Sun Life Financial, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Insurance
  • ISIN: CA8667961053
CAD
109.43
67.81 (162.93%)
  • Price Points
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  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
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stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
Sell
Hold
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Sun Life Financial, Inc. ?

1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with a 14.87% CAGR growth in Operating Profits
2
With ROE of 12.35%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 2.37 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 25.01%, its profits have fallen by -4.7%
3
High Institutional Holdings at 48.13%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Sun Life Financial, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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 Sun Life Financial, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Sun Life Financial, Inc.
-100.0%
7.16
19.99%
S&P/TSX 60
29.6%
2.31
12.81%
stock-recommendationQuality
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.42%
EBIT Growth (5y)
14.87%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.13
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
23.25%
Dividend Payout Ratio
57.08%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
48.13%
ROCE (avg)
1.05%
ROE (avg)
12.40%
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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
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.37
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
EV to Capital Employed
2.70
EV to Sales
1.38
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
12.35%
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Technical key factors

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

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

Highest at CAD 16,147 MM

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at CAD 0

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 109.6%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0% (YoY

-15What is not working for the Company
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -1.69 %

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at CAD 8,856 MM

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 163 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 795 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 8.98 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 632 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 485 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CAD 0.83

Here's what is working for Sun Life Financial, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 16,147 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 0 and Grown
In each year in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (CAD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 109.6%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

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 Sun Life Financial, Inc.

Interest
At CAD 163 MM has Grown at 22.56%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD 632 MM has Fallen at -47.31%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 1,199.5 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD 485 MM has Fallen at -45.37%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 887.75 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Net Sales
Lowest at CAD 8,856 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Net Sales
At CAD 8,856 MM has Fallen at -15.46%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of CAD 10,475 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Interest
Highest at CAD 163 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 22.56% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at CAD 795 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 8.98 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at CAD 632 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at CAD 485 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Lowest at CAD 0.83
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -1.69 %
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