Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (1216.TW) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Uni-President Enterprises Corp. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 4.

About Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

Uni-President Enterprises Corp. is a Consumer Defensive company (Packaged Foods) based in Taiwan, listed on TAI as 1216.TW.

What our checks show for 1216.TW

Red flags

• Net debt is 2.7x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 2.32). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• The net margin fell by 2.6 points over 5 years, to 3.4%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The net margin is only 3.4%: little room if costs rise.
• The share count grew by 59.2% in 2 years: each shareholder owns a smaller slice.

Warning signs

• The gross margin fell by 2 points, to 30.9%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect only about 3.7% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 4% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 3.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 51% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.8 years.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 7.6%.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 3.33x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 2.4 points from today's 3.4%.
• A large company: market value $13.88 billion.
• The price moves calmly: 18% annual volatility.
• Beta 0.14: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 15.5 million shares a day.

Next earnings report: 2026-11-05

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Questions

What grade does Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (1216.TW) have?

In our weekly check, Uni-President Enterprises Corp. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 1216.TW stock?

This week's biggest flags for Uni-President Enterprises Corp.: High debt, Margins falling, Thin margins. In total 11 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Uni-President Enterprises Corp. do?

Uni-President Enterprises Corp. is a Consumer Defensive company (Packaged Foods) based in Taiwan, listed on TAI as 1216.TW.

When does Uni-President Enterprises Corp. report earnings next?

The next earnings report is expected on 2026-11-05. We re-run the checks every week, so the grade can change after it.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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