Fiera Capital Corp. (FSZ) 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 Fiera Capital Corp. ?

Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 17.26%

ROCE(HY) Lowest at 7.64%
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 318.8 %
INTEREST(Q) At CAD 11.76 MM has Grown at 1,436.73%

With ROE of 16.41%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.40 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 -10.10%, its profits have risen by 14% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -10.10% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Fiera Capital Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Capital Markets should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Fiera Capital Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Fiera Capital Corp.

-10.1%

-0.93

23.33%

S&P/TSX 60

29.6%

2.31

12.81%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-1.71%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-0.96%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.67

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

Tax Ratio

29.95%

Dividend Payout Ratio

148.51%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

0.68%

ROCE (avg)

48.95%

ROE (avg)

17.26%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

2.40

EV to EBIT

4.53

EV to EBITDA

3.20

EV to Capital Employed

2.87

EV to Sales

0.78

PEG Ratio

0.94

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

63.41%

ROE (Latest)

16.41%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

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

3What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

At CAD 20.58 MM has Grown at 56.73%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.4% (YoY

-12What is not working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 7.64%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 318.8 %

INTEREST(Q)

At CAD 11.76 MM has Grown at 1,436.73%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.11 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at CAD 4.11

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 7.36 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CAD 0.03

Here's what is working for Fiera Capital Corp.

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -0.4% (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 Fiera Capital Corp.

Interest

At CAD 11.76 MM has Grown at 1,436.73%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Net Profit

At CAD 7.36 MM has Fallen at -41.31%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 318.8 % 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

Net Profit

Lowest at CAD 7.36 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS

Lowest at CAD 0.03

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 4.11 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Lowest at CAD 4.11

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (CAD)