Empresas Copec S.A. (COPEC.SN) stock analysis
In our weekly check, Empresas Copec S.A. is graded D (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 7 pass, warnings: 11, red flags: 6.
About Empresas Copec S.A.
Empresas Copec S.A. is an Industrials company (Conglomerates) based in Chile, listed on SGO as COPEC.SN.
What our checks show for COPEC.SN
Red flags
- The net margin fell by 3.6 points over 5 years, to 3.6%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
- The gross margin fell by 4.3 points, to 14.6%: costs are rising faster than prices.
- The net margin is only 3.6%: little room if costs rise.
- Free cash flow is negative (-1.3% of revenue): the business spends more cash than it brings in.
- The stock has fallen as much as 61% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
- Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.
Warning signs
- Net debt is 3.9x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 0.92). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
- Operating profit covers interest only 2.5 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
- Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 7% a year.
- Analysts expect only about 2.1% a year of growth in revenue.
- Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.9 points from today's 3.6%.
- Revenue grew only 1.7% a year over the last 3 years.
- Earnings per share fell 8% a year over the last 3 years.
- Net profit fell 7.5% a year over the last 3 years.
- The stock is still below its previous peak.
- Thinly traded (about 185 thousand shares a day): buying and selling can move the price.
- Return on capital (ROCE) is only 5.4%.
Strengths
- Operating cash flow is 1.98x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
- The price is 7.3 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
- Beta 0.32: the stock usually moves less than the market.
Next earnings report: 2026-11-05
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Questions
What grade does Empresas Copec S.A. (COPEC.SN) have?
In our weekly check, Empresas Copec S.A. is graded D (A to F). Of 24 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 7 pass, warnings: 11, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What are the main risks of COPEC.SN stock?
This week's biggest flags for Empresas Copec S.A.: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Thin margins. In total 17 of 24 checks show a warning or a red flag.
What does Empresas Copec S.A. do?
Empresas Copec S.A. is an Industrials company (Conglomerates) based in Chile, listed on SGO as COPEC.SN.
When does Empresas Copec S.A. 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 2026-10-31
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