Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Retailing
  • ISIN: CA01626P1484
CAD
82.37
-0.07 (-0.08%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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Comparison

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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 3 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 7,668.24 MM
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 26.1
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -8.87% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 18.07%, it has a fair valuation with a 3.67 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 16.23%, its profits have risen by 5.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.5
5
Majority shareholders : FIIs
6
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 16.23% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P/TSX 60) returns of 29.60%
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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.
16.23%
0.22
25.69%
S&P/TSX 60
29.6%
2.31
12.81%
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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)
12.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.72%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.27
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.09
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
2.88
Tax Ratio
22.13%
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.08%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.09%
ROCE (avg)
20.37%
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
3.67
EV to EBIT
16.26
EV to EBITDA
10.27
EV to Capital Employed
2.65
EV to Sales
0.89
PEG Ratio
2.47
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.31%
ROE (Latest)
18.07%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
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

9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 7,668.24 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 26.1

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -8.87% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 30,251.55 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 2,600.81 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at CAD 1.14

-3What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 321.58 MM

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

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 7,668.24 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 26.1 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 30,251.55 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 2,600.81 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Highest at CAD 1.14
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.87% (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

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 1,004.28 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Depreciation
At CAD 1,004.28 MM has Grown at 35.5%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (CAD MM)

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

Interest
At CAD 321.58 MM has Grown at 42.96%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Interest
Highest at CAD 321.58 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 42.96% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)