AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - TSX:ACQ - CA05277B2093 - Common Stock
27.56 CAD
-0.59 (-2.1%)
Overall ACQ gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated ACQ against 15 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of ACQ have multiple concerns. ACQ is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent 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.
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 worse Return On Assets (-0.65%) than 73.33% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -3.78%, ACQ is doing worse than 73.33% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of ACQ (5.70%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ACQ is below the industry average of 9.13%.
| 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
With a Operating Margin value of 3.61%, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ACQ's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ACQ's Gross Margin of 16.84% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 80.00% of its industry peers.
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.
The number of shares outstanding for ACQ has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for ACQ has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for ACQ has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
ACQ has an Altman-Z score of 2.23. 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.
The Altman-Z score of ACQ (2.23) is worse than 60.00% of its industry peers.
ACQ has a debt to FCF ratio of 42.33. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ACQ would need 42.33 years to pay back of all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ACQ (42.33) is worse than 73.33% of its industry peers.
ACQ has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.68. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external 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 | 2.23 |
ROIC/WACC0.77
WACC7.42%
2.3 Liquidity
ACQ has a Current Ratio of 1.05. 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 (1.05) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.43 indicates that ACQ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
ACQ has a Quick ratio of 0.43. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ACQ underperforms 80.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.43 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 164.94% over the past year.
The Revenue for ACQ has decreased by -20.36% in the past year. This is quite bad
ACQ shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 9.01% yearly.
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
Based on estimates for the next years, ACQ will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 75.96% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -0.51% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y337.41%
EPS Next 2Y128.22%
EPS Next 3Y75.96%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-14.86%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.75%
Revenue Next 3Y-6.16%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.51%
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
The Price/Earnings ratio is 24.39, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of ACQ.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ACQ is on the same level as its industry peers.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.29. ACQ is around the same levels.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.40, the valuation of ACQ can be described as very cheap.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ACQ is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
ACQ's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.85.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24.39 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.4 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ACQ is valued a bit cheaper than 73.33% of the companies in the same industry.
ACQ's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 14.94 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.35 |
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)0.07
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y128.22%
EPS Next 3Y75.96%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for ACQ!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX:ACQ (10/16/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
27.56
-0.59 (-2.1%)
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 Cap638.01M
Analysts76.67
Price Target35.87 (30.15%)
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)55.05%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)51.87%
EPS NY rev (1m)4.97%
EPS NY rev (3m)83%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.71%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.34%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.46%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 24.39 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.4 | ||
| P/S | 0.13 | ||
| P/FCF | 14.94 | ||
| P/OCF | 9.62 | ||
| P/B | 1.34 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.35 |
EPS(TTM)1.13
EY4.1%
EPS(NY)3.72
Fwd EY13.5%
FCF(TTM)1.84
FCFY6.69%
OCF(TTM)2.87
OCFY10.4%
SpS212.01
BVpS20.58
TBVpS-10.1
PEG (NY)0.07
PEG (5Y)N/A
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%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-20.31%
ROICexcg 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 | 2.23 |
F-Score7
WACC7.42%
ROIC/WACC0.77
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 Y337.41%
EPS Next 2Y128.22%
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-14.86%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.75%
Revenue Next 3Y-6.16%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.51%
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%