WSP Global, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Construction
  • ISIN: CA92938W2022
CAD
189.56
-3 (-1.56%)
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is WSP Global, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 12.40%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 6.48
3
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 25.97%
4
Flat results in Mar 26
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 80.93 %
  • EPS(Q) Lowest at CAD 1.07
5
With ROE of 11.60%, it has a expensive valuation with a 2.35 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 -32.31%, its profits have risen by 29.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.8
6
Majority shareholders : FIIs
7
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
  • Along with generating -32.31% 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 WSP Global, 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 WSP Global, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
WSP Global, Inc.
-30.94%
6.66
31.39%
S&P/TSX 60
29.63%
2.33
12.07%
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)
16.22%
EBIT Growth (5y)
25.97%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.25
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.91
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.51
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.32
Tax Ratio
27.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.32%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.04%
ROCE (avg)
11.76%
ROE (avg)
10.79%
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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
20
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.35
EV to EBIT
16.64
EV to EBITDA
11.84
EV to Capital Employed
1.78
EV to Sales
1.67
PEG Ratio
0.79
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.72%
ROE (Latest)
11.60%
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Technical key factors

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

5What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -9.78% (YoY

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at CAD 5,404.4 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 811 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 467.7 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 333.11 MM

-8What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 654.03

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 77.97 %

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 124 MM

Here's what is working for WSP Global, Inc.

Net Sales
Highest at CAD 5,404.4 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CAD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 811 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at CAD 467.7 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 333.11 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -9.78% (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 225.8 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 WSP Global, Inc.

Interest
At CAD 124 MM has Grown at 59.18%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 654.03
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at CAD 124 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 59.18% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 77.97 %
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