Cameco Corp.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Minerals & Mining
  • ISIN: CA13321L1085
CAD
146.41
-6.34 (-4.15%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Cameco Corp.
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Sigma Lithium Corp.
NexGen Energy Ltd.
Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp.

Why is Cameco Corp. ?

1
Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Low Debt Company with Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength
3
The company has declared positive results in Dec'2024 after 3 consecutive negative quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 1,092.26 MM
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 1,399.81
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 8.25%
4
With ROE of 8.56%, it has a expensive valuation with a 7.12 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 86.16%, its profits have risen by 91.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
5
High Institutional Holdings at 80.28%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 1.41% over the previous quarter.
6
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating 86.16% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed 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 Cameco Corp. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Minerals & Mining should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Cameco Corp. for you?

High Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Cameco Corp.
137.56%
26.22
45.65%
S&P/TSX 60
23.72%
1.54
14.62%
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)
14.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
52.90%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
1.18
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.65
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.10
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.39
Tax Ratio
30.90%
Dividend Payout Ratio
17.72%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
73.76%
ROCE (avg)
2.59%
ROE (avg)
2.90%
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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
129
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
9.63
EV to EBIT
114.12
EV to EBITDA
74.82
EV to Capital Employed
9.91
EV to Sales
19.04
PEG Ratio
2.53
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.68%
ROE (Latest)
7.47%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

12What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 1,355.78 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 8.89%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -2.94 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.09% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at CAD 439.88 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 9.65

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 1,200.93 MM

-1What is not working for the Company
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 20.87 %

Here's what is working for Cameco Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 1,355.78 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)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at -2.94 % and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Sales
Highest at CAD 1,200.93 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Net Sales
At CAD 1,200.93 MM has Grown at 38.67%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 866.04 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 9.65
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Net Profit
Higher at CAD 439.88 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025
MOJO Watch
In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.09% (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
At CAD 86.87 MM has Grown at 42.39%
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 Cameco Corp.

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 20.87 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales