Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: CA01626P1484
CAD
93.30
0.6 (0.65%)
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Comparison

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Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
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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 30.95%, 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.
32.79%
0.70
27.25%
S&P/TSX 60
29.63%
2.33
12.07%
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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%
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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%
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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 Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

14What is working for the Company
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

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -2.41% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 9.62 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 1,550.65 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 1,183.45 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at CAD 1.29

-4What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 24.4 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 24.25 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at CAD 24.25

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

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 7,404.37 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,086.72
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 24.25 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 9.62 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at CAD 1,550.65 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD 1,550.65 MM has Grown at 98.48%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at CAD 1,183.45 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD 1,183.45 MM has Grown at 86.54%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Highest at CAD 1.29
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.41% (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 Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 24.4 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 24.25 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Lowest at CAD 24.25
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (CAD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)