ECN CAPITAL CORP(TSX:ECN-DB) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, ECN-DB scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ECN-DB was compared to 32 industry peers in the Financial Services industry. ECN-DB scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. ECN-DB is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ECN-DB had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year ECN-DB had a positive cash flow from operations.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ECN-DB reported negative net income in multiple years.

In multiple years ECN-DB reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

ECN-DB's Return On Assets of -0.01% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECN-DB is outperformed by 87.50% of its industry peers.

ECN-DB's Return On Equity of -0.04% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECN-DB is outperformed by 87.50% of its industry peers.

ECN-DB's Return On Invested Capital of 4.44% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECN-DB is outperformed by 65.63% of its industry peers.

ECN-DB had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.48%. This is below the industry average of 5.84%.

The 3 year average ROIC (2.48%) for ECN-DB is below the current ROIC(4.44%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.01%
ROE	-0.04%
ROIC	4.44%

ROA(3y)-2.68%

ROA(5y)14.79%

ROE(3y)-16.1%

ROE(5y)77.16%

ROIC(3y)2.48%

ROIC(5y)1.63%

1.3 Margins

ECN-DB has a worse Operating Margin (36.14%) than 68.75% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ECN-DB has grown nicely.

ECN-DB does not have Profit Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	36.14%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A

OM growth 3Y87.71%

OM growth 5Y15.55%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ECN-DB is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, ECN-DB has more shares outstanding

ECN-DB has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, ECN-DB has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

ECN-DB has an Altman-Z score of 15.53. This indicates that ECN-DB is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

ECN-DB's Altman-Z score of 15.53 is amongst the best of the industry. ECN-DB outperforms 90.63% of its industry peers.

ECN-DB has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.29. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as ECN-DB would need 3.29 years to pay back of all of its debts.

ECN-DB has a Debt to FCF ratio of 3.29. This is in the better half of the industry: ECN-DB outperforms 62.50% of its industry peers.

ECN-DB has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.85. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

ECN-DB's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.85 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ECN-DB is outperformed by 78.13% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.85
Debt/FCF	3.29
Altman-Z	15.53

ROIC/WACC0.31

WACC14.47%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.82 indicates that ECN-DB should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

ECN-DB has a Current ratio of 1.82. This is amongst the best in the industry. ECN-DB outperforms 81.25% of its industry peers.

ECN-DB has a Quick Ratio of 1.82. This is a normal value and indicates that ECN-DB is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of ECN-DB (1.82) is better than 81.25% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.82
Quick Ratio	1.82

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ECN-DB shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 99.00%, which is quite impressive.

Looking at the last year, ECN-DB shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 45.97%.

Measured over the past years, ECN-DB shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.56% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)99%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%92.99%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)45.97%

Revenue growth 3Y21.98%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.56%

Sales Q2Q%115.65%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, ECN-DB will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 47.20% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 16.20% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y58.33%

EPS Next 2Y47.2%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year16.87%

Revenue Next 2Y16.2%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ECN-DB. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 358.01 indicates a quite expensive valuation of ECN-DB.

ECN-DB's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather expensive when compared to the industry. ECN-DB is more expensive than 81.25% of the companies in the same industry.

ECN-DB is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.10, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	358.01

4.2 Price Multiples

ECN-DB's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.

ECN-DB's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. ECN-DB is more expensive than 65.63% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	107.47
EV/EBITDA	198.94

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as ECN-DB's earnings are expected to grow with 47.20% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y47.2%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.33%, ECN-DB has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.

ECN-DB's Dividend Yield is slightly below the industry average, which is at 8.05.

With a Dividend Yield of 1.33, ECN-DB pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.33.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.33%

5.2 History

The dividend of ECN-DB decreases each year by -5.51%.

ECN-DB does not have a reliable dividend history as it only pays dividend since a couple or years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-5.51%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of ECN-DB are negative and hence is the payout ratio. ECN-DB will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-18019.32%

EPS Next 2Y47.2%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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ECN CAPITAL CORP

TSX:ECN-DB (3/4/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorFinancials

GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services

GICS IndustryFinancial Services

Earnings (Last)02-27 2025-02-27/amc

Earnings (Next)05-07 2025-05-07

Inst Owners46.07%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners6.36%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap27.69B

Analysts75.56

Price Target128.91 (30.87%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.33%

Yearly Dividend0.08

Dividend Growth(5Y)-5.51%

DP-18019.32%

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)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)1.45%

Min Revenue beat(2)-7.75%

Max Revenue beat(2)10.65%

Revenue beat(4)3

Avg Revenue beat(4)7.16%

Min Revenue beat(4)-7.75%

Max Revenue beat(4)15.69%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)-11.67%

Revenue beat(12)3

Avg Revenue beat(12)-15.09%

Revenue beat(16)3

Avg Revenue beat(16)-22.36%

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	N/A
Fwd PE	358.01
P/S	84.26
P/FCF	107.47
P/OCF	106.79
P/B	93.09
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	198.94

EPS(TTM)-0.01

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.28

Fwd EY0.28%

FCF(TTM)0.92

FCFY0.93%

OCF(TTM)0.92

OCFY0.94%

SpS1.17

BVpS1.06

TBVpS-0.22

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.01%
ROE	-0.04%
ROCE	9.34%
ROIC	4.44%
ROICexc	4.51%
ROICexgc	6.94%
OM	36.14%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM	78.4%

ROA(3y)-2.68%

ROA(5y)14.79%

ROE(3y)-16.1%

ROE(5y)77.16%

ROIC(3y)2.48%

ROIC(5y)1.63%

ROICexc(3y)2.52%

ROICexc(5y)1.66%

ROICexgc(3y)3.6%

ROICexgc(5y)2.66%

ROCE(3y)5.23%

ROCE(5y)3.43%

ROICexcg growth 3Y47.97%

ROICexcg growth 5Y17.4%

ROICexc growth 3Y100.79%

ROICexc growth 5Y25.74%

OM growth 3Y87.71%

OM growth 5Y15.55%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score6

Asset Turnover0.24

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.85
Debt/FCF	3.29
Debt/EBITDA	5.91
Cap/Depr	6.62%
Cap/Sales	0.5%
Interest Coverage	1.43
Cash Conversion	180.9%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.82
Quick Ratio	1.82
Altman-Z	15.53

F-Score6

WACC14.47%

ROIC/WACC0.31

Cap/Depr(3y)114.58%

Cap/Depr(5y)86.26%

Cap/Sales(3y)8.73%

Cap/Sales(5y)6.74%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)99%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%92.99%

EPS Next Y58.33%

EPS Next 2Y47.2%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)45.97%

Revenue growth 3Y21.98%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.56%

Sales Q2Q%115.65%

Revenue Next Year16.87%

Revenue Next 2Y16.2%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y1305.68%

EBIT growth 3Y128.98%

EBIT growth 5Y13.75%

EBIT Next Year109.15%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y495.53%

FCF growth 3Y11.95%

FCF growth 5Y-6.78%

OCF growth 1Y794.74%

OCF growth 3Y10.19%

OCF growth 5Y-7.11%

ECN CAPITAL CORP (ECN-DB.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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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