I do not own this stock of Le Chateau Inc (TSX-CTU, OTC-LCUAF). In June 10, 2012 I started spreadsheet because of a request from Blog reader. It was also on my list of dividend and special dividend paying stocks. Jennifer Dowty wrote a column on Dividend Paying stocks in 2010. Jennifer is now a Portfolio Manager for Manulife Asset Management Limited. The title of the article in Investor’s Digest was Dividend Stocks: Buy, Hold and Collect. The Investor’s Digest is a publication of MPL Communications.
When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed the investors who have been in this company for more than 15 years have still made money. All their return is in dividends. This is the advantage of dividend stocks. You often do not lose money in the long term. It seems like all analysts have given up on this company because it has not been able to make a profit since 2011. It is interesting that it is still hanging in there.
For the second quarter of 2019, the accounting rules they have introduced take account of lease liabilities and right to use assets. This is part of the reason the Liquidity Ratio is below 1.00 (which means current assets cannot cover current liabilities. The other reasons are the current portion of the credit facility and the current portion of the long term debt.
Dividends were suspended in 2012 because the company could no longer afford them. They started with earnings losses for the 2011 calendar year.
Debt Ratios are not good. The 2018 Long Term Debt/Market Cap is 19.72. However, it moved down to 5.91 for the second quarter of 2019. The Liquidity Ratio was high and good 2018 at 2.11 but it moved to 0.77 currently. Even with cash flow added, it is 0.81. The current assets cannot cover the current liability. The Debt Ratio for 2018 is 1.05. It has moved to 0.94 currently. That means that assets cannot cover liabilities and they have a negative book value.
The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 26 to the end of 2018. Under the Capital Gain column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to capital gains. Under the Dividend column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to dividends. See chart below.
| From | Years | Div. Gth | Tot Ret | Cap Gain | Div. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | n/a | -52.65% | -52.65% | 0.00% |
| 2008 | 10 | n/a | -30.76% | -36.45% | 5.70% |
| 2003 | 15 | n/a | 9.15% | -21.52% | 30.67% |
| 1998 | 20 | n/a | 9.39% | -15.46% | 24.84% |
| 1993 | 25 | n/a | 4.15% | -13.77% | 17.92% |
| 1992 | 26 | n/a | 8.13% | -11.43% | 19.56% |
The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are all negative. The corresponding 10 year ratios are all negative. The corresponding historical ratios are 4.56, 6.57 and 8.76. The current P/E Ratio is negative 0.11 based on a stock price of $0.09 and an earnings loss for the past 12 months of $0.79. We cannot do any testing with the P/E Ratio.
I cannot do any testing with Price/Graham Price Ratios because we have a negative book value. I cannot do any testing re Price/Book Value per Share Ratio because of the negative book Value. I cannot do any testing with the dividend yield because there is no dividend.
The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 0.29. The current P/S Ratio is 0.01 based on last 12 months of Revenue of $182.2M, Revenue per Share of $6.03 and a stock price of $0.09. The current ratio is some 95% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.
Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably relatively cheap. As noted above, most of what I like to test with cannot be done. The only that there can be any testing is P/S Ratio and this is generally a good test.
Is it a good company at a reasonable price? This company has not made a profit since 2011, it has not dividend, Revenue is declining and the Book Value is negative. It is not the sort of stock I would invest in. It is cheap.
When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find that no analysts are following this stock.
See what analysts are saying on Stock Chase. Last entries were for 2011 when analyst feared the company was heading into trouble. Susan Portelance on Motley Fool compared this company negatively to Reitmans in 2017. A writer on Simply Wall Street in 2018 said that a high level of debt like this company holds can be dangerous as liquidity can dry up in unexpected downturns. The company reported on Globe Newswire the results for the second quarter of 2019. This article on Globe Newswire talks about the Chairman providing a loan to Le Chateau Inc.
Le Chateau Inc is a Canadian brand in specialty retailing, offering a broad array of contemporary fashion apparel, accessories, and footwear for style-conscious women and men. Its web site is here Le Chateau Inc.
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