CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:CIA - AU000000CIA2 - Common Stock
5.61 CAD
+0.09 (+1.63%)
CIA gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 814 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. CIA scores excellent on profitability, but there are concerns on its financial health. CIA has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year CIA was profitable.
CIA had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
CIA had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years CIA always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.53%, CIA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 87.59% of the companies in the same industry.
With an excellent Return On Equity value of 8.10%, CIA belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 89.80% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of CIA (5.10%) is better than 90.66% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CIA is below the industry average of 12.95%.
The 3 year average ROIC (9.37%) for CIA is well above the current ROIC(5.10%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.53% | ||
| ROE | 8.1% | ||
| ROIC | 5.1% |
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 Profit Margin of 7.27%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CIA outperforms 91.15% of its industry peers.
CIA's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
CIA's Operating Margin of 16.68% is amongst the best of the industry. CIA outperforms 91.15% of its industry peers.
CIA's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of CIA (21.30%) is better than 88.82% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CIA has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 16.68% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.27% | ||
| GM | 21.3% |
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. Health
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.
Compared to 5 years ago, CIA has more shares outstanding
CIA has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.28 indicates that CIA is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
CIA has a Altman-Z score (2.28) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
CIA has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.68. This is a neutral value indicating CIA is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of CIA (0.68) is worse than 74.08% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.28 |
ROIC/WACC0.51
WACC9.9%
2.3 Liquidity
CIA has a Current Ratio of 2.57. This indicates that CIA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
CIA's Current ratio of 2.57 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CIA outperforms 56.14% of its industry peers.
CIA has a Quick Ratio of 1.73. This is a normal value and indicates that CIA is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.73, CIA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.39% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.57 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.73 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for CIA have decreased strongly by -51.02% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, CIA shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -0.70% on average per year.
CIA shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 0.83%.
The Revenue has been growing by 15.40% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-51.02%
EPS 3Y-35.43%
EPS 5Y-0.7%
EPS Q2Q%175%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.83%
Revenue growth 3Y3.22%
Revenue growth 5Y15.4%
Sales Q2Q%40.43%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, CIA will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 3.93% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.50% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y18.4%
EPS Next 2Y24.65%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
EPS Next 5Y3.93%
Revenue Next Year10.56%
Revenue Next 2Y8.59%
Revenue Next 3Y5.94%
Revenue Next 5Y1.5%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
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
CIA is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 23.38.
CIA's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CIA is cheaper than 91.28% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CIA to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.57), we can say CIA is valued inline with the index average.
CIA is valuated correctly with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.89.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CIA is valued cheaply inside the industry as 92.38% of the companies are valued more expensively.
CIA is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.04, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.38 | ||
| Fwd PE | 12.89 |
4.2 Price Multiples
96.19% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CIA, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.37 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
CIA has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as CIA's earnings are expected to grow with 15.97% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)1.27
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y24.65%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CIA has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.69%.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.61, CIA pays a better dividend. On top of this CIA pays more dividend than 99.02% of the companies listed in the same industry.
CIA's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.88.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.69% |
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 86.57% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
DP86.57%
EPS Next 2Y24.65%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
TSX:CIA (12/24/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
5.61
+0.09 (+1.63%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners35.53%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners8.85%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.99B
Revenue(TTM)1.67B
Net Income(TTM)121.46M
Analysts78.18
Price Target5.69 (1.43%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.69% |
Yearly Dividend0.2
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP86.57%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-Date
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-5.75%
Min EPS beat(2)-36.28%
Max EPS beat(2)24.77%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-28.21%
Min EPS beat(4)-100%
Max EPS beat(4)24.77%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-26.07%
EPS beat(12)2
Avg EPS beat(12)-25.65%
EPS beat(16)4
Avg EPS beat(16)-20.52%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)5.08%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.75%
Max Revenue beat(2)17.9%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.46%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.75%
Max Revenue beat(4)17.9%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.45%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.4%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.97%
PT rev (1m)7.81%
PT rev (3m)4.7%
EPS NQ rev (1m)18.7%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.1%
EPS NY rev (1m)8.59%
EPS NY rev (3m)28.73%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)11.22%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)20.27%
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.51%
Revenue NY rev (3m)5.93%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.38 | ||
| Fwd PE | 12.89 | ||
| P/S | 1.79 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 8.8 | ||
| P/B | 2 | ||
| P/tB | 2 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.37 |
EPS(TTM)0.24
EY4.28%
EPS(NY)0.44
Fwd EY7.76%
FCF(TTM)-0.37
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.64
OCFY11.37%
SpS3.13
BVpS2.81
TBVpS2.8
PEG (NY)1.27
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number3.9
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.53% | ||
| ROE | 8.1% | ||
| ROCE | 9.01% | ||
| ROIC | 5.1% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.7% | ||
| ROICexgc | 5.71% | ||
| OM | 16.68% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.27% | ||
| GM | 21.3% | ||
| 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-Score4
Asset Turnover0.49
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.68 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.27 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 316.85% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 32.17% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 5.96 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 75.83% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.57 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.28 |
F-Score4
WACC9.9%
ROIC/WACC0.51
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)-51.02%
EPS 3Y-35.43%
EPS 5Y-0.7%
EPS Q2Q%175%
EPS Next Y18.4%
EPS Next 2Y24.65%
EPS Next 3Y15.97%
EPS Next 5Y3.93%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.83%
Revenue growth 3Y3.22%
Revenue growth 5Y15.4%
Sales Q2Q%40.43%
Revenue Next Year10.56%
Revenue Next 2Y8.59%
Revenue Next 3Y5.94%
Revenue Next 5Y1.5%
EBIT growth 1Y-38.27%
EBIT growth 3Y-29.09%
EBIT growth 5Y-0.37%
EBIT Next Year53.31%
EBIT Next 3Y30.45%
EBIT Next 5Y9.49%
FCF growth 1Y-231.91%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-13.39%
OCF growth 3Y-13.54%
OCF growth 5Y-0.36%
CHAMPION IRON LTD / CIA.CA 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 for CIA stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of CIA stock?
CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for CIA stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) is 23.38 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.
What is the earnings growth outlook for CHAMPION IRON LTD?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CHAMPION IRON LTD (CIA.CA) is expected to grow by 18.4% in the next year.