Aecon Group, Inc. (ARE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Aecon Group, Inc. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROE of 6.90%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 6.90% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -1.85% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 24.43 %
INTEREST(Q) Highest at CAD 18.29 MM

With ROE of 1.80%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.72 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 12.24%, its profits have risen by 318.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3

Majority shareholders : FIIs

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 12.24% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P/TSX 60) returns of 22.54%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Aecon Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Construction)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Aecon Group, Inc. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Aecon Group, Inc.

1.5%

1.50

39.63%

S&P/TSX 60

19.1%

1.54

14.62%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

7.17%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-1.85%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

0.83

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.94

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.12

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

3.26

Tax Ratio

20.08%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.08%

ROCE (avg)

5.54%

ROE (avg)

6.90%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.76

EV to EBIT

29.62

EV to EBITDA

10.52

EV to Capital Employed

1.68

EV to Sales

0.34

PEG Ratio

0.31

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

5.69%

ROE (Latest)

1.80%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

OBV

Mildly Bullish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

12What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -115.01% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 1,301.58 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At CAD -19.43 MM has Grown at 89.57%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At CAD -12.07 MM has Grown at 90.56%

-8What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 24.43 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 18.29 MM

Here's what is working for Aecon Group, Inc.

Net Sales

Highest at CAD 1,301.58 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Net Sales

At CAD 1,301.58 MM has Grown at 52.45%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At CAD -19.43 MM has Grown at 89.57%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit

At CAD -12.07 MM has Grown at 90.56%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -115.01% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Aecon Group, Inc.

Interest

At CAD 18.29 MM has Grown at 47.98%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Interest

Highest at CAD 18.29 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 47.98% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 24.43 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio