CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
TSX:CIA • AU000000CIA2
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This CIA.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. CIA.CA Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year CIA was profitable.
- CIA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In the past 5 years CIA has always been profitable.
- CIA had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- CIA has a Return On Assets of 5.39%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CIA outperforms 89.66% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Return On Equity value of 12.23%, CIA belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.16% of the companies in the same industry.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 6.18%, CIA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.28% of the companies in the same industry.
- CIA had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 9.37%. This is below the industry average of 13.35%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.39% | ||
| ROE | 12.23% | ||
| ROIC | 6.18% |
ROA(3y)7.35%
ROA(5y)15.87%
ROE(3y)14.19%
ROE(5y)28.4%
ROIC(3y)9.37%
ROIC(5y)19%
1.3 Margins
- CIA has a better Profit Margin (10.37%) than 91.16% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CIA has declined.
- CIA has a better Operating Margin (19.04%) than 91.41% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CIA has declined.
- CIA has a Gross Margin of 24.02%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CIA outperforms 88.79% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CIA has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 19.04% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 10.37% | ||
| GM | 24.02% |
OM growth 3Y-31.3%
OM growth 5Y-13.67%
PM growth 3Y-37.24%
PM growth 5Y-4.94%
GM growth 3Y-27.69%
GM growth 5Y-11.6%
2. CIA.CA Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CIA is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for CIA remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
- The number of shares outstanding for CIA has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, CIA has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- CIA has an Altman-Z score of 2.29. This is not the best score and indicates that CIA is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- CIA has a Altman-Z score (2.29) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.66 indicates that CIA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.66, CIA is not doing good in the industry: 73.85% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.29 |
ROIC/WACC0.49
WACC12.56%
2.3 Liquidity
- CIA has a Current Ratio of 2.56. This indicates that CIA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- CIA has a Current ratio of 2.56. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CIA outperforms 54.17% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.68 indicates that CIA should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of CIA (1.68) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.68 |
3. CIA.CA Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- CIA shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 44.00%, which is quite impressive.
- The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -0.70% on average over the past years.
- Looking at the last year, CIA shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 17.61% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been growing by 15.40% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)44%
EPS 3Y-35.43%
EPS 5Y-0.7%
EPS Q2Q%3584.85%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)17.61%
Revenue growth 3Y3.22%
Revenue growth 5Y15.4%
Sales Q2Q%30.05%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 1.83% on average over the next years.
- Based on estimates for the next years, CIA will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.52% on average per year.
EPS Next Y40.32%
EPS Next 2Y27.58%
EPS Next 3Y22.54%
EPS Next 5Y1.83%
Revenue Next Year11.54%
Revenue Next 2Y10.03%
Revenue Next 3Y5.54%
Revenue Next 5Y2.52%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- 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. CIA.CA Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CIA is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 13.53.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CIA indicates a rather cheap valuation: CIA is cheaper than 94.65% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.42, CIA is valued rather cheaply.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.69, the valuation of CIA can be described as reasonable.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CIA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.78% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CIA to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.29), we can say CIA is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.69 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CIA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.01% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.85 |
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.
- The decent profitability rating of CIA may justify a higher PE ratio.
- CIA's earnings are expected to grow with 22.54% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.34
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y27.58%
EPS Next 3Y22.54%
5. CIA.CA Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.48%, CIA is a good candidate for dividend investing.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.85, CIA pays a better dividend. On top of this CIA pays more dividend than 99.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.81, CIA pays a better dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.48% |
5.2 History
- CIA has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
- CIA pays out 57.75% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
DP57.75%
EPS Next 2Y27.58%
EPS Next 3Y22.54%
CIA.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
TSX:CIA (4/24/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
4.87
-0.04 (-0.81%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)01-29 2026-01-29/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-27 2026-05-27/amc
Inst Owners36.96%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners8.78%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.73B
Revenue(TTM)1.78B
Net Income(TTM)184.69M
Analysts78.18
Price Target6.62 (35.93%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.48% |
Yearly Dividend0.2
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP57.75%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)42.67%
Min EPS beat(2)24.77%
Max EPS beat(2)60.58%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)11.93%
Min EPS beat(4)-36.28%
Max EPS beat(4)60.58%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-19.96%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-20.34%
EPS beat(16)4
Avg EPS beat(16)-17.15%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)9.25%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.6%
Max Revenue beat(2)17.9%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.16%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.75%
Max Revenue beat(4)17.9%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.36%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.11%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.93%
PT rev (1m)4.3%
PT rev (3m)18.07%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-7.89%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.78%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.48%
EPS NY rev (3m)11.66%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.13%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.08%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.05%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.69 | ||
| P/S | 1.53 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 6.37 | ||
| P/B | 1.81 | ||
| P/tB | 1.81 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.85 |
EPS(TTM)0.36
EY7.39%
EPS(NY)0.46
Fwd EY9.36%
FCF(TTM)-0.01
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.76
OCFY15.7%
SpS3.18
BVpS2.7
TBVpS2.69
PEG (NY)0.34
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number4.67295 (-4.05%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.39% | ||
| ROE | 12.23% | ||
| ROCE | 10.91% | ||
| ROIC | 6.18% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.7% | ||
| ROICexgc | 6.71% | ||
| OM | 19.04% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 10.37% | ||
| GM | 24.02% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)7.35%
ROA(5y)15.87%
ROE(3y)14.19%
ROE(5y)28.4%
ROIC(3y)9.37%
ROIC(5y)19%
ROICexc(3y)10.84%
ROICexc(5y)28.87%
ROICexgc(3y)10.88%
ROICexgc(5y)29.1%
ROCE(3y)16.55%
ROCE(5y)33.57%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-42.32%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-28.41%
ROICexc growth 3Y-42.24%
ROICexc growth 5Y-28.44%
OM growth 3Y-31.3%
OM growth 5Y-13.67%
PM growth 3Y-37.24%
PM growth 5Y-4.94%
GM growth 3Y-27.69%
GM growth 5Y-11.6%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.66 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.93 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 243.15% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 24.33% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 7.45 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 82.81% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.29 |
F-Score6
WACC12.56%
ROIC/WACC0.49
Cap/Depr(3y)309.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)525.09%
Cap/Sales(3y)27.11%
Cap/Sales(5y)26.21%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)44%
EPS 3Y-35.43%
EPS 5Y-0.7%
EPS Q2Q%3584.85%
EPS Next Y40.32%
EPS Next 2Y27.58%
EPS Next 3Y22.54%
EPS Next 5Y1.83%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)17.61%
Revenue growth 3Y3.22%
Revenue growth 5Y15.4%
Sales Q2Q%30.05%
Revenue Next Year11.54%
Revenue Next 2Y10.03%
Revenue Next 3Y5.54%
Revenue Next 5Y2.52%
EBIT growth 1Y16.46%
EBIT growth 3Y-29.09%
EBIT growth 5Y-0.37%
EBIT Next Year60.88%
EBIT Next 3Y28.55%
EBIT Next 5Y8.84%
FCF growth 1Y-101.96%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-20.96%
OCF growth 3Y-13.54%
OCF growth 5Y-0.36%
CHAMPION IRON LTD / CIA.CA Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for CIA stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CIA.CA.
What is the valuation status of CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA). This can be considered as Undervalued.
How profitable is CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) stock?
CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) is 13.53 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.81.
What is the expected EPS growth for CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) is expected to grow by 40.32% in the next year.