Equity (19.2%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/07/12 16:23
End of Day Share Price 2026/07/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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