ZEDCOR INC(TSX-V:ZDC) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ZDC. ZDC was compared to 13 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. There are concerns on the financial health of ZDC while its profitability can be described as average. While showing a medium growth rate, ZDC is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ZDC had negative earnings in the past year.

ZDC had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

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

In the past 5 years ZDC always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

ZDC's Return On Assets of 0.66% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ZDC is outperformed by 76.92% of its industry peers.

ZDC has a Return On Equity of 1.30%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ZDC underperforms 76.92% of its industry peers.

ZDC has a Return On Invested Capital of 2.61%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ZDC underperforms 76.92% of its industry peers.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ZDC is in line with the industry average of 7.89%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (2.61%) for ZDC is well below the 3 year average (8.87%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that ZDC had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.66%
ROE	1.3%
ROIC	2.61%

ROA(3y)1.63%

ROA(5y)-5.71%

ROE(3y)-295.87%

ROE(5y)-220.42%

ROIC(3y)8.87%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 1.37%, ZDC is doing worse than 76.92% of the companies in the same industry.

ZDC has a better Operating Margin (5.95%) than 61.54% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ZDC has declined.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 53.91%, ZDC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.31% of the companies in the same industry.

ZDC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.95%
PM (TTM)	1.37%
GM	53.91%

OM growth 3Y-11.6%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.48%

GM growth 5Y13.79%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

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

Compared to 1 year ago, ZDC has more shares outstanding

ZDC has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

ZDC has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

ZDC has an Altman-Z score of 4.32. This indicates that ZDC is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

ZDC has a better Altman-Z score (4.32) than 69.23% of its industry peers.

ZDC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.55. This is a neutral value indicating ZDC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

ZDC has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.55. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ZDC outperforms 53.85% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.55
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	4.32

ROIC/WACC0.27

WACC9.71%

2.3 Liquidity

ZDC has a Current Ratio of 1.14. This is a normal value and indicates that ZDC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

ZDC's Current ratio of 1.14 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ZDC is outperformed by 92.31% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.10 indicates that ZDC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 1.10, ZDC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.15% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.14
Quick Ratio	1.1

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ZDC have decreased strongly by -98.47% in the last year.

ZDC shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 11.57%.

ZDC shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 7.36% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-98.47%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-13.89%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.57%

Revenue growth 3Y52.62%

Revenue growth 5Y7.36%

Sales Q2Q%42.31%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, ZDC will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 16.95% on average per year.

ZDC is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 45.26% yearly.

EPS Next Y-60%

EPS Next 2Y-6.91%

EPS Next 3Y24.58%

EPS Next 5Y16.95%

Revenue Next Year22.48%

Revenue Next 2Y45.93%

Revenue Next 3Y50.87%

Revenue Next 5Y45.26%

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 accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 64.98 indicates a quite expensive valuation of ZDC.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ZDC indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: ZDC is more expensive than 61.54% of the companies listed in the same industry.

ZDC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.10.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	64.98

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ZDC is valued more expensive than 84.62% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	39

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as ZDC's earnings are expected to grow with 24.58% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-6.91%

EPS Next 3Y24.58%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ZDC does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ZEDCOR INC

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

2.9

+0.08 (+2.84%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors

Earnings (Last)11-12 2024-11-12/amc

Earnings (Next)04-08 2025-04-08/amc

Inst Owners4.25%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners26.47%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap301.05M

Analysts84.62

Price Target4.5 (55.17%)

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)6.01%

PT rev (3m)11.65%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.86%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)3.06%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	64.98
P/S	10.58
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	39.25
P/B	10.04
P/tB	10.04
EV/EBITDA	39

EPS(TTM)0

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.04

Fwd EY1.54%

FCF(TTM)-0.09

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.07

OCFY2.55%

SpS0.27

BVpS0.29

TBVpS0.29

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.66%
ROE	1.3%
ROCE	3.63%
ROIC	2.61%
ROICexc	2.96%
ROICexgc	2.96%
OM	5.95%
PM (TTM)	1.37%
GM	53.91%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)1.63%

ROA(5y)-5.71%

ROE(3y)-295.87%

ROE(5y)-220.42%

ROIC(3y)8.87%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)9.06%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)9.06%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)12.33%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y25.3%

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3Y25.3%

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3Y-11.6%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.48%

GM growth 5Y13.79%

F-Score6

Asset Turnover0.48

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.55
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	2.03
Cap/Depr	254.03%
Cap/Sales	57.99%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	93.69%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.14
Quick Ratio	1.1
Altman-Z	4.32

F-Score6

WACC9.71%

ROIC/WACC0.27

Cap/Depr(3y)266.16%

Cap/Depr(5y)170.29%

Cap/Sales(3y)45.76%

Cap/Sales(5y)34.32%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-98.47%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-13.89%

EPS Next Y-60%

EPS Next 2Y-6.91%

EPS Next 3Y24.58%

EPS Next 5Y16.95%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.57%

Revenue growth 3Y52.62%

Revenue growth 5Y7.36%

Sales Q2Q%42.31%

Revenue Next Year22.48%

Revenue Next 2Y45.93%

Revenue Next 3Y50.87%

Revenue Next 5Y45.26%

EBIT growth 1Y-55.76%

EBIT growth 3Y34.92%

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year219.45%

EBIT Next 3Y109.71%

EBIT Next 5Y81.01%

FCF growth 1Y-81.48%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y75.98%

OCF growth 3Y53.68%

OCF growth 5Y139.29%

ZEDCOR INC (ZDC.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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