AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:ACQ • CA05277B2093

Current stock price

20.8 CAD
+0.15 (+0.73%)
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This ACQ.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ACQ.CA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ACQ had positive earnings in the past year.
  • ACQ had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ACQ had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ACQ had a positive operating cash flow.
ACQ.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFACQ.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • ACQ's Return On Assets of 0.58% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • ACQ has a worse Return On Equity (3.48%) than 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 4.12%, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 61.11% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ACQ is significantly below the industry average of 12.42%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.58%
ROE 3.48%
ROIC 4.12%
ROA(3y)-0.03%
ROA(5y)2.03%
ROE(3y)-0.55%
ROE(5y)10.06%
ROIC(3y)5.05%
ROIC(5y)6.14%
ACQ.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICACQ.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20 -20 30

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 0.33%, ACQ is doing worse than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ACQ's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of ACQ (2.69%) is worse than 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ACQ has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 16.03%, ACQ is doing worse than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ACQ has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.69%
PM (TTM) 0.33%
GM 16.03%
OM growth 3Y-8.89%
OM growth 5Y12.22%
PM growth 3Y-38.59%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.45%
GM growth 5Y-0.5%
ACQ.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsACQ.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15

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2. ACQ.CA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ACQ is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ACQ has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for ACQ has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • ACQ has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
ACQ.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingACQ.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
ACQ.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsACQ.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

  • ACQ has an Altman-Z score of 2.15. This is not the best score and indicates that ACQ is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • ACQ's Altman-Z score of 2.15 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ outperforms 44.44% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ACQ is 52.23, which is on the high side as it means it would take ACQ, 52.23 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 52.23, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 77.78% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 4.04 is on the high side and indicates that ACQ has dependencies on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 4.04, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 77.78% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.04
Debt/FCF 52.23
Altman-Z 2.15
ROIC/WACC0.66
WACC6.27%
ACQ.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFACQ.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • ACQ has a Current Ratio of 1.07. 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 Current ratio of 1.07. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACQ underperforms 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • ACQ has a Quick Ratio of 1.07. This is a bad value and indicates that ACQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ACQ's Quick ratio of 0.37 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.07
Quick Ratio 0.37
ACQ.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesACQ.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. ACQ.CA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • ACQ shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 132.76%, which is quite impressive.
  • ACQ shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -22.62% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, ACQ shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.51% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, ACQ shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 8.02% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)132.76%
EPS 3Y-56%
EPS 5Y-22.62%
EPS Q2Q%-118.18%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.51%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.76%
Revenue growth 5Y8.02%
Sales Q2Q%-11.52%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 173.13% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ACQ will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.90% on average per year.
EPS Next Y537.89%
EPS Next 2Y173.13%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.69%
Revenue Next 2Y1.78%
Revenue Next 3Y6.9%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
ACQ.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesACQ.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2B 4B 6B
ACQ.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesACQ.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 2 4

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4. ACQ.CA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 54.74 indicates a quite expensive valuation of ACQ.
  • ACQ's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.38. ACQ is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
  • ACQ is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.58.
  • 88.89% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACQ, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • ACQ is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 38.20, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 54.74
Fwd PE 8.58
ACQ.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsACQ.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • ACQ's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
  • ACQ's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 13.31
EV/EBITDA 7.13
ACQ.CA Per share dataACQ.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 100 150 200

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The 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 173.13% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.1
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y173.13%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. ACQ.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ACQ!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ACQ.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

AUTOCANADA INC

TSX:ACQ (4/15/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

20.8

+0.15 (+0.73%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)03-18
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners44.62%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners10.29%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap481.52M
Revenue(TTM)4.90B
Net Income(TTM)16.03M
Analysts71.67
Price Target23.5 (12.98%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-111.9%
Min EPS beat(2)-112.19%
Max EPS beat(2)-111.62%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-116.2%
Min EPS beat(4)-268.32%
Max EPS beat(4)27.3%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)72.69%
EPS beat(12)4
Avg EPS beat(12)26.31%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)19.99%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.75%
Min Revenue beat(2)-9.87%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.62%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.39%
Min Revenue beat(4)-9.87%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.04%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.66%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.06%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.67%
PT rev (1m)-30.07%
PT rev (3m)-27.38%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-91.4%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-92.55%
EPS NY rev (1m)-28.69%
EPS NY rev (3m)-27.08%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-14.45%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-14.12%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-4.36%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.77%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 54.74
Fwd PE 8.58
P/S 0.1
P/FCF 13.31
P/OCF 7.64
P/B 1.05
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.13
EPS(TTM)0.38
EY1.83%
EPS(NY)2.42
Fwd EY11.65%
FCF(TTM)1.56
FCFY7.51%
OCF(TTM)2.72
OCFY13.09%
SpS211.5
BVpS19.89
TBVpS-10.33
PEG (NY)0.1
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number13.041 (-37.3%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.58%
ROE 3.48%
ROCE 9.02%
ROIC 4.12%
ROICexc 4.28%
ROICexgc 6.11%
OM 2.69%
PM (TTM) 0.33%
GM 16.03%
FCFM 0.74%
ROA(3y)-0.03%
ROA(5y)2.03%
ROE(3y)-0.55%
ROE(5y)10.06%
ROIC(3y)5.05%
ROIC(5y)6.14%
ROICexc(3y)5.22%
ROICexc(5y)6.4%
ROICexgc(3y)7.38%
ROICexgc(5y)9.14%
ROCE(3y)11.15%
ROCE(5y)13.2%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-13.78%
ROICexgc growth 5Y13.71%
ROICexc growth 3Y-13.71%
ROICexc growth 5Y12.58%
OM growth 3Y-8.89%
OM growth 5Y12.22%
PM growth 3Y-38.59%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.45%
GM growth 5Y-0.5%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.78
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.04
Debt/FCF 52.23
Debt/EBITDA 10.05
Cap/Depr 50.28%
Cap/Sales 0.55%
Interest Coverage 1.12
Cash Conversion 34.07%
Profit Quality 225.58%
Current Ratio 1.07
Quick Ratio 0.37
Altman-Z 2.15
F-Score7
WACC6.27%
ROIC/WACC0.66
Cap/Depr(3y)79.93%
Cap/Depr(5y)84.04%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.87%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.85%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)132.76%
EPS 3Y-56%
EPS 5Y-22.62%
EPS Q2Q%-118.18%
EPS Next Y537.89%
EPS Next 2Y173.13%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.51%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.76%
Revenue growth 5Y8.02%
Sales Q2Q%-11.52%
Revenue Next Year-1.69%
Revenue Next 2Y1.78%
Revenue Next 3Y6.9%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-9.92%
EBIT growth 3Y-15.05%
EBIT growth 5Y21.22%
EBIT Next Year19.95%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y1578.74%
FCF growth 3Y-27.6%
FCF growth 5Y-20.91%
OCF growth 1Y99.35%
OCF growth 3Y-24.75%
OCF growth 5Y-14.49%

AUTOCANADA INC / ACQ.CA Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for ACQ stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ACQ.CA.


Can you provide the valuation status for AUTOCANADA INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of ACQ stock?

AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) is expected to grow by 537.89% in the next year.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for ACQ stock?

The dividend rating of AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.