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Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: CA01626P1484
CAD
79.65
-0.12 (-0.15%)

Sep 22

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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 20.37%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 9.27
3
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 7,404.37 MM
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 24.25
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,086.72
4
With ROE of 19.80%, it has a expensive valuation with a 3.91 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 32.60%, its profits have risen by 20.2% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
5
Majority shareholders : FIIs
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
9.77%
0.68
27.26%
S&P/TSX 60
20.36%
2.51
12.02%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.07%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.05%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.40
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.19
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.83
Tax Ratio
23.03%
Dividend Payout Ratio
18.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.03%
ROCE (avg)
19.26%
ROE (avg)
21.42%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.91
EV to EBIT
15.35
EV to EBITDA
10.16
EV to Capital Employed
2.89
EV to Sales
0.93
PEG Ratio
0.82
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
18.84%
ROE (Latest)
19.80%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
Bearish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend scale:

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

8What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 7,751.45 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 25.24

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CAD 8,847.28 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 72.69 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 30,308.4 MM

-4What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)

At CAD 483.88 MM has Grown at 13.56%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 13.28% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 8.15 %

Here's what is working for Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 7,751.45 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 25.24 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Net Sales
Highest at CAD 30,308.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at CAD 8,847.28 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 72.69 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Here's what is not working for Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

Interest
At CAD 483.88 MM has Grown at 13.56%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 8.15 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 13.28% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

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