Why is High Liner Foods, Inc. ?
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High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.94% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- The company has been able to generate a Return on Equity (avg) of 10.39% signifying low profitability per unit of shareholders funds
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 2.94% over the last 5 years
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The company has declared negative results in Dec'2024 after 3 consecutive positive quarters
- NET PROFIT(9M) At CAD 31.19 MM has Grown at -32.96%
- INTEREST(Q) At CAD 7.9 MM has Grown at 17.13%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 7.47% (YoY)
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With ROE of 9.89%, it has a attractive valuation with a 0.82 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 29.88%, its profits have risen by 2.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.6
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to High Liner Foods, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to FMCG should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in FMCG)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is High Liner Foods, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
High Liner Foods, Inc.
-13.52%
0.92
25.22%
S&P/TSX 60
19.1%
1.54
14.62%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.94%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.28%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
2.91
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.02
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.61
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.53
Tax Ratio
17.80%
Dividend Payout Ratio
23.89%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.04%
ROCE (avg)
10.34%
ROE (avg)
10.39%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.86
EV to EBIT
8.47
EV to EBITDA
6.34
EV to Capital Employed
0.91
EV to Sales
0.61
PEG Ratio
0.61
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.74%
ROE (Latest)
9.89%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at CAD 10.09
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 2.85%
-11What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(9M)
At CAD 31.19 MM has Grown at -32.96%
INTEREST(Q)
At CAD 7.9 MM has Grown at 17.13%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 7.47% (YoY
Here's what is working for High Liner Foods, Inc.
Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 10.09 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (CAD)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 2.85%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Here's what is not working for High Liner Foods, Inc.
Interest
At CAD 7.9 MM has Grown at 17.13%
period on period (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (CAD MM)
Net Profit
At CAD 31.19 MM has Grown at -32.96%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (CAD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 7.47% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales






