ESP Resources
Market Cap
US$2.3m
Last Updated
2021/05/06 22:55 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
ESP Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, blends, distributes, and markets specialty chemicals and analytical services to the oil and gas industry in the United States. More Details
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Weak fundamentals or lack of information.
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Share Price & News
How has ESP Resources's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ESPI.Q is more volatile than 90% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 26% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ESPI.Q's weekly volatility has decreased from 72% to 26% over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.4%
ESPI.Q
2.3%
US Chemicals
-1.7%
US Market
1 Year Return
2,473.3%
ESPI.Q
66.6%
US Chemicals
51.8%
US Market
Return vs Industry: ESPI.Q exceeded the US Chemicals industry which returned 68.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ESPI.Q exceeded the US Market which returned 52.8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ESPI.Q | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -2.4% | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 30 Day | -22.8% | 5.3% | 1.5% |
| 90 Day | 2.7% | 14.5% | 3.1% |
| 1 Year | 2,473.3%2,473.3% | 70.1%66.6% | 54.4%51.8% |
| 3 Year | 1,106.3%1,106.3% | 50.3%27.6% | 63.0%52.8% |
| 5 Year | 865.0%865.0% | 109.6%68.4% | 127.2%101.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is ESP Resources's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is ESP Resources undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
In this section, we usually try to help investors determine whether ESP Resources is trading at an attractive price based on the cash flow it is expected to produce in the future. But as ESP Resources has not provided consistent financial data, and the stock also has no analyst forecast or coverage, its intrinsic value cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst consensus cash flow predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 89% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have a valuation analysis.
Future Growth
How is ESP Resources forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
14.8%
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 ESP Resources 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 ESP Resources performed over the past 5 years?
5.3%
Historical Materials annual earnings growth
In this section we usually display a company’s past earnings and revenues to help investors visualise the trend through time. We also gauge the company’s performance by benchmarking its returns and growth to its industry peers and the wider market. However, ESP Resources has not provided sufficient past data to assess its track record.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have historical data.
Financial Health
How is ESP Resources's financial position?
In this section we usually analyse ESP Resources's finance health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial distress, in particular, its ability to manage its cash and debt levels. ESP Resources has not provided adequate balance sheet data, its financial health cannot be properly assessed as it.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by Simply Wall St do have financial information.
Dividend
What is ESP Resources's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ESPI.Q's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ESPI.Q'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 ESPI.Q's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ESPI.Q'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 ESPI.Q's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
US$480k
CEO Compensation
CEO
Dave Dugas (63 yo)
no data
Tenure
US$480,000
Compensation
Mr. David A. Dugas, also known as Dave founded ESP Resources, Inc. in November 2006 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dugas has been the President of ESP Resources since December 29, 2008. Mr....
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Dave's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Dave's compensation with company performance.
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
ESP Resources, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: ESP Resources, Inc.
- Ticker: ESPI.Q
- Exchange: OTCPK
- Founded: 2004
- Industry: Specialty Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: US$2.295m
- Shares outstanding: 237.83m
- Website: https://www.espchem.com
Number of Employees
Location
- ESP Resources, Inc.
- 1003 South Hugh Wallis Road
- Suite G-1
- Lafayette
- Louisiana
- 70508
- United States
Listings
Biography
ESP Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, blends, distributes, and markets specialty chemicals and analytical services to the oil and gas industry in the United States. The company suppl...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/05/06 22:55 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/05/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2015/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2014/12/31 |
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.