ESGL Holdings Limited(ESGL)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios
ESGL•NASDAQ
$3.29
$21M mkt cap·Price updated May 1, 2026
AboutESGL Holdings Limited offers waste solutions. The company regenerates industrial waste into circular products using technologies and renewable energy. It also offers sludge and solid industrial waste; acid and waste; and wood waste treatment to semiconductor, pharmaceuticals, petrochemical, electroplating, and wastewater treatment industries. ESGL Holdings Limited was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Singapore.Show more
- Revenue$6M-1.0%
- EBITDA$2M+102.1%
- Net Income-$633K+99.3%
- EPS (Diluted)-0.10+98.7%
- Gross Margin92.98%+34.5%
- EBITDA Margin31.87%+102.1%
- Operating Margin-12.74%+99.2%
- Net Margin-10.38%+99.3%
- ROE-5.57%+99.5%
- ROIC-3.22%+99.3%
- Debt/Equity0.44-55.6%
- Interest Coverage-1.14+99.5%
ESGL Key Insights
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
✓Strengths
- ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
- ✓Share count reduced 49.0% through buybacks
- ✓Trading at only 1.4x book value
✗Weaknesses
- ✗Negative free cash flow
- ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations
* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.
ESGL Price & Volume
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
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ESGL Growth Metrics
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Revenue CAGR
10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years15.51%
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Profit CAGR
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EPS CAGR
10 Years-
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Return on Capital
10 Years-191.63%
5 Years-191.63%
3 Years-310.8%
Last Year-5.72%
ESGL Peer Comparison
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) competitors in Hazardous and Industrial Waste Services — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison
| Company | Market Cap | Stock Price | P/E Ratio (TTM) | Revenue Growth 1Y | Net Margin | Return on Equity (ROE) | FCF Yield | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GREE | 19.44M | 1.24 | -0.66 | -15.42% | ||||
 NRGV | 728.22M | 4.21 | -6.48 | 340.86% | -52.97% | -146.8% | 1.07 | |
 CWST | 5.3B | 84.58 | 704.83 | 17.95% | 0.38% | 0.46% | 0.79 | |
 AQMS | 18.76M | 5.60 | -0.37 | -252.04% | 0.04 | |||
 ECVT | 1.62B | 14.68 | -24.07 | 2.7% | -7.71% | -10.2% | 0.71 | |
 WM | 88.94B | 220.52 | 32.91 | 14.24% | 10.99% | 28.85% | 2.29 | |
 RSG | 61.82B | 199.69 | 29.15 | 3.49% | 12.9% | 17.88% | 0.05 | |
 CLH | 15.35B | 288.01 | 39.56 | 2.39% | 6.53% | 14.37% | 1.26 |
Compare ESGL vs Peers
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.
ESGL Income Statement
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
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| Line item | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 2.65M | 3.96M | 4.99M | 6.16M | 6.1M | 2.02M |
| Revenue Growth % | - | 49.3% | 26.12% | - | -1.04% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 1.39M | 1.32M | 5.02M | 1.9M | 427.36K | 544.52K |
| COGS % of Revenue | 52.58% | 33.25% | 100.48% | 30.87% | 7.01% | - |
| Gross Profit | 1.26M▲ 0% | 2.64M▲ 110.2% | 3.21M▲ 21.5% | 4.26M▲ 32.8% | 5.67M▲ 33.1% | 1.47M▲ 0% |
| Gross Margin % | 47.42% | 66.75% | 64.28% | 69.13% | 92.98% | - |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 110.18% | 21.46% | - | 33.11% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 2.58M | 3.26M | 2.44M | 98.53M | 6.43M | 2.3M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 97.32% | 82.29% | 48.78% | 1598.54% | 105.38% | - |
| Selling, General & Admin | 1.05M | 1.14M | 2.34M | 2.12M | 2.69M | 3.09M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 39.68% | 28.7% | 46.94% | 34.46% | 44.13% | - |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 1.53M | 2.12M | 92K | 96.41M | 3.74M | 291.68K |
| Operating Income | -1.32M▲ 0% | -615K▲ 53.5% | -2.27M▼ 268.5% | -94.39M▼ 4065.4% | -776.89K▲ 99.2% | -2.37M▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | -49.91% | -15.54% | -45.39% | -1531.28% | -12.74% | - |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 53.51% | -268.46% | - | 99.18% | - |
| EBITDA | 100K | 1.24M | 34K | -92.03M | 1.94M | -1.08M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 3.77% | 31.4% | 0.68% | -1493.07% | 31.87% | - |
| EBITDA Growth % | - | 1143% | -97.26% | - | 102.11% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 1.42M | 1.86M | 2.3M | 2.35M | 2.72M | 1.3M |
| EBIT | -1.47M | -16.78K | -2.14M | -94.46M | -410K | -1.7M |
| Net Interest Income | -206K | -251K | -255K | -421K | -361K | -142.91K |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18.31K | 7 | 3 |
| Interest Expense | 206.25K | 250.82K | 254.56K | 439.14K | 360.99K | 142.91K |
| Other Income/Expense | -349.55K | -10.62K | 75.25K | -459K | 16.3K | 803.49K |
| Pretax Income | -1.67M▲ 0% | -626K▲ 62.6% | -2.38M▼ 280.8% | -94.85M▼ 3878.4% | -761K▲ 99.2% | -1.84M▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | -63.09% | -15.82% | -47.76% | -1538.71% | -12.48% | -91.19% |
| Income Tax | -90.55K | 43K | 8K | 133K | -127K | 87.08K |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 5.41% | -6.87% | -0.34% | -0.14% | 16.69% | -4.73% |
| Net Income | -1.58M▲ 0% | -669K▲ 57.7% | -2.39M▼ 257.5% | -94.98M▼ 3870.7% | -633K▲ 99.3% | -1.93M▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | -59.68% | -16.9% | -47.92% | -1540.87% | -10.38% | - |
| Net Income Growth % | - | 57.71% | -257.55% | - | 99.33% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -1.58M | -669K | -2.39M | -94.98M | -633K | -1.29M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -0.17▲ 0% | -0.06▲ 64.9% | -0.21▼ 251.8% | -7.49▼ 3466.7% | -0.10▲ 98.7% | -▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | - | 64.88% | -251.76% | - | 98.69% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | -0.17 | -0.06 | -0.21 | -7.49 | -0.10 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 9.3M | 11.2M | 9.3M | 12.68M | 6.47M | 8.02M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 9.3M | 11.2M | 11.2M | 12.68M | 6.47M | 8.02M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ESGL Balance Sheet
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 1.04M | 1.23M | 1.29M | 1.46M | 2.12M | 2.75M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 232.77K | 137.01K | 252.4K | 366.76K | 634.88K | 1.16M |
| Cash Only | 232.77K | 137.01K | 252.4K | 366.76K | 634.88K | 1.16M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 285.41K | 326K | 391.94K | 461.68K | 683.94K | 1.52M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 39.3 | 30.06 | 28.66 | 27.34 | 40.92 | 110.27 |
| Inventory | 338.66K | 599.76K | 221.15K | 64.18K | 440.19K | 67.9K |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 88.67 | 166.35 | 16.09 | 12.31 | 375.96 | 125.59 |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 969 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 15.23M | 15.76M | 24.34M | 24.17M | 23.74M | 23.91M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 14.38M | 14.29M | 22.49M | 21.79M | 20.76M | 21.86M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.18x | 0.28x | 0.22x | 0.28x | 0.29x | 0.14x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 848.58K | 1.47M | 1.85M | 2.38M | 2.98M | 1.52M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 88.82M | 0 | 0 | 291.89M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 19.01K | 0 | 0 | -57.99M |
| Total Assets | 16.27M▲ 0% | 16.99M▲ 4.4% | 25.63M▲ 50.9% | 25.63M▲ 0.0% | 25.86M▲ 0.9% | 26.66M▲ 0% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.16x | 0.23x | 0.19x | 0.24x | 0.24x | 0.04x |
| Asset Growth % | - | 4.4% | 50.85% | - | 0.87% | -105.16% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 8.76M | 9.39M | 9.9M | 15.23M | 9.08M | 10.94M |
| Accounts Payable | 253.94K | 400.53K | 525.59K | 528.87K | 305.67K | 56.54K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 66.49 | 111.09 | 38.25 | 101.44 | 261.06 | 201.03 |
| Short-Term Debt | 7.1M | 6.71M | 5.43M | 5.67M | 4.32M | 6.18M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 596.11K | 1.44M | 2.18M | 2.08M | 1.01M | -509.4K |
| Other Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.52M |
| Current Ratio | 0.12x | 0.13x | 0.13x | 0.10x | 0.23x | 0.23x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.08x | 0.07x | 0.11x | 0.09x | 0.18x | 0.18x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 61.48 | 85.32 | 6.5 | -61.79 | 155.82 | 34.83 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 1.85M | 1.75M | 2.61M | 2.38M | 2.06M | 2.46M |
| Long-Term Debt | 680.7K | 635.84K | 371.1K | 112.32K | 0 | 239.31K |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.06M | 957.48K | 2.07M | 1.97M | 1.93M | 4.97M |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 112K | 155K | 163K | 296K | 133K | 601K |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.09M |
| Total Liabilities | 10.61M | 11.14M | 12.5M | 17.61M | 11.14M | 13.41M |
| Total Debt | 8.94M | 8.5M | 8.06M | 7.95M | 6.47M | 8.63M |
| Net Debt | 8.71M | 8.36M | 7.8M | 7.58M | 5.83M | 7.47M |
| Debt / Equity | 1.58x | 1.45x | 0.61x | 0.99x | 0.44x | 0.44x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 89.40x | 6.84x | 236.94x | - | 3.33x | -8.02x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 87.07x | 6.73x | 229.52x | - | 3.00x | 3.00x |
| Interest Coverage | -6.41x | -2.45x | -8.90x | -215.10x | -1.14x | -11.88x |
| Total Equity | 5.67M▲ 0% | 5.85M▲ 3.2% | 13.12M▲ 124.5% | 8.02M▼ 38.9% | 14.71M▲ 83.4% | 13.25M▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | - | 3.16% | 124.5% | - | 83.44% | -123.75% |
| Book Value per Share | 0.61 | 0.52 | 1.41 | 0.63 | 2.28 | 1.65 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 5.67M | 5.85M | 13.12M | 8.02M | 14.71M | 13.25M |
| Common Stock | 10K | 10K | 10K | 10.89K | 13.62K | 10K |
| Retained Earnings | -1.95M | -2.61M | -5.01M | -99.99M | -100.62M | -5.64M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 7.6M | 8.45M | 18.12M | 18.27M | 18.27M | 18.12M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESGL Cash Flow Statement
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 357.36K | 2.49M | 1.97M | 4.91M | -3.11M | -3.11M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 13.48% | 62.98% | 39.46% | 79.69% | -51.01% | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | - | 597.54% | -20.97% | - | -163.34% | -587.18% |
| Net Income | -1.67M | -625.58K | -2.38M | -94.98M | -760.59K | -1.36M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.42M | 1.86M | 2.3M | 2.35M | 2.72M | 1.13M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 413.09K | 602.35K | 267.37K | 93.47M | 287.96K | -1.09M |
| Working Capital Changes | 193.1K | 658.24K | 1.79M | 4.07M | -5.36M | 1.65M |
| Change in Receivables | 448K | -17.38K | -384.22K | -210.65K | -190.42K | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 343.9K | -261.09K | 378.61K | 156.97K | -376.01K | 191.4K |
| Change in Payables | 0 | 0 | 1.79M | 1.37M | -2.19M | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -2.51M | -1.64M | -1.48M | -2.04M | -2.02M | 30.89M |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.51M | -1.64M | -1.51M | -651.04K | -304.75K | -1.06M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 94.76% | 41.31% | 30.33% | 10.56% | 5% | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 29.59K | 2.13K | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 169 | 76 | 4 | -1.39M | -1.71M | 120.25M |
| Cash from Financing | 2.31M | -953.3K | -370.25K | -2.76M | 5.4M | -31.22M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 2.52M | -1.02M | -1.72M | -3.51M | -1.58M | 482.98K |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 314.34K | 1000K | 754.45K | 7.5M | -1000K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -32.71M |
| Other Financing | -206.25K | -250.82K | -246.36K | 0 | -524.53K | 1.01M |
| Net Change in Cash | 157.51K▲ 0% | -95.75K▼ 160.8% | 115.39K▲ 220.5% | 114.36K▼ 0.9% | 268.12K▲ 134.4% | -233.05K▲ 0% |
| Free Cash Flow | -2.15M▲ 0% | 857.47K▲ 139.8% | 456.04K▼ 46.8% | 2.87M▲ 529.9% | -5.13M▼ 278.6% | -1.3M▲ 0% |
| FCF Margin % | -81.28% | 21.66% | 9.14% | 46.61% | -84.11% | - |
| FCF Growth % | - | 139.79% | -46.82% | - | -278.61% | - |
| FCF per Share | -0.23 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.23 | -0.79 | -0.79 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -0.23x | -3.73x | -0.82x | -0.05x | 4.92x | 0.68x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESGL Key Ratios
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -11.62% | -25.22% | -1184.16% | -5.57% | -4.71% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -3.23% | -9.67% | -453.81% | -3.22% | -3.22% |
| Gross Margin | 66.75% | 64.28% | 69.13% | 92.98% | 73.03% |
| Net Margin | -16.9% | -47.92% | -1540.87% | -10.38% | -95.51% |
| Debt / Equity | 1.45x | 0.61x | 0.99x | 0.44x | 0.44x |
| Interest Coverage | -2.45x | -8.90x | -215.10x | -1.14x | -11.88x |
| FCF Conversion | -3.73x | -0.82x | -0.05x | 4.92x | 0.68x |
| Revenue Growth | 49.3% | 26.12% | - | -1.04% | - |
ESGL Frequently Asked Questions
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Growth & Financials
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) reported $6.1M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 130% increase from $2.7M in 2020.
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) saw revenue decline by 1.0% over the past year.
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) reported a net loss of $0.6M for fiscal year 2024.
Dividend & Returns
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) has a return on equity (ROE) of -5.6%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
ESGL Holdings Limited (ESGL) had negative free cash flow of $5.1M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.
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