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Eastern Company

Eastern Company

EEGX:EAST
30.48
EGP
+0.48
(+1.60%)
3.20EPS
13.30P/E
127.80BMarket Cap
Nov 18Next Earn
Eastern Company
EGX:EAST
(Egyptian Exchange)

Recent

price

30.48

P/E

ratio

13.30

div

yld

9.47%

ROIC.AI

2005
2006
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
EGP
2.25
2.32
2.13
1.86
1.8
2.33
2.52
3.48
4.43
4.63
4.8
5.39
5.71
5.94
6.35
6.15
12.73
Revenue per Share
0.27
0.3
0.3
0.26
0.27
0.42
0.49
0.98
1.4
1.23
1.26
1.44
1.34
2.55
2.85
1.79
3.2
Basic EPS, GAAP
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.11
0.14
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.24
- -
- -
1.41
0.81
0.79
1.19
1.32
1.24
2.83
3.01
2.89
Dividend per Share
1.11
1.26
1.25
1.32
1.41
1.59
1.86
1.5
2.14
2.57
3.72
2.79
4.14
5.37
5.39
5.57
6.29
Book Value per Share
1.11
1.26
1.25
1.31
1.41
1.59
1.85
1.5
2.14
2.57
3.72
2.79
4.14
5.36
5.38
5.56
6.28
Tangible Book Value per Share
1,513
1,513
2,252
2,926
3,416
3,027
3,027
3,027
3,027
3,027
3,016
2,971
2,999
3,000
3,218
3,000
3,134
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
3,402
3,514
4,808
5,439
6,133
7,058
7,613
10,541
13,410
14,025
14,465
16,022
17,139
17,820
20,447
18,455
39,889
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
18.68
17.31
20.21
19.99
20.63
23.45
23.72
31.35
33.26
32.35
31.93
36.15
22.2
41.18
38.77
18.45
28.51
Operating Margin (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
29
40
35
36
24
22
22
19
23
11
- -
Depreciation Expense
453
508
677
754
908
1,272
1,476
2,978
4,241
3,733
3,794
4,280
4,030
7,657
9,181
5,382
10,038
Net Income, GAAP
28.16
19.77
23.71
23.17
24.88
25.1
25.19
24.75
23.12
22.45
23.4
24.36
23.54
21.59
19.94
21.16
20.29
Effective Tax Rate (%)
13.31
14.46
14.08
13.87
14.81
18.03
19.39
28.26
31.62
26.62
26.23
26.71
23.51
42.97
44.9
29.16
25.16
Profit Margin (%)
271
143
-559
-611
-242
-254
424
-812
1,243
2,090
5,709
-2,320
3,195
8,502
9,666
10,649
13,256
Working Capital
- -
- -
1,116
842
559
276
69
- -
- -
94
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
LT Debt
1,676
1,911
3,775
3,982
4,283
4,820
5,621
4,540
6,483
7,776
11,090
8,294
12,433
16,116
16,169
16,704
18,859
Total Equity
- -
27.24
13.21
8.45
10.57
14.86
17.72
27.68
41.24
31.13
26.4
35.81
17.58
26.33
26.17
12.91
36.51
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
29.11
23.05
17.26
19.77
25.42
26.4
55.41
75.36
52.05
39.91
44.25
36.93
50.94
55
23.92
64.03
Return on Capital (%)
- -
25.32
23.82
19.45
21.98
27.96
28.27
58.63
76.94
52.36
40.22
44.16
38.89
53.64
56.88
32.75
72.23
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

EGP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Jun'25
Sep'26
ST Debt
7,525
11,480
6,617
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
3,000
3,000
3,000
Market Capitalization
99,750
90,000
127,800

Working Capital

EGP

•

in mil. unless spec.
Mar'25
Jun'25
Sep'26
Total Current Assets
37,507
37,175
36,141
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
5,217
191
2,470
Accounts Receivable, Net
141
203
419
Inventories
27,646
33,885
30,830
Total Current Liabilities
28,645
26,526
22,885
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
7,525
11,480
6,617
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

EGP

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
16.07%
11.59%
3.31%
Free Cash Flow
- -
- -
- -
Net Income, GAAP
22.53%
15.1%
-41.38%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
10.8%
5.34%
-9.74%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
39.63%
-0.88%

Quarterly Revenue

EGP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3,098
4,823
5,795
6,730
20,447
2025
8,125
10,330
8,897
10,030
18,455
2026
10,633
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

EGP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.37
0.51
0.68
1.53
2.85
2025
0.61
1.19
0.46
0.9
1.79
2026
0.72
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

EGP

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
2.63
- -
- -
2.83
2025
- -
2.95
- -
0.06
3.01
2026
0.01
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Eastern Company S.A.E. (EAST.CA) manufactures and sells tobacco products in Egypt and internationally. The company offers cigarettes under brands such as Cleopatra, Mondial, and Eastern King; handmade cigars including Tuscani; molasses tobacco/moassel products; water pipe tobacco; pipe tobacco; cut rag tobacco; roll-your-own tobacco; cigarette filters; tobacco flakes; and paper packets. Eastern Company exports its products to markets including Malawi, Madagascar, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Iraq, Oman, Germany, Austria, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, the United States, and Canada. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Giza, Egypt, the company operates multiple factories across Egypt, including its main production facility in the Obour City Industrial Zone. In May 2024, Philip Morris International acquired a 14.7% indirect minority stake in Eastern Company and signed a non-exclusive letter of intent to explore strategic collaboration in technology, manufacturing, innovation, and heated tobacco products. Eastern Company's shareholders approved a capital increase from EGP 2.23 billion to EGP 3 billion in March 2024 by converting reserves, raising issued capital to EGP 3 billion as of the latest updates; the company also implemented price increases for select cigarette brands in April 2024 and earlier periods. In September 2023, UAE-based Global Investment Holding Limited acquired a 30% equity stake for $625 million. The company serves consumer markets in the tobacco industry, primarily adult smokers, with operations focused on Egypt and export regions across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America.