Stantec, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: CA85472N1096
CAD
118.68
88.64 (295.07%)
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  • Financials
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Stantec, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 13.32%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 6.47
3
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 15.47%
4
Positive results in Jun 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 700.6 MM
  • ROCE(HY) Highest at 14.54%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 3.59
5
With ROE of 16.25%, it has a expensive valuation with a 5.68 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 37.86%, its profits have risen by 30.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.2
6
High Institutional Holdings at 66.02%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
7
Consistent Returns over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating 37.86% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P/TSX 60 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Stantec, Inc. 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 Stantec, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Stantec, Inc.
-100.0%
23.82
25.01%
S&P/TSX 60
21.87%
1.54
14.62%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
11.48%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.56%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.47
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.42
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.59
Tax Ratio
22.45%
Dividend Payout Ratio
21.41%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
67.16%
ROCE (avg)
13.32%
ROE (avg)
13.16%
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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
27
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.34
EV to EBIT
20.44
EV to EBITDA
13.99
EV to Capital Employed
3.25
EV to Sales
1.92
PEG Ratio
1.29
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.90%
ROE (Latest)
16.00%
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Technical key factors

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

15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 857.4 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 16.22%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 3.37

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.81% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CAD 706 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 2,140.5 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 323.8 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 15.13 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 205 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 154.68 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at CAD 1.31

-4What is not working for the Company
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 17.11%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 28.5 MM

Here's what is working for Stantec, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 857.4 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 3.37 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Net Sales
Highest at CAD 2,140.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 323.8 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 15.13 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at CAD 205 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at CAD 154.68 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Highest at CAD 1.31
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at CAD 706 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.81% (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

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 90 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

Here's what is not working for Stantec, Inc.

Interest
At CAD 28.5 MM has Grown at 34.43%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Interest
Highest at CAD 28.5 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 34.43% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 17.11%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)