A Spotlight On CropEnergies AG's (ETR:CE2) Fundamentals

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Attractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals. In the case of CropEnergies AG (ETR:CE2), there's is a financially-healthy company with a excellent growth outlook, not yet factored into the price. Below, I've touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on CropEnergies here.

Flawless balance sheet and good value

CE2's shares are now trading at a price below its true value based on its discounted cash flows, indicating a relatively pessimistic market sentiment. Investors have the opportunity to buy into the stock to reap capital gains, if CE2's projected earnings trajectory does follow analyst consensus growth, which determines my intrinsic value of the company. Compared to the rest of the market, CE2 is also trading below other listed companies on the DE stock exchange, relative to earnings generated. This supports the theory that CE2 is potentially underpriced.

XTRA:CE2 Past and Future Earnings, September 29th 2019
XTRA:CE2 Past and Future Earnings, September 29th 2019

CE2's ability to maintain an adequate level of cash to meet upcoming liabilities is a good sign for its financial health. This indicates that CE2 has sufficient cash flows and proper cash management in place, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. CE2 currently has no debt on its balance sheet. This implies that the company is running its operations purely on off equity funding. which is typically normal for a small-cap company. Investors’ risk associated with debt is virtually non-existent and the company has plenty of headroom to grow debt in the future, should the need arise.

XTRA:CE2 Historical Debt, September 29th 2019
XTRA:CE2 Historical Debt, September 29th 2019

Next Steps:

For CropEnergies, I've put together three relevant aspects you should further examine:

  1. Historical Performance: What has CE2's returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.

  2. Dividend Income vs Capital Gains: Does CE2 return gains to shareholders through reinvesting in itself and growing earnings, or redistribute a decent portion of earnings as dividends? Our historical dividend yield visualization quickly tells you what your can expect from CE2 as an investment.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of CE2? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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