Designs and constructs public and private infrastructure projects. Develops, finances, and operates toll roads globally. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 9% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 9% a year on average.
It pays out $1.65 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 40 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 35/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 39/100.
On our five-subject report card, FER sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: FER is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (39/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.