AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - TSX:ACQ - CA05277B2093 - Common Stock
20.8 CAD
+1.1 (+5.58%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ACQ. ACQ was compared to 15 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
ACQ had positive earnings in the past year.
ACQ had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years ACQ reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years ACQ had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ACQ (-0.65%) is worse than 73.33% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -3.78%, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 73.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ACQ has a Return On Invested Capital of 5.70%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ACQ outperforms 46.67% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ACQ is below the industry average of 9.28%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.65% | ||
| ROE | -3.78% | ||
| ROIC | 5.7% |
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
The Operating Margin of ACQ (3.61%) is worse than 60.00% of its industry peers.
ACQ's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 16.84%, ACQ is doing worse than 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
ACQ's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.61% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 16.84% |
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
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ACQ is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ACQ has less shares outstanding
ACQ has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
ACQ has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.19 indicates that ACQ is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ACQ's Altman-Z score of 2.19 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 60.00% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ACQ is 42.33, which is on the high side as it means it would take ACQ, 42.33 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 42.33, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 73.33% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.68 is on the high side and indicates that ACQ has dependencies on debt financing.
ACQ has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (3.68) than 80.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 42.33 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.19 |
ROIC/WACC0.82
WACC6.92%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.05 indicates that ACQ should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ACQ's Current ratio of 1.05 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 73.33% of its industry peers.
ACQ has a Quick Ratio of 1.05. This is a bad value and indicates that ACQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of ACQ (0.43) is worse than 80.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.43 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ACQ shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 164.94%, which is quite impressive.
ACQ shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -20.36%.
The Revenue has been growing by 9.01% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)164.94%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%163.72%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-20.36%
Revenue growth 3Y4.77%
Revenue growth 5Y9.01%
Sales Q2Q%-16.41%
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
ACQ is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -0.34% yearly.
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-0.34%
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 18.41, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of ACQ.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ACQ is valued a bit cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
ACQ's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 25.47.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.94, the valuation of ACQ can be described as very cheap.
ACQ's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ACQ is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ACQ to the average of the S&P500 Index (35.42), we can say ACQ is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.41 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.94 |
4.2 Price Multiples
80.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACQ, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
ACQ's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 11.28 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.69 |
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.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as ACQ's earnings are expected to grow with 75.96% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.06
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 (11/19/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
20.8
+1.1 (+5.58%)
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 Cap481.52M
Revenue(TTM)4.91B
Net Income(TTM)-18.01M
Analysts76.67
Price Target35.87 (72.45%)
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)-120.51%
Min EPS beat(2)-268.32%
Max EPS beat(2)27.3%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)336.54%
Min EPS beat(4)-268.32%
Max EPS beat(4)1206.93%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)60.89%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)40.48%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)48.72%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.96%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.11%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.04%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.99%
Min Revenue beat(4)-10.57%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.69%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.12%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.11%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.4%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)33.19%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)33.29%
EPS NY rev (1m)-9.66%
EPS NY rev (3m)65.32%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.19%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.41%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.5%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.41 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.94 | ||
| P/S | 0.1 | ||
| P/FCF | 11.28 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.26 | ||
| P/B | 1.01 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.69 |
EPS(TTM)1.13
EY5.43%
EPS(NY)3.5
Fwd EY16.83%
FCF(TTM)1.84
FCFY8.87%
OCF(TTM)2.87
OCFY13.78%
SpS212.01
BVpS20.58
TBVpS-10.1
PEG (NY)0.06
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number22.88
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.65% | ||
| ROE | -3.78% | ||
| ROCE | 12.12% | ||
| ROIC | 5.7% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.86% | ||
| ROICexgc | 8.51% | ||
| OM | 3.61% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 16.84% | ||
| FCFM | 0.87% |
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 Turnover1.78
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 42.33 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 7.43 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 39.86% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.48% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.33 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 28.07% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.43 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.19 |
F-Score7
WACC6.92%
ROIC/WACC0.82
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)164.94%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%163.72%
EPS Next Y314.48%
EPS Next 2Y123.99%
EPS Next 3Y75.96%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-20.36%
Revenue growth 3Y4.77%
Revenue growth 5Y9.01%
Sales Q2Q%-16.41%
Revenue Next Year-15.13%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.9%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.04%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.34%
EBIT growth 1Y35.79%
EBIT growth 3Y-12.61%
EBIT growth 5Y12.38%
EBIT Next Year65.66%
EBIT Next 3Y22.6%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-56.45%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-63.96%
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 3 / 10 to ACQ.CA.
What is the valuation status of AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
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 18.41 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.01.
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.