Executive Summary
Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A. More Details
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Mediocre balance sheet with poor track record.
Share Price & News
How has Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: PCE is less volatile than 75% of Polish stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: PCE's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0.8%
PCE
2.0%
PL Chemicals
-0.9%
PL Market
1 Year Return
21.7%
PCE
9.6%
PL Chemicals
0.4%
PL Market
Return vs Industry: PCE exceeded the Polish Chemicals industry which returned 8.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PCE exceeded the Polish Market which returned 0.3% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| PCE | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0.8% | 2.0% | -0.9% |
| 30 Day | 7.5% | 10.8% | 2.5% |
| 90 Day | 11.2% | 17.9% | 16.0% |
| 1 Year | 21.7%21.7% | 11.7%9.6% | 1.3%0.4% |
| 3 Year | -23.6%-35.5% | -34.6%-40.9% | -13.3%-18.6% |
| 5 Year | -36.9%-47.8% | -45.0%-52.0% | 21.6%7.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police (WSE:PCE) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?Valuation
Is Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
30.73x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate PCE's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate PCE's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: PCE is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.7x) compared to the PL Chemicals industry average (15.6x).
PE vs Market: PCE is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.7x) compared to the Polish market (13.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PCE's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: PCE's PB Ratio (1x) is in line with the PL Chemicals industry average.
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Future Growth
How is Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
19.8%
Forecasted Materials 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 Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police 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.
Next Steps
- Take a look at our analysis of PCE’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.
- Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police performed over the past 5 years?
-39.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: PCE has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: PCE's current net profit margins (2%) are higher than last year (1.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PCE's earnings have declined by 39.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: PCE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: PCE had negative earnings growth (-1.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Chemicals industry average (-1.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PCE's Return on Equity (2.1%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PCE's short term assets (PLN896.3M) do not cover its short term liabilities (PLN1.0B).
Long Term Liabilities: PCE's short term assets (PLN896.3M) do not cover its long term liabilities (PLN998.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PCE's debt to equity ratio (36.4%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: PCE's debt to equity ratio has increased from 24.2% to 36.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: PCE's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (64.9%).
Interest Coverage: PCE earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate PCE's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate PCE'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 PCE's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if PCE's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: PCE is not paying a notable dividend for the Polish market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of PCE's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Polish market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Wojciech Wardacki
4.75yrs
Tenure
zł74,700
Compensation
Dr. Wojciech Piotr Wardacki, Ph.D., has served as the President of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer at Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A. since April 7, 2016. He served as the Presid...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Wojciech's total compensation ($USD0.00) is below average for companies of similar size in the Polish market ($USD385.84K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Wojciech's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President of the Management Board | 4.75yrs | zł541.80k | no data | |
| Vice President of the Management Board | 0.50yr | zł38.90k | no data | |
| Member of Management Board | 3.83yrs | zł379.80k | 0% PLN 0 | |
| President of the Management Board & CEO | 4.75yrs | zł74.70k | no data | |
| Chief Accountant | no data | no data | no data | |
| Technical Director | no data | no data | no data |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: PCE's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 4.58yrs | zł79.30k | no data | |
| Chairman of the Supervisory Board | 1yr | zł84.40k | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 4.5yrs | zł79.30k | no data | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 1.58yrs | zł34.40k | no data | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 2yrs | zł34.40k | no data | |
| Independent Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board | 1yr | no data | no data |
1.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: PCE's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
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.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A.
- Ticker: PCE
- Exchange: WSE
- Founded: NaN
- Industry: Diversified Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: zł1.565b
- Shares outstanding: 124.18m
- Website: https://zchpolice.grupaazoty.com/en.html
Number of Employees
Location
- Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A.
- ul. Kuznicka 1
- Police
- 72-010
- Poland
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCE | WSE (Warsaw Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | PL | PLN | Sep 2005 |
| 0OJO | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | PLN | Sep 2005 |
Biography
Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police S.A. manufactures and sells mineral fertilizers in Poland, Germany, South America, rest of Europe, and internationally. It provides compound fertilizers, such as nitrog...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/22 18:04 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.