AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:ACQ - CA05277B2093 - Common Stock
20.61 CAD
+0.49 (+2.44%)
ACQ gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 15 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. ACQ may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. 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
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -0.65%, ACQ is doing worse than 73.33% of the companies in the same industry.
ACQ has a Return On Equity of -3.78%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACQ underperforms 73.33% of its industry peers.
ACQ has a Return On Invested Capital (5.70%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ACQ had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.74%. This 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
ACQ has a worse Operating Margin (3.61%) than 60.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ACQ has grown nicely.
ACQ has a worse Gross Margin (16.84%) than 80.00% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ACQ has remained more or less at the same level.
| 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
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ACQ 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
Compared to 1 year ago, ACQ has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
ACQ has an Altman-Z score of 2.19. 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.
With a Altman-Z score value of 2.19, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 3.68, ACQ is doing worse than 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 42.33 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.19 |
ROIC/WACC0.83
WACC6.91%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.05 indicates that ACQ should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of ACQ (1.05) is worse than 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
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 133.48% over the past year.
ACQ shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -4.56%.
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)-4.56%
Revenue growth 3Y4.77%
Revenue growth 5Y9.01%
Sales Q2Q%-26.19%
3.2 Future
ACQ is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 75.96% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -0.34% on average over the next years.
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
ACQ is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 26.77.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as ACQ.
ACQ is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.45, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 5.89, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of ACQ.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ACQ indicates a rather cheap valuation: ACQ is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 34.46. ACQ is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.89 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ACQ is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 80.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
ACQ's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 11.17 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.67 |
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 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 (11/19/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
20.61
+0.49 (+2.44%)
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 Cap477.12M
Revenue(TTM)5.35B
Net Income(TTM)-18.01M
Analysts76.67
Price Target33.7 (63.51%)
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)-6.04%
PT rev (3m)-4.17%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.35%
EPS NY rev (1m)-9.66%
EPS NY rev (3m)-5.17%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.19%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.13%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.33%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.9%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.89 | ||
| P/S | 0.1 | ||
| P/FCF | 11.17 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.19 | ||
| P/B | 1 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.67 |
EPS(TTM)0.77
EY3.74%
EPS(NY)3.5
Fwd EY16.98%
FCF(TTM)1.84
FCFY8.95%
OCF(TTM)2.87
OCFY13.91%
SpS212.01
BVpS20.58
TBVpS-10.1
PEG (NY)0.09
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number18.88
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
WACC6.91%
ROIC/WACC0.83
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)-4.56%
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-0.34%
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 26.77 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.
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.