Why is Great-West Lifeco, Inc. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.80%
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 4 consecutive quarters
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Lowest at 2 %
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 0
- INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Highest at 110.89
3
With ROE of 15.29%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.75 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 18.44%, its profits have fallen by -3.7%
4
Majority shareholders : FIIs
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Great-West Lifeco, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Insurance should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Insurance)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Great-West Lifeco, Inc. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Great-West Lifeco, Inc.
20.48%
6.01
20.23%
S&P/TSX 60
21.87%
1.54
14.62%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-4.11%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
15.10%
Dividend Payout Ratio
56.94%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.01%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
13.80%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
13
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.05
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
73.35
EV to Capital Employed
12.03
EV to Sales
0.66
PEG Ratio
1.69
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
16.28%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
10What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 125.29
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by 0% (YoY
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at CAD 0
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at CAD 15,462 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at CAD 1,538 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at CAD 1,451 MM
-4What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at CAD 2,708 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 9.95 %
Here's what is working for Great-West Lifeco, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 125.29 and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Net Sales
At CAD 15,462 MM has Grown at 81.76%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (CAD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at CAD 15,462 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (CAD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 1,538 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (CAD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at CAD 1,451 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 0
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (CAD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0% (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 Great-West Lifeco, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CAD 2,708 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 9.95 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales






