Birchcliff Energy Ltd.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Oil
  • ISIN: CA0906971035
CAD
6.44
0.14 (2.22%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
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Enerplus Corp.

Why is Birchcliff Energy Ltd. ?

1
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 12.17
2
With a growth in Net Profit of 157.54%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
  • The company has declared positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 432.69 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,481.37
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -29.14% (YoY)
3
With ROE of 6.50%, it has a fair valuation with a 0.77 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -17.01%, its profits have risen by 529.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
4
Majority shareholders : FIIs
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -17.01% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Birchcliff Energy Ltd. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Oil should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Birchcliff Energy Ltd. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.
-17.01%
8.83
34.27%
S&P/TSX 60
29.6%
2.31
12.81%
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)
4.36%
EBIT Growth (5y)
6.86%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.20
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.23
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.26
Tax Ratio
22.22%
Dividend Payout Ratio
50.44%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
1.28%
ROCE (avg)
10.90%
ROE (avg)
8.64%
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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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.77
EV to EBIT
15.54
EV to EBITDA
5.37
EV to Capital Employed
0.81
EV to Sales
3.10
PEG Ratio
0.02
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
5.20%
ROE (Latest)
6.50%
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Technical key factors

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

22What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 432.69 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 1,481.37

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -29.14% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 217.76 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 141.5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 64.98 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 83.32 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 64 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at CAD 0.25

-1What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 8.45 times

Here's what is working for Birchcliff Energy Ltd.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,481.37
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD 83.32 MM has Grown at 124.65%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 37.09 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 432.69 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at CAD 217.76 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Net Sales
At CAD 217.76 MM has Grown at 25.22%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 173.9 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 141.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 64.98 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at CAD 83.32 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at CAD 64 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD 64 MM has Grown at 92.92%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 33.18 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Highest at CAD 0.25
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -29.14% (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 68.48 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Here's what is not working for Birchcliff Energy Ltd.

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 8.45 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio