SUNOPTA INC(NASDAQ:STKL) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

STKL gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 90 industry peers in the Food Products industry. There are concerns on the financial health of STKL while its profitability can be described as average. STKL is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

STKL had positive earnings in the past year.

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

STKL had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

Of the past 5 years STKL 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

STKL has a worse Return On Assets (-2.91%) than 72.62% of its industry peers.

STKL has a worse Return On Equity (-11.53%) than 73.81% of its industry peers.

STKL has a Return On Invested Capital of 7.33%. This is in the better half of the industry: STKL outperforms 70.24% of its industry peers.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for STKL is below the industry average of 9.13%.

The 3 year average ROIC (4.60%) for STKL is below the current ROIC(7.33%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.91%
ROE	-11.53%
ROIC	7.33%

ROA(3y)-9.36%

ROA(5y)-3.51%

ROE(3y)-34.91%

ROE(5y)-17.74%

ROIC(3y)4.6%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

STKL has a Operating Margin of 7.18%. This is in the better half of the industry: STKL outperforms 65.48% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of STKL has grown nicely.

STKL's Gross Margin of 18.78% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. STKL outperforms 45.24% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of STKL has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	7.18%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	18.78%

OM growth 3Y68.62%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y12.9%

GM growth 5Y15.71%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

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

STKL has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, STKL has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, STKL has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.59, we must say that STKL is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.59, STKL is doing worse than 61.90% of the companies in the same industry.

STKL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.55. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.55, STKL is not doing good in the industry: 84.52% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.55
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.59

ROIC/WACC0.88

WACC8.38%

2.3 Liquidity

STKL has a Current Ratio of 1.20. This is a normal value and indicates that STKL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

STKL has a worse Current ratio (1.20) than 66.67% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.53 indicates that STKL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.53, STKL is doing worse than 77.38% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.2
Quick Ratio	0.53

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 175.00% over the past year.

STKL shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 6.22%.

Measured over the past years, STKL shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.27% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)175%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%96.17%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.22%

Revenue growth 3Y-7.22%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.27%

Sales Q2Q%15.52%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 83.16% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to grow by 12.81% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y65.93%

EPS Next 2Y83.16%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year16.4%

Revenue Next 2Y12.81%

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

STKL is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 63.45.

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

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 29.62. STKL is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

STKL is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 29.72.

STKL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.70. STKL is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	63.45
Fwd PE	29.72

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as STKL.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	13

4.3 Compensation for Growth

STKL's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

STKL's earnings are expected to grow with 83.16% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)0.96

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y83.16%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

STKL does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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SUNOPTA INC

NASDAQ:STKL (2/21/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 6.98 0 (0%)

6.98

-0.07 (-0.99%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Staples

GICS IndustryGroupFood, Beverage & Tobacco

GICS IndustryFood Products

Earnings (Last)11-05 2024-11-05/amc

Earnings (Next)02-26 2025-02-26/amc

Inst Owners85.43%

Inst Owner Change-95.16%

Ins Owners1.73%

Ins Owner Change-0.15%

Market Cap835.16M

Analysts80

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %3.87%

Short Ratio9.24

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0.02

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-2.99%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)1

Avg EPS beat(2)440.04%

Min EPS beat(2)-11.99%

Max EPS beat(2)892.08%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)243.03%

Min EPS beat(4)-27.99%

Max EPS beat(4)892.08%

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)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.55%

Min Revenue beat(2)0.57%

Max Revenue beat(2)6.53%

Revenue beat(4)4

Avg Revenue beat(4)4.98%

Min Revenue beat(4)0.57%

Max Revenue beat(4)7.51%

Revenue beat(8)4

Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.98%

Revenue beat(12)5

Avg Revenue beat(12)-11.62%

Revenue beat(16)6

Avg Revenue beat(16)-11.34%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-4.55%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-4.55%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)6.98%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.33%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	63.45
Fwd PE	29.72
P/S	1.17
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	39.13
P/B	4.74
P/tB	5.51
EV/EBITDA	13

EPS(TTM)0.11

EY1.58%

EPS(NY)0.23

Fwd EY3.36%

FCF(TTM)-0.09

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.18

OCFY2.56%

SpS5.95

BVpS1.47

TBVpS1.27

PEG (NY)0.96

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.91%
ROE	-11.53%
ROCE	9.51%
ROIC	7.33%
ROICexc	7.37%
ROICexgc	7.72%
OM	7.18%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	18.78%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-9.36%

ROA(5y)-3.51%

ROE(3y)-34.91%

ROE(5y)-17.74%

ROIC(3y)4.6%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)4.61%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)5.31%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)5.94%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y33.04%

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3Y47.79%

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3Y68.62%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y12.9%

GM growth 5Y15.71%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover1.02

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.55
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	3.16
Cap/Depr	90%
Cap/Sales	4.45%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	24.73%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.2
Quick Ratio	0.53
Altman-Z	1.59

F-Score5

WACC8.38%

ROIC/WACC0.88

Cap/Depr(3y)219.46%

Cap/Depr(5y)167.3%

Cap/Sales(3y)9.42%

Cap/Sales(5y)7.19%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)175%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%96.17%

EPS Next Y65.93%

EPS Next 2Y83.16%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.22%

Revenue growth 3Y-7.22%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.27%

Sales Q2Q%15.52%

Revenue Next Year16.4%

Revenue Next 2Y12.81%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y56.37%

EBIT growth 3Y56.44%

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year181.41%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y85.55%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-59.52%

OCF growth 3Y-42.73%

OCF growth 5YN/A

SUNOPTA INC (STKL) 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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