Stantec, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Mid Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: CA85472N1096
CAD
96.03
0.31 (0.32%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • 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 17.27%
4
Positive results in Mar 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 759.9 MM
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 3.64
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by 0.39% (YoY)
5
With ROE of 15.55%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.42 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 -34.03%, its profits have risen by 14.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.6
6
High Institutional Holdings at 70.57%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 3.41% over the previous quarter.
7
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -34.03% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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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.
-34.03%
12.28
28.12%
S&P/TSX 60
29.6%
2.31
12.81%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
12.50%
EBIT Growth (5y)
17.27%
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
70.57%
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
22
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.42
EV to EBIT
16.90
EV to EBITDA
11.47
EV to Capital Employed
2.64
EV to Sales
1.59
PEG Ratio
1.56
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.60%
ROE (Latest)
15.55%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
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Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at CAD 759.9 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 3.64

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.39% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CAD 755.8 MM

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

Lowest at 25.22%

INTEREST(HY)

At CAD 55 MM has Grown at 16.28%

Here's what is working for Stantec, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 759.9 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 3.64 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at CAD 755.8 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.39% (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 Stantec, Inc.

Interest
At CAD 55 MM has Grown at 16.28%
over previous Semi-Annual period
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 25.22% and Fallen
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)