Canadian Solar, Inc. (CSIQ) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Canadian Solar, Inc. ?

Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 11.95% and Operating profit at -181.39%

With a growth in Operating Profit of 43.18%, the company declared Very Positive results in Sep 25

The company has declared positive results in Jan 70 after 7 consecutive negative quarters
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 29.56 MM has Grown at 202.07%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 12.96 MM has Grown at 136.62%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -5.32% (YoY)

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 45.81%, its profits have fallen by -277.7%

High Institutional Holdings at 63.82%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Market Beating Performance

The stock has generated a return of 45.81% in the last 1 year, much higher than market (S&P 500) returns of 14.90%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Canadian Solar, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Other Electrical Equipment should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Canadian Solar, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Canadian Solar, Inc.

45.81%

-0.19

99.43%

S&P 500

14.9%

0.77

19.29%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

11.95%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-181.39%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

1.89

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

5.98

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.50

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.84

Tax Ratio

22.15%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

63.77%

ROCE (avg)

4.39%

ROE (avg)

8.48%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

0.42

EV to EBIT

-56.26

EV to EBITDA

11.67

EV to Capital Employed

0.79

EV to Sales

1.03

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-1.40%

ROE (Latest)

-3.69%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Sideways

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

16What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 29.56 MM has Grown at 202.07%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 12.96 MM has Grown at 136.62%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.32% (YoY

-7What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 89.22 MM has Grown at 32.76%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 182.34 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.44 times

Here's what is working for Canadian Solar, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD 29.56 MM has Grown at 202.07%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 12.96 MM has Grown at 136.62%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -5.32% (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 Solar, Inc.

Interest

At USD 89.22 MM has Grown at 32.76%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 182.34 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.44 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio