AUTOCANADA INC (ACQ.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:ACQ • CA05277B2093

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20.55 CAD
+1.23 (+6.37%)
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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

  • In the past year ACQ has reported negative net income.
  • ACQ had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years ACQ 4 years were profitable.
  • 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

  • The Return On Assets of ACQ (0.58%) is worse than 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Equity of ACQ (3.48%) is worse than 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.12%, ACQ is doing worse than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ACQ is significantly below the industry average of 11.17%.
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

  • ACQ's Profit Margin of 0.33% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ACQ has declined.
  • ACQ has a worse Operating Margin (2.69%) than 61.11% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ACQ has grown nicely.
  • ACQ has a Gross Margin of 16.03%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACQ underperforms 77.78% 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 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

  • ACQ has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it 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 is higher compared to a year ago.
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 has a Altman-Z score (2.15) which is in line with 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.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ACQ (52.23) is worse than 72.22% of its industry peers.
  • ACQ has a Debt/Equity ratio of 4.04. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • ACQ has a Debt to Equity ratio of 4.04. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ACQ underperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.04
Debt/FCF 52.23
Altman-Z 2.15
ROIC/WACC0.67
WACC6.2%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 1.07 indicates that ACQ should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • ACQ's Current ratio of 1.07 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ACQ is outperformed by 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.37 indicates that ACQ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.37, ACQ is not doing good in the industry: 77.78% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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

  • The earnings per share for ACQ have decreased strongly by -156.04% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -8.51% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 8.68% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-156.04%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%63.58%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.51%
Revenue growth 3Y4.25%
Revenue growth 5Y8.68%
Sales Q2Q%-11.52%

3.2 Future

  • ACQ is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 72.54% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -0.28% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y247.15%
EPS Next 2Y122.05%
EPS Next 3Y72.54%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-19.04%
Revenue Next 2Y-8.79%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.05%
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.
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

  • ACQ reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.05, the valuation of ACQ can be described as very cheap.
  • 88.89% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACQ, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.81, ACQ is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 6.05
ACQ.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsACQ.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • ACQ's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as ACQ.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 13.15
EV/EBITDA 7.1
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.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ACQ's earnings are expected to grow with 72.54% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y122.05%
EPS Next 3Y72.54%

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5. ACQ.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

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ACQ.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

AUTOCANADA INC

TSX:ACQ (3/31/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

20.55

+1.23 (+6.37%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)03-18
Earnings (Next)05-12
Inst Owners55.1%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners7.69%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap475.73M
Revenue(TTM)4.90B
Net Income(TTM)16.03M
Analysts76.67
Price Target24.9 (21.17%)
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)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
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)-25.9%
PT rev (3m)-23.05%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-75.27%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-78.57%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.26%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.26%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-10.24%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-9.9%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.43%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 6.05
P/S 0.1
P/FCF 13.15
P/OCF 7.55
P/B 1.03
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.1
EPS(TTM)-1.16
EYN/A
EPS(NY)3.4
Fwd EY16.54%
FCF(TTM)1.56
FCFY7.6%
OCF(TTM)2.72
OCFY13.25%
SpS211.5
BVpS19.89
TBVpS-10.33
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
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
WACC6.2%
ROIC/WACC0.67
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)-156.04%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%63.58%
EPS Next Y247.15%
EPS Next 2Y122.05%
EPS Next 3Y72.54%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.51%
Revenue growth 3Y4.25%
Revenue growth 5Y8.68%
Sales Q2Q%-11.52%
Revenue Next Year-19.04%
Revenue Next 2Y-8.79%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.05%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.28%
EBIT growth 1Y-9.92%
EBIT growth 3Y-15.05%
EBIT growth 5Y21.22%
EBIT Next Year37.57%
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 2 / 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 247.15% 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%.