Canadian National Railway Co.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: CA1363751027
CAD
159.73
-0.67 (-0.42%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Canadian National Railway Co.
TFI International, Inc.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

Why is Canadian National Railway Co. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.92%
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 4.59% and Operating profit at 4.50% over the last 5 years
3
Flat results in Mar 26
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 868.8
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 11.63 times
  • OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at CAD 2,033 MM
4
With ROE of 21.46%, it has a expensive valuation with a 4.72 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 14.30%, its profits have risen by 3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 3.9
5
High Institutional Holdings at 73.64%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 1.6% over the previous quarter.
6
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
  • The stock has generated a return of 14.30% 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 Canadian National Railway Co. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Construction should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Canadian National Railway Co. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Canadian National Railway Co.
14.3%
3.47
21.49%
S&P/TSX 60
29.6%
2.31
12.81%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.59%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.50%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.34
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.99
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.95
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.41
Tax Ratio
23.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
46.91%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
73.64%
ROCE (avg)
16.92%
ROE (avg)
22.28%
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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.72
EV to EBIT
18.81
EV to EBITDA
14.52
EV to Capital Employed
2.85
EV to Sales
7.11
PEG Ratio
3.90
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.15%
ROE (Latest)
21.46%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 7,150 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 13.77

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.52% (YoY

-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 868.8

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 11.63 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 2,033 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 46.43 %

Here's what is working for Canadian National Railway Co.

Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 13.77 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 7,150 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.52% (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 Canadian National Railway Co.

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 868.8
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Operating Profit
Lowest at CAD 2,033 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 46.43 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 11.63 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio