CLARKE INC(TSX:CKI) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to CKI. CKI was compared to 83 industry peers in the Capital Markets industry. While CKI is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CKI has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CKI had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year CKI had a positive cash flow from operations.

CKI had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: CKI reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

CKI's Return On Assets of 5.08% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CKI outperforms 76.19% of its industry peers.

CKI has a better Return On Equity (9.32%) than 79.76% of its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of CKI (2.64%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CKI is significantly below the industry average of 8.66%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (2.64%) for CKI is above the 3 year average (1.65%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	5.08%
ROE	9.32%
ROIC	2.64%

ROA(3y)1.97%

ROA(5y)1.86%

ROE(3y)3.61%

ROE(5y)2.97%

ROIC(3y)1.65%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

CKI has a Profit Margin of 32.10%. This is in the better half of the industry: CKI outperforms 77.38% of its industry peers.

CKI's Operating Margin of 24.16% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CKI outperforms 52.38% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CKI has declined.

With a decent Gross Margin value of 42.55%, CKI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.86% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CKI has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	24.16%
PM (TTM)	32.1%
GM	42.55%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y-10.24%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y10.7%

GM growth 5Y-10.19%

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ROE

ROIC

Operating and Profit Margin

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CKI has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, CKI has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, CKI has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.24, we must say that CKI is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

CKI's Altman-Z score of 1.24 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CKI outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of CKI is 83.90, which is on the high side as it means it would take CKI, 83.90 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

CKI has a Debt to FCF ratio of 83.90. This is in the better half of the industry: CKI outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.

CKI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.63. This is a neutral value indicating CKI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.63, CKI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.95% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.63
Debt/FCF	83.9
Altman-Z	1.24

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.20 indicates that CKI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

CKI has a Current ratio of 0.20. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CKI underperforms 82.14% of its industry peers.

CKI has a Quick Ratio of 0.20. This is a bad value and indicates that CKI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 0.20, CKI is not doing good in the industry: 82.14% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.2
Quick Ratio	0.2

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 998.68% over the past year.

CKI shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -1.92%.

The Revenue has been growing by 46.02% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!

EPS 1Y (TTM)998.68%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%770.23%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.92%

Revenue growth 3Y28.05%

Revenue growth 5Y46.02%

Sales Q2Q%4.31%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 13.07, which indicates a correct valuation of CKI.

CKI's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.

CKI is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 29.35, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	13.07
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CKI is on the same level as its industry peers.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CKI is valued a bit cheaper than 69.05% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	157.07
EV/EBITDA	16.32

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CKI!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CLARKE INC

TSX:CKI (3/7/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

22.35

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorFinancials

GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services

GICS IndustryCapital Markets

Earnings (Last)03-05 2025-03-05

Earnings (Next)05-08 2025-05-08

Inst Owners12.81%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.2%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap311.78M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

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)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	13.07
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	4.2
P/FCF	157.07
P/OCF	20.65
P/B	1.22
P/tB	1.22
EV/EBITDA	16.32

EPS(TTM)1.71

EY7.65%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.14

FCFY0.64%

OCF(TTM)1.08

OCFY4.84%

SpS5.32

BVpS18.32

TBVpS18.32

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	5.08%
ROE	9.32%
ROCE	4.29%
ROIC	2.64%
ROICexc	2.64%
ROICexgc	2.64%
OM	24.16%
PM (TTM)	32.1%
GM	42.55%
FCFM	2.67%

ROA(3y)1.97%

ROA(5y)1.86%

ROE(3y)3.61%

ROE(5y)2.97%

ROIC(3y)1.65%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)1.66%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)1.66%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)2.7%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5Y-17.95%

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5Y-17.95%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y-10.24%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y10.7%

GM growth 5Y-10.19%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover0.16

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.63
Debt/FCF	83.9
Debt/EBITDA	5.68
Cap/Depr	126.1%
Cap/Sales	17.67%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	53.28%
Profit Quality	8.33%
Current Ratio	0.2
Quick Ratio	0.2
Altman-Z	1.24

F-Score5

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)78.54%

Cap/Depr(5y)59.35%

Cap/Sales(3y)13.46%

Cap/Sales(5y)10.12%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)998.68%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%770.23%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.92%

Revenue growth 3Y28.05%

Revenue growth 5Y46.02%

Sales Q2Q%4.31%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y25.45%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y31.07%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y111.9%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y285.76%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y-7.37%

CLARKE INC (CKI.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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