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NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:NFI - CA62910L1022 - Common Stock

16.11 CAD
+0.36 (+2.29%)
Last: 1/9/2026, 7:00:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to NFI. NFI was compared to 23 industry peers in the Machinery industry. Both the profitability and financial health of NFI have multiple concerns. NFI is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year NFI was profitable.
NFI had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
NFI had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In multiple years NFI reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
NFI.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFNFI.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M -200M

1.2 Ratios

NFI's Return On Assets of -9.54% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NFI is outperformed by 60.87% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -69.29%, NFI is not doing good in the industry: 69.57% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -9.54%
ROE -69.29%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-5.28%
ROA(5y)-4.43%
ROE(3y)-22.56%
ROE(5y)-18.96%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
NFI.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICNFI.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

NFI's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
NFI has a Gross Margin of 5.49%. This is in the lower half of the industry: NFI underperforms 73.91% of its industry peers.
NFI's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for NFI so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 5.49%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-9.89%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y11.9%
GM growth 5Y-4.77%
NFI.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsNFI.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

NFI does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
NFI has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
NFI has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for NFI has been reduced compared to a year ago.
NFI.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingNFI.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
NFI.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsNFI.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.17, we must say that NFI is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of 1.17, NFI is not doing good in the industry: 60.87% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
NFI has a debt to FCF ratio of 59.12. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as NFI would need 59.12 years to pay back of all of its debts.
NFI has a Debt to FCF ratio of 59.12. This is in the better half of the industry: NFI outperforms 65.22% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.94 is on the high side and indicates that NFI has dependencies on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of NFI (2.94) is worse than 60.87% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.94
Debt/FCF 59.12
Altman-Z 1.17
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.55%
NFI.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFNFI.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.43 indicates that NFI should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of NFI (1.43) is worse than 60.87% of its industry peers.
NFI has a Quick Ratio of 1.43. This is a bad value and indicates that NFI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.60, NFI is not doing good in the industry: 73.91% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.43
Quick Ratio 0.6
NFI.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesNFI.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 268.42% over the past year.
The Revenue has grown by 11.36% in the past year. This is quite good.
NFI shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.53% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)268.42%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%350%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.36%
Revenue growth 3Y10.03%
Revenue growth 5Y1.53%
Sales Q2Q%23.69%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 277.88% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, NFI will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 14.35% on average per year.
EPS Next Y1790.07%
EPS Next 2Y542.3%
EPS Next 3Y277.88%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year15.77%
Revenue Next 2Y17.12%
Revenue Next 3Y14.35%
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.
NFI.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesNFI.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1B 2B 3B 4B
NFI.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesNFI.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 1 -1 2 -2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 36.61, the valuation of NFI can be described as expensive.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of NFI indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: NFI is cheaper than 78.26% of the companies listed in the same industry.
NFI is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.19, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.85, the valuation of NFI can be described as reasonable.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of NFI indicates a rather cheap valuation: NFI is cheaper than 86.96% of the companies listed in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.92. NFI is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.61
Fwd PE 9.85
NFI.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsNFI.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as NFI.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, NFI is valued a bit cheaper than 65.22% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 63.74
EV/EBITDA 282.79
NFI.CA Per share dataNFI.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30

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.
NFI's earnings are expected to grow with 277.88% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.02
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y542.3%
EPS Next 3Y277.88%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for NFI!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

NFI GROUP INC

TSX:NFI (1/9/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

16.11

+0.36 (+2.29%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)11-06 2025-11-06/amc
Earnings (Next)03-11 2026-03-11/amc
Inst Owners35.67%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.44%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.92B
Revenue(TTM)3.43B
Net Income(TTM)-289.58M
Analysts80
Price Target21.25 (31.91%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)10.96%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.99%
Max EPS beat(2)22.91%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)51.84%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.99%
Max EPS beat(4)172.28%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)146.23%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)101.2%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)74.03%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.57%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.06%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.08%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.12%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.83%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.49%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.84%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.74%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.56%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-9.42%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.68%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-10.23%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.79%
EPS NY rev (3m)-19.03%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.57%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.24%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.48%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 36.61
Fwd PE 9.85
P/S 0.4
P/FCF 63.74
P/OCF 19.05
P/B 3.31
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 282.79
EPS(TTM)0.44
EY2.73%
EPS(NY)1.63
Fwd EY10.15%
FCF(TTM)0.25
FCFY1.57%
OCF(TTM)0.85
OCFY5.25%
SpS39.94
BVpS4.87
TBVpS-5.2
PEG (NY)0.02
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number6.95
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -9.54%
ROE -69.29%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 5.49%
FCFM 0.63%
ROA(3y)-5.28%
ROA(5y)-4.43%
ROE(3y)-22.56%
ROE(5y)-18.96%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-9.89%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y11.9%
GM growth 5Y-4.77%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.13
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.94
Debt/FCF 59.12
Debt/EBITDA 133.95
Cap/Depr 65.9%
Cap/Sales 1.48%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 791.87%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.43
Quick Ratio 0.6
Altman-Z 1.17
F-Score4
WACC9.55%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)47.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)40.36%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.48%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.41%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)268.42%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%350%
EPS Next Y1790.07%
EPS Next 2Y542.3%
EPS Next 3Y277.88%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.36%
Revenue growth 3Y10.03%
Revenue growth 5Y1.53%
Sales Q2Q%23.69%
Revenue Next Year15.77%
Revenue Next 2Y17.12%
Revenue Next 3Y14.35%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-168.66%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y-8.51%
EBIT Next Year157.78%
EBIT Next 3Y52.33%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y114.46%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y161.78%
OCF growth 3Y-48.94%
OCF growth 5Y-31.07%

NFI GROUP INC / NFI.CA FAQ

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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to NFI.CA.


What is the valuation status of NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of NFI stock?

NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


What is the financial health of NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) stock?

The financial health rating of NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) is 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of NFI GROUP INC (NFI.CA) is expected to grow by 1790.07% in the next year.