AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:ACQ - CA05277B2093 - Common Stock
23.65 CAD
+0.01 (+0.04%)
ACQ gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals 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
ACQ had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year ACQ had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years ACQ reported negative net income over the last 5 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 (-0.29%) than 68.75% of its industry peers.
ACQ has a Return On Equity of -1.63%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACQ underperforms 68.75% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of ACQ (4.84%) 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 9.29%.
| 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
The Operating Margin of ACQ (3.42%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ACQ's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ACQ's Gross Margin of 16.71% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
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.
ACQ has less shares outstanding than it did 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 2.08. 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.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.08, ACQ is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.75% of the companies in the same industry.
ACQ has a debt to FCF ratio of 109.26. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ACQ would need 109.26 years to pay back of all of its debts.
ACQ's Debt to FCF ratio of 109.26 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 68.75% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.71 is on the high side and indicates that ACQ has dependencies on debt financing.
ACQ has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (3.71) than 81.25% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.71 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 109.26 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.08 |
ROIC/WACC0.68
WACC7.11%
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.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.09, ACQ is doing worse than 68.75% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.42 indicates that ACQ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
ACQ has a worse Quick ratio (0.42) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.42 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ACQ shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 133.48%, which is quite impressive.
The Revenue for ACQ has decreased by -26.93% 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)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 74.21% 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 Y258.61%
EPS Next 2Y120.59%
EPS Next 3Y74.21%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-18.17%
Revenue Next 2Y-8.59%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.41%
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
The Price/Earnings ratio is 30.71, which means the current valuation is very expensive for ACQ.
62.50% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACQ, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.51, ACQ is valued at the same level.
ACQ is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.11.
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.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.13, ACQ is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30.71 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.11 |
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 | 32.76 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.56 |
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 74.21% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.12
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y120.59%
EPS Next 3Y74.21%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ACQ does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
TSX:ACQ (12/31/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
23.65
+0.01 (+0.04%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners52.85%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners7.73%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap547.50M
Revenue(TTM)4.48B
Net Income(TTM)-7.90M
Analysts76.67
Price Target32.36 (36.83%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)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)31.93%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)41.4%
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)-3.97%
PT rev (3m)-9.78%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-8.87%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.82%
EPS NY rev (1m)-26.05%
EPS NY rev (3m)-33.19%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-6.02%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-3.58%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.22%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30.71 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.11 | ||
| P/S | 0.12 | ||
| P/FCF | 32.76 | ||
| P/OCF | 14.1 | ||
| P/B | 1.13 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.56 |
EPS(TTM)0.77
EY3.26%
EPS(NY)3.32
Fwd EY14.06%
FCF(TTM)0.72
FCFY3.05%
OCF(TTM)1.68
OCFY7.09%
SpS193.59
BVpS20.92
TBVpS-9.44
PEG (NY)0.12
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 | 2.08 |
F-Score7
WACC7.11%
ROIC/WACC0.68
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 Y258.61%
EPS Next 2Y120.59%
EPS Next 3Y74.21%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.93%
Revenue growth 3Y4.77%
Revenue growth 5Y9.01%
Sales Q2Q%-26.19%
Revenue Next Year-18.17%
Revenue Next 2Y-8.59%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.41%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.28%
EBIT growth 1Y34.43%
EBIT growth 3Y-12.61%
EBIT growth 5Y12.38%
EBIT Next Year63.71%
EBIT Next 3Y22.52%
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 3 / 10 to ACQ.CA.
What is the valuation status for ACQ 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 30.71 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.13.
How financially healthy is AUTOCANADA INC?
The financial health rating of AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) is 3 / 10.