Transcontinental, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Media & Entertainment
  • ISIN: CA8935781044
  • TSE: TCL.A
CAD
5.30
0.04 (0.76%)
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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
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Transcontinental, Inc.
Imaflex, Inc.
Postmedia Network Canada Corp.
FP Newspapers, Inc.

Why is Transcontinental, Inc. ?

1
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -6.89% of over the last 5 years
2
Flat results in Apr 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at CAD 200.4 MM
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 112.75 %
3
With ROE of 34.37%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.05 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -73.76%, its profits have risen by 8.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.4
4
Majority shareholders : Non Institution
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -73.76% 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
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Transcontinental, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Transcontinental, Inc.
-73.1%
-0.64
87.78%
S&P/TSX 60
20.36%
2.51
12.02%
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)
-4.77%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-6.89%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.95
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.86
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.38
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.05
Tax Ratio
17.02%
Dividend Payout Ratio
44.10%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.00%
ROCE (avg)
11.65%
ROE (avg)
8.47%
stock-recommendationValuation

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
3
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.05
EV to EBIT
3.83
EV to EBITDA
2.27
EV to Capital Employed
1.02
EV to Sales
0.39
PEG Ratio
0.36
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
26.74%
ROE (Latest)
34.37%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

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

2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.62% (YoY

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 19.9 %

-30What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 152.1 MM

NET SALES(Q)

At CAD 306 MM has Fallen at -55.29%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At CAD 26.5 MM has Fallen at -54.93%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At CAD 19.06 MM has Fallen at -61.15%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 11.33%

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at CAD 23.5 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 101.82 %

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.57 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 4.36 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at CAD 4.36

Here's what is working for Transcontinental, Inc.

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.9 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 0.62% (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 Transcontinental, Inc.

Net Sales
At CAD 306 MM has Fallen at -55.29%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At CAD 26.5 MM has Fallen at -54.93%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Net Profit
At CAD 19.06 MM has Fallen at -61.15%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CAD 152.1 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at CAD 23.5 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 101.82 %
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

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 5.57 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 4.36 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Lowest at CAD 4.36
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (CAD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 11.33%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

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