Egypt for Poultry (CASE:EPCO) - Share price, News & Analysis

EPCO fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	0/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	3/6
Dividends	0/6

EPCO Overview

Egypt for Poultry produces hatching and table eggs, and chicks through raising egg producing hens.

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 50.8% per year over past 5 years

Has less than 1 year of cash runway

Highly volatile share price over the past 3 months

Makes less than USD$1m in revenue (EGP3M)

+ 1 more risk

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Egypt for Poultry
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	ج.م3.72
52 Week High	ج.م2.67
52 Week Low	ج.م8.59
Beta	0.17
1 Month Change	-45.21%
3 Month Change	-8.60%
1 Year Change	-2.62%
3 Year Change	118.70%
5 Year Change	167.63%
Change since IPO	19.23%

Shareholder Returns

	EPCO	EG Food	EG Market
7D	-30.6%	-3.1%	-0.8%
1Y	-2.6%	0.05%	11.1%

Return vs Industry: EPCO underperformed the EG Food industry which returned 0% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EPCO underperformed the EG Market which returned 11.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EPCO's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EPCO volatility
EPCO Beta	0.17
Industry Beta	0.55
Market Beta	1

Stable Share Price: EPCO is more volatile than 90% of EG stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 15% a week.

Volatility Over Time: EPCO's weekly volatility (15%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of EG stocks.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1977	n/a	Hisham Ahmed Abdel Latif Awady	https://www.epco-chickina.com

Egypt for Poultry produces hatching and table eggs, and chicks through raising egg producing hens. The company also produces poultry fodder; establishes automatic slaughterhouses; establishes and leases cold rooms; blends primary ingredients; and offers agricultural products. In addition, it operates refrigerator to preserve agricultural crops and foodstuffs; and transports frozen goods, as well as engages in the production of poultry medicine; and provision of fish production.

Egypt for Poultry Fundamentals Summary

How do Egypt for Poultry's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
EPCO fundamental statistics
Market Cap	ج.م158.36m
Earnings (TTM)	-ج.م7.06m
Revenue (TTM)	ج.م3.25m

48.7x

P/S Ratio

-22.4x

P/E Ratio

Is EPCO overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
EPCO income statement (TTM)
Revenue	ج.م3.25m
Cost of Revenue	ج.م3.24m
Gross Profit	ج.م11.53k
Expenses	ج.م7.08m
Earnings	-ج.م7.06m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2021

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	-0.17
Gross Margin	0.35%
Net Profit Margin	-217.13%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.0%

How did EPCO perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Valuation

Is Egypt for Poultry undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?

2.29x

Price to Book (PB) ratio

Share Price vs. Fair Value

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate EPCO's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate EPCO's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.

Price To Earnings Ratio

PE vs Industry: EPCO is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the EG Food industry average.

PE vs Market: EPCO is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the EG market.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate EPCO's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.

Price to Book Ratio

PB vs Industry: EPCO is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.3x) compared to the EG Food industry average (1.9x).

Future Growth

How is Egypt for Poultry forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?

13.1%

Forecasted Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry annual growth in earnings

In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Egypt for Poultry has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.

This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.

Past Performance

How has Egypt for Poultry performed over the past 5 years?

-50.8%

Historical annual earnings growth

Earnings and Revenue History

Quality Earnings: EPCO is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: EPCO is currently unprofitable.

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: EPCO is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 50.8% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare EPCO's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: EPCO is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Food industry (4.9%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: EPCO has a negative Return on Equity (-10.2%), as it is currently unprofitable.

Financial Health

How is Egypt for Poultry's financial position?

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: EPCO's short term assets (EGP57.0M) do not cover its short term liabilities (EGP61.6M).

Long Term Liabilities: EPCO's short term assets (EGP57.0M) exceed its long term liabilities (EGP1.7M).

Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: EPCO is debt free.

Reducing Debt: EPCO has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 0%.

Balance Sheet

Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: EPCO has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: EPCO has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 13.1% each year.

Dividend

What is Egypt for Poultry current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?

Dividend Yield vs Market

Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate EPCO's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

High Dividend: Unable to evaluate EPCO's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.

Stability and Growth of Payments

Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if EPCO's dividends per share have been stable in the past.

Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if EPCO's dividend payments have been increasing.

Current Payout to Shareholders

Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of EPCO's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the EG market.

Next Steps

Explore strong dividend paying companies in the Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry.

Management

How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?

CEO

Hisham Ahmed Abdel Latif Awady

no data

Tenure

Mr. Hisham Ahmed Abdel Latif El Awady serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of Egypt for Poultry.

Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2021/10/22 14:31
End of Day Share Price	2021/10/20 00:00
Earnings	2021/06/30
Annual Earnings	2020/12/31

Market Cap

7D

1Y

Updated

Data