AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:ACQ - CA05277B2093 - Common Stock
20.6 CAD
+0.38 (+1.88%)
Overall ACQ gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated ACQ against 16 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. ACQ has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. ACQ has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year ACQ was profitable.
In the past year ACQ had a positive cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ACQ reported negative net income in multiple years.
ACQ had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
ACQ has a Return On Assets of -0.29%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACQ underperforms 68.75% of its industry peers.
ACQ's Return On Equity of -1.63% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 68.75% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 4.84%, ACQ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ACQ is below the industry average of 9.26%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.29% | ||
| ROE | -1.63% | ||
| ROIC | 4.84% |
ROA(3y)0.77%
ROA(5y)1.84%
ROE(3y)4.51%
ROE(5y)8.92%
ROIC(3y)5.74%
ROIC(5y)5.59%
1.3 Margins
ACQ has a Operating Margin (3.42%) which is in line with its industry peers.
ACQ's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With a Gross Margin value of 16.71%, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 75.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ACQ's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.42% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 16.71% |
OM growth 3Y-16.58%
OM growth 5Y3.09%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.75%
GM growth 5Y0.09%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
ACQ has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for ACQ has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ACQ has less shares outstanding
ACQ has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.06 indicates that ACQ is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ACQ has a Altman-Z score (2.06) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ACQ is 109.26, which is on the high side as it means it would take ACQ, 109.26 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 109.26, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 68.75% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ACQ has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.71. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
ACQ's Debt to Equity ratio of 3.71 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.71 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 109.26 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.06 |
ROIC/WACC0.7
WACC6.89%
2.3 Liquidity
ACQ has a Current Ratio of 1.09. This is a normal value and indicates that ACQ is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ACQ has a worse Current ratio (1.09) than 68.75% of its industry peers.
ACQ has a Quick Ratio of 1.09. This is a bad value and indicates that ACQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.42, ACQ is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 133.48% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, ACQ shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -26.93% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing by 9.01% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)133.48%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-144%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.93%
Revenue growth 3Y4.77%
Revenue growth 5Y9.01%
Sales Q2Q%-26.19%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 75.96% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, ACQ will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.28% on average per year.
EPS Next Y314.48%
EPS Next 2Y123.99%
EPS Next 3Y75.96%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-15.13%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.9%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.04%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.28%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 26.75, ACQ can be considered very expensive at the moment.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ACQ is on the same level as its industry peers.
ACQ is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.31, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.89, the valuation of ACQ can be described as very cheap.
100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACQ, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 36.59, ACQ is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26.75 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.89 |
4.2 Price Multiples
ACQ's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ACQ is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as ACQ.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 28.54 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.22 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
ACQ's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
ACQ's earnings are expected to grow with 75.96% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.09
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y123.99%
EPS Next 3Y75.96%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for ACQ!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX:ACQ (11/28/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
20.6
+0.38 (+1.88%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners51.82%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners7.68%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap476.89M
Revenue(TTM)4.48B
Net Income(TTM)-7.90M
Analysts76.67
Price Target33.7 (63.59%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-42.16%
Min EPS beat(2)-111.62%
Max EPS beat(2)27.3%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)213.57%
Min EPS beat(4)-268.32%
Max EPS beat(4)1206.93%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)51.28%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)32.07%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)41.43%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.99%
Min Revenue beat(2)-9.87%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.11%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.63%
Min Revenue beat(4)-10.57%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.04%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.93%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.36%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.29%
PT rev (1m)-6.04%
PT rev (3m)-4.17%
EPS NQ rev (1m)8.82%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)-9.66%
EPS NY rev (3m)-5.17%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-6.02%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-6.02%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.9%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26.75 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.89 | ||
| P/S | 0.11 | ||
| P/FCF | 28.54 | ||
| P/OCF | 12.28 | ||
| P/B | 0.98 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.22 |
EPS(TTM)0.77
EY3.74%
EPS(NY)3.5
Fwd EY16.99%
FCF(TTM)0.72
FCFY3.5%
OCF(TTM)1.68
OCFY8.14%
SpS193.59
BVpS20.92
TBVpS-9.44
PEG (NY)0.09
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number19.04
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.29% | ||
| ROE | -1.63% | ||
| ROCE | 10.35% | ||
| ROIC | 4.84% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.04% | ||
| ROICexgc | 7.26% | ||
| OM | 3.42% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 16.71% | ||
| FCFM | 0.37% |
ROA(3y)0.77%
ROA(5y)1.84%
ROE(3y)4.51%
ROE(5y)8.92%
ROIC(3y)5.74%
ROIC(5y)5.59%
ROICexc(3y)5.95%
ROICexc(5y)5.84%
ROICexgc(3y)8.44%
ROICexgc(5y)8.31%
ROCE(3y)12.66%
ROCE(5y)12.15%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-20.31%
ROICexgc growth 5Y6.44%
ROICexc growth 3Y-19.61%
ROICexc growth 5Y5.06%
OM growth 3Y-16.58%
OM growth 5Y3.09%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.75%
GM growth 5Y0.09%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.64
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.71 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 109.26 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 8.55 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 38.97% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.49% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.23 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 18.5% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.06 |
F-Score7
WACC6.89%
ROIC/WACC0.7
Cap/Depr(3y)96.92%
Cap/Depr(5y)83.96%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.98%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.86%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)133.48%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-144%
EPS Next Y314.48%
EPS Next 2Y123.99%
EPS Next 3Y75.96%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.93%
Revenue growth 3Y4.77%
Revenue growth 5Y9.01%
Sales Q2Q%-26.19%
Revenue Next Year-15.13%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.9%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.04%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.28%
EBIT growth 1Y34.43%
EBIT growth 3Y-12.61%
EBIT growth 5Y12.38%
EBIT Next Year65.66%
EBIT Next 3Y22.6%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-81.78%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-78.12%
OCF growth 3Y-34.58%
OCF growth 5Y-21.65%
AUTOCANADA INC / ACQ.CA FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for ACQ stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ACQ.CA.
What is the valuation status of AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA). This can be considered as Undervalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for AUTOCANADA INC?
AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ACQ stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) is 26.75 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.98.
What is the earnings growth outlook for AUTOCANADA INC?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) is expected to grow by 314.48% in the next year.