FP NEWSPAPERS INC(TSX-V:FP) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to FP. FP was compared to 12 industry peers in the Media industry. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for FP as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the profitability. FP is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year FP was profitable.

In the past year FP has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

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

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

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of FP (15.70%) is better than 100.00% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 16.60%, FP belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	15.7%
ROE	16.6%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-15.99%

ROA(5y)-2.24%

ROE(3y)-16.98%

ROE(5y)0.38%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

FP does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

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

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ROA

ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The number of shares outstanding for FP remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for FP remains at a similar level compared to 5 years ago.

FP has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -9.02, we must say that FP is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of -9.02, FP is not doing good in the industry: 81.82% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

There is no outstanding debt for FP. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-9.02

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

FP has a Current Ratio of 11.91. This indicates that FP is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

FP has a better Current ratio (11.91) than 100.00% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 11.91 indicates that FP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 11.91, FP belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	11.91
Quick Ratio	11.91

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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Altman-Z score

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

FP shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 127.13%, which is quite impressive.

EPS 1Y (TTM)127.13%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-100%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%N/A

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 3.57, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of FP.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, FP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.

FP 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	3.57
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

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 FP!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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FP NEWSPAPERS INC

TSX-V:FP (3/5/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

0.5

-0.05 (-9.09%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)N/A N/A

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst OwnersN/A

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.62%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap3.45M

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	3.57
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	N/A
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.61
P/tB	0.61
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0.14

EY28%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.01

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.01

OCFYN/A

SpS0

BVpS0.82

TBVpS0.82

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	15.7%
ROE	16.6%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-15.99%

ROA(5y)-2.24%

ROE(3y)-16.98%

ROE(5y)0.38%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg 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-Score6

Asset Turnover0

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	11.91
Quick Ratio	11.91
Altman-Z	-9.02

F-Score6

WACCN/A

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)127.13%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-100%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%N/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-23.38%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-466.67%

FCF growth 3Y36.03%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-466.67%

OCF growth 3Y36.03%

OCF growth 5YN/A

FP NEWSPAPERS INC (FP.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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