SYLOGIST LTD (SYZ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada • Toronto Stock Exchange • TSX:SYZ • CA87132P1027
4.04 CAD
-0.38 (-8.6%)
Last: Jan 30, 2026, 07:00 PM
We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to SYZ. SYZ was compared to 68 industry peers in the Software industry. There are concerns on the financial health of SYZ while its profitability can be described as average. While showing a medium growth rate, SYZ is valued expensive at the moment.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year SYZ has reported negative net income.
- In the past year SYZ had a positive cash flow from operations.
- Of the past 5 years SYZ 4 years were profitable.
- SYZ had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -3.30%, SYZ is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.41% of the companies in the same industry.
- SYZ has a Return On Equity (-9.25%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of SYZ (0.21%) is better than 61.76% of its industry peers.
- SYZ had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.06%. This is significantly below the industry average of 12.48%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -3.3% | ||
| ROE | -9.25% | ||
| ROIC | 0.21% |
ROA(3y)0.98%
ROA(5y)2.02%
ROE(3y)2.45%
ROE(5y)4.08%
ROIC(3y)4.06%
ROIC(5y)4.59%
1.3 Margins
- SYZ has a Operating Margin of 0.27%. This is in the better half of the industry: SYZ outperforms 63.24% of its industry peers.
- SYZ's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 58.94%, SYZ is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.76% of the companies in the same industry.
- SYZ's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.27% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 58.94% |
OM growth 3Y-37.04%
OM growth 5Y-32.26%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.68%
GM growth 5Y-4.95%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), SYZ is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, SYZ has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
- SYZ has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for SYZ is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- SYZ has an Altman-Z score of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that SYZ is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 0.80, SYZ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.65% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of SYZ is 2.17, which is a good value as it means it would take SYZ, 2.17 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- SYZ has a better Debt to FCF ratio (2.17) than 73.53% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.59 indicates that SYZ is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- SYZ has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.59) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for SYZ, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.59 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.17 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.8 |
ROIC/WACC0.02
WACC10.29%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.83 indicates that SYZ may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.83, SYZ is doing worse than 67.65% of the companies in the same industry.
- SYZ has a Quick Ratio of 0.83. This is a bad value and indicates that SYZ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of SYZ (0.83) is worse than 67.65% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.83 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.83 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for SYZ have decreased strongly by -132.14% in the last year.
- SYZ shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -4.89%.
- The Revenue has been growing by 11.77% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-132.14%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-26.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.89%
Revenue growth 3Y19.25%
Revenue growth 5Y11.77%
Sales Q2Q%-4.17%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 129.58% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 13.68% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-395.66%
EPS Next 2Y19.95%
EPS Next 3Y129.58%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-5.03%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.35%
Revenue Next 3Y3.81%
Revenue Next 5Y13.68%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- SYZ reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- Also next year SYZ is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- SYZ's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. SYZ is cheaper than 76.47% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, SYZ is valued cheaper than 86.76% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 10.74 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.36 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- SYZ's earnings are expected to grow with 129.58% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y19.95%
EPS Next 3Y129.58%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- SYZ has a yearly dividend return of 0.73%, which is pretty low.
- In the last 3 months the price of SYZ has falen by -40.15%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
- SYZ's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 0.23. SYZ pays more dividend than 91.18% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, SYZ's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.73% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of SYZ decreases each year by -35.70%.
- SYZ has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
- The dividend of SYZ decreased recently.
Dividend Growth(5Y)-35.7%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years1
5.3 Sustainability
- The earnings of SYZ are negative and hence is the payout ratio. SYZ will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.
DP-31.07%
EPS Next 2Y19.95%
EPS Next 3Y129.58%
SYLOGIST LTD / SYZ.CA FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for SYLOGIST LTD?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to SYZ.CA.
What is the valuation status for SYZ stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to SYLOGIST LTD (SYZ.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is SYLOGIST LTD (SYZ.CA) stock?
SYLOGIST LTD (SYZ.CA) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
How financially healthy is SYLOGIST LTD?
The financial health rating of SYLOGIST LTD (SYZ.CA) is 3 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for SYLOGIST LTD?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SYLOGIST LTD (SYZ.CA) is expected to decline by -395.66% in the next year.