ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:ACX - CA0049591021 - Common Stock
5.44 CAD
-0.13 (-2.33%)
ACX gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 30 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. While ACX seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ACX has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year ACX was profitable.
In the past year ACX had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years ACX reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
ACX had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
ACX has a Return On Assets of 5.97%. This is in the better half of the industry: ACX outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of ACX (10.96%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ACX has a Return On Invested Capital of 5.55%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ACX underperforms 67.86% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ACX is significantly below the industry average of 163.37%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.97% | ||
| ROE | 10.96% | ||
| ROIC | 5.55% |
ROA(3y)6.69%
ROA(5y)-6.89%
ROE(3y)13.94%
ROE(5y)-9.55%
ROIC(3y)7.96%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
ACX has a Profit Margin of 5.54%. This is in the better half of the industry: ACX outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
ACX's Operating Margin of 7.09% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ACX outperforms 46.43% of its industry peers.
With a Gross Margin value of 21.97%, ACX perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 7.09% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.54% | ||
| GM | 21.97% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ACX is still creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for ACX has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
ACX has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, ACX has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
ACX has an Altman-Z score of 2.06. This is not the best score and indicates that ACX is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of ACX (2.06) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ACX is 3.18, which is a good value as it means it would take ACX, 3.18 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
ACX has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.18) than 78.57% of its industry peers.
ACX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.28. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
ACX has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.28. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ACX outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.28 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.18 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.06 |
ROIC/WACC0.78
WACC7.08%
2.3 Liquidity
ACX has a Current Ratio of 1.43. This is a normal value and indicates that ACX is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ACX has a Current ratio (1.43) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.03 indicates that ACX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ACX has a Quick ratio (1.03) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.43 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.03 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for ACX have decreased strongly by -41.88% in the last year.
ACX shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -16.20%.
Measured over the past years, ACX shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 36.58% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-41.88%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-39.71%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-16.2%
Revenue growth 3Y109.12%
Revenue growth 5Y36.58%
Sales Q2Q%-20.34%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -13.45% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -2.94% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-73.04%
EPS Next 2Y-20.05%
EPS Next 3Y-13.45%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-16.94%
Revenue Next 2Y-10.09%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.89%
Revenue Next 5Y-2.94%
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 8.00, which indicates a very decent valuation of ACX.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ACX is valued cheaper than 82.14% of the companies in the same industry.
ACX is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.56, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
ACX is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.75.
89.29% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ACX, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.79, ACX is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.75 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ACX indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ACX is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ACX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 75.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 5.62 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 3.6 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
A cheap valuation may be justified as ACX's earnings are expected to decrease with -13.45% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-20.05%
EPS Next 3Y-13.45%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ACX does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
TSX:ACX (12/12/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
5.44
-0.13 (-2.33%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners30.69%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners8.54%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap182.02M
Revenue(TTM)493.71M
Net Income(TTM)27.34M
Analysts80
Price Target7.59 (39.52%)
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)-188.35%
Min EPS beat(2)-449.45%
Max EPS beat(2)72.74%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)-58.52%
Min EPS beat(4)-449.45%
Max EPS beat(4)135.15%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)-27.42%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-38.04%
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.76%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.66%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.86%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.79%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.66%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.26%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.94%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.4%
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-7.03%
PT rev (3m)-7.03%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-46.3%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-46.3%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.87%
EPS NY rev (3m)-32.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-11.21%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-11.21%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-3.78%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.5%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.75 | ||
| P/S | 0.37 | ||
| P/FCF | 5.62 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.52 | ||
| P/B | 0.73 | ||
| P/tB | 1.3 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 3.6 |
EPS(TTM)0.68
EY12.5%
EPS(NY)0.95
Fwd EY17.39%
FCF(TTM)0.97
FCFY17.8%
OCF(TTM)2.16
OCFY39.64%
SpS14.76
BVpS7.45
TBVpS4.19
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number10.68
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.97% | ||
| ROE | 10.96% | ||
| ROCE | 10.54% | ||
| ROIC | 5.55% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.8% | ||
| ROICexgc | 8.83% | ||
| OM | 7.09% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.54% | ||
| GM | 21.97% | ||
| FCFM | 6.56% |
ROA(3y)6.69%
ROA(5y)-6.89%
ROE(3y)13.94%
ROE(5y)-9.55%
ROIC(3y)7.96%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)8.3%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)13.05%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)15.12%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.08
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.28 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.18 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.94 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 98.7% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 8.05% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 4.93 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 95.88% | ||
| Profit Quality | 118.56% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.43 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.06 |
F-Score5
WACC7.08%
ROIC/WACC0.78
Cap/Depr(3y)222.27%
Cap/Depr(5y)145.24%
Cap/Sales(3y)20.63%
Cap/Sales(5y)15.39%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-41.88%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-39.71%
EPS Next Y-73.04%
EPS Next 2Y-20.05%
EPS Next 3Y-13.45%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-16.2%
Revenue growth 3Y109.12%
Revenue growth 5Y36.58%
Sales Q2Q%-20.34%
Revenue Next Year-16.94%
Revenue Next 2Y-10.09%
Revenue Next 3Y-5.89%
Revenue Next 5Y-2.94%
EBIT growth 1Y-36.53%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year45.78%
EBIT Next 3Y21.77%
EBIT Next 5Y12.17%
FCF growth 1Y-51.37%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y4.4%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y79.87%
ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD / ACX.CA FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ACX.CA.
What is the valuation status of ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
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ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
What is the financial health of ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) stock?
The financial health rating of ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) is 6 / 10.
How sustainable is the dividend of ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) stock?
The dividend rating of ACT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LTD (ACX.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.