K-Bro Linen Inc

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Paying Consumer. The stock price seems to be currently cheap. I would worry about a dividend cut as they cannot afford their dividends and it does not look like this situation will improve in the short term. However, analyst do not seem to think that the dividends will be cut. They have good debt ratios. Insiders are selling. See my spreadsheet on K-Bro Linen Inc.

I do not own this stock of K-Bro Linen Inc (TSX-KBL, OTC-KBRLF). People were talking about this stock at the 2009 Toronto Money Show. This was one income trust being touted as currently a good buy with very good yield. It was also recommended by Aaron Dunn who is the Senior Equity Analyst for Keystone Publishing Corp, a publisher of Canadian investment newsletters.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed this company had hit a high in 2015 and was recovering up to 2019, but has been hit again this year. Analysts expect the revenue and earnings to go down in 2020 including an earnings loss, but then the company is expected to do better in 2021. This stock used to be an income trust and as such now has a hard time getting the dividends in line with earnings. They should have cut the dividends in line with earnings on becoming a corporation.

The dividend yields are moderate with dividend growth non-existent. The current dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.34%. The 5, 10 and historical dividend yields are also moderate at 2.90%, 3.25% and 4.47%. The dividends have been flat since 2015 and analysts do not expect this change in the near future. Analysts do not expect a dividend cut in the near future either.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) need improving for EPS. The DPR for EPS for 2019 is 117% with 5 year coverage at 115%. Because an earnings loss is expected in 2020, the dividend will not be covered in 2020. The 5 year coverage is e expected to move up to 164%. When there is an earnings loss, DPR for EPS cannot be calculated. The DPR for CFPS for 2019 is 30% with 5 year coverage at 40%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow for 2019 is 43%. The 5 year coverage cannot be calculated because of past negative FCF.

Debt Ratios are good. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2019 is 0.14. It is low and good. The liquidity Ratio for 2019 is good at 1.78. The Debt Ratio is good at 2.26. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are good and low at 1.80 and 0.80.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 15 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	0.00%	0.87%	-1.83%	2.70%
2009	10	0.87%	17.74%	12.05%	5.69%
2004	15	1.09%	15.01%	8.92%	6.10%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 31.30, 36.12 and 40.93. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 23.62, 27.61 and 31.60. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 18.82, 19.68 and 21.32. The current P/E Ratio is negative, so a stock price test cannot be done on it. The P/E Ratio for 2021is 67.49 based on a stock price of $27.67 and EPS estimate for 2020 of $0.41. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a Graham Price of $12.77. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 1.59, 1.86 and 2.13. The current P/GP Ratio is 2.17 based on a stock price of $27.67. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 2.46. The current P/B Ratio is 1.57 based on a stock price of $27.67, Book Value of $187M and Book Value per Share of $17.68. The current ratio is 36% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 13.40. The current P/CF Ratio is 7.58 based on a stock price of $27.67, Cash Flow per Share estimate for 2020 of $3.65 and Cash Flow of $38.7M. The current ratio is 43% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 4.47%. The current dividend yield is 4.34% based on dividends of $1.20 and a stock price of $27.67. The current yield is 3% below the historical dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 3.25%. The current dividend yield is 4.34% based on dividends of $1.20 and a stock price of $27.67. The current yield is 33% above the historical dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 1.73. The current P/S Ratio is 1.50 based on Revenue estimate for 2020 of $195M, Revenue per Share of $18.39, and a stock price of $27.67. The current ratio is 13% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably reasonable. The dividend yield tests show different results with the historical dividend yield test showing the stock price above the median and the 10 year dividend yield test showing the stock price as cheap. The reasonableness of the dividend tests is confirmed by the P/S Ratio test which says the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price seems to be reasonable and below the median. The good thing is that Revenue is growing. The bad thing is that earnings are not growing and they cannot cover their dividend with earnings and will not be able to in the next couple of years either. Coverage by Cash Flow is getting high. I would think that the dividend is at risk. To me, this is not a dividend growth company and I would not be interested in it at the present time.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (2) and Buy (4). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price is $39.00. This implies a total return of 45.28% with 4.34% from dividends and 40.95% from capital gains.

There are no recent entries by analysts on Stock Chase. The analysts lost interest in 2018. Daniel Da Costa on Motley Fool thinks this company is in a strong position to weather the current environment. A writer on Simply Wall Street says this stock is trading above it intrinsic value of $20.96. A writer on Simply Wall Street says that although this company is paying out more than it is earning, the dividends are covered by its Free Cash Flow.

K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates around 15 facilities in major cities across Canada, and two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. It operates through two divisions such as the Canadian division and the UK division. Its web site is here K-Bro Linen Inc.

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Le Chateau Inc

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Consumer Sector Stock. The stock price is relatively cheap. However, it stopped paying dividends in 2011. The company continues to lose money and sales are declining. They are putting some blame on Covid lockdown, but Sales have been declining since 2011. Currently the Book Value is negative. See my spreadsheet on Le Chateau Inc.

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 an investor reporter for the Globe and Mail. 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 this company continues to lose money and the revenue is still declining. They started to have earnings losses from 2011. It was in deep trouble before the Covid Lockdowns and I would think that the lockdowns will be very hard on this company.

It is interesting that shareholders that have held this stock for a very long time have made money but just because dividends were paid. Shareholders who have held this stock for 20 plus year have a Total Return that is positive (example 13.49% per year for 20 year holders), but stock price is lower than what it was then and even what it was 27 years ago.

This stock no longer pays any dividend. They were suspended in 2011. They had to cut their because they paid out too much of their earnings in 2010 and then had an earnings loss in 2011. They have had earnings losses since 2011 and so they will not be paying any dividends anytime soon.

The company cannot afford to pay dividends so there are no Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR).

Debt Ratios are awful. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio was very high since 2015, but now all their long term debt is on their balance sheet as the current portion of the long term debt as they are due within one year. The Liquidity Ratio for 2019 is 0.64 and with cash flow is 0.88. They do not say how they will cover the debt due in one year. The Debt Ratio is 0.66. This means that the book value (or breakup value) of the company is negative. Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios cannot be calculated when the book value is negative.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 27 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	0.00%	-45.07%	-45.07%	0.00%
2009	10	0.00%	-42.75%	-44.19%	1.44%
2004	15	0.00%	-6.20%	-28.40%	22.19%
1999	20	0.00%	13.49%	-17.35%	30.84%
1994	25	0.00%	6.13%	-15.42%	21.54%
1992	27	0.00%	8.10%	-13.29%	21.39%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are negative and therefore useless. The corresponding 10 year ratios are also negative and useless. The corresponding historical ratios are 4.55, 6.54 and 8.49. They are low because of recent earnings losses. The current P/E Ratio is negative and so I cannot do this testing. Also, analysts expect the EPS to be negative in 2021.

I calculate a Graham Price of $0.20, but this is just an estimate. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.39, 0.91 and 1.33. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.20 based on a stock price of $0.03. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 0.87. The book value has turned negative so I cannot do this stock price test.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio that is negative. So, I cannot do this stock price test. However, the current P/CF Ratio is very low at just 0.06 currently.

The dividends have been cancelled so I can do no stock price testing using dividend yields.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 0.17. The current P/S Ratio is 0.01 based on last 12 months revenue of $122.5M, Revenue per Share of $4.05 and a stock price of $0.03. The current ratio is 94% 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. There is only one good test and that is the P/S Ratio test, although the P/GP Ratio test is probably acceptable.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price is relatively cheap. However, being cheap does not make a stock a good buy. Who knows if this firms will recover? The management has hope, but talk about the impact of the lockdown. They have a 60 year history and a 5 year strategic plan. They also have a negative book value, which means there is no meaningful breakup value.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find only one recommendation and it is a Sell (1). The consensus would be a Sell.

Analysts on this site of Stock Chase where saying do not buy in 2011, the last year of any posting. The last report mentioning this stock on Motley Fool was in 2017 and it said Reitman’s were doing better. The Executive Summary on Simply Wall Street says the company is trading at 100% below its estimated fair value, but it lists a number of risk factors. A recent report on Simply Wall Street looks at who owns shares in this company. A report about this company’s second quarter of 2020 is posted on Yahoo Finance.

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. The firm offers tops, sweaters, cardigans, pants, skirts, shirts, ties and blazers, among others for women and men. Its web site is here Le Chateau Inc.

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This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Granite REIT

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth REIT. Stock Price is relatively expensive. Its DPRs are fine and the Debt Ratios are good. See my spreadsheet on Granite REIT.

I do not own this stock of Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U), but I used to. I first bought some of this stock in 2003 when it was called MI Developments (TSX-MIM.A). It was a company connected with Frank Stronach and Magna. TD bank also had an Action Buy Call (Strong Buy) on this stock. By the December 2006, it was doing well and my stock was up some 15% per year. I bought some more. The year of 2006 was the last time I did well on this stock. It kept going down and I sold it in 2009; being discourage it would ever do well again.

In 2012 it changed its name to Granite REIT. This company because a very different company in 2012. It disconnected from Magna (but still has Magna as major tenant) and it switched the reporting and dividend currency from US$ to CDN$. It also increased the dividend for 144%.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed the stock price is higher than it was before the drop in March. It reached a high of $74.86 in February 2020, dropped to $41.12 and it now at $76.19 after hitting a high of $79.65 in August 2020.

The dividend yields are moderate. The current dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4%) at 3.79%. The 5, 10 and historical dividend yields are good 5% and 6% ranges) at 5.44%, 5.47% and 5.15%. There was a big dividend increase (of 144%) when this company was rebranded as Granite REIT in 2012. The median yields went up at that time from a 2% range to a 5% range.

The dividend growth is low. The current dividend growth is 4.95% per year over the past 5 years. The last dividend increase was in 2020 and it was for 3.90. This company has been paying dividends for 16 years. They have increased the dividend in 12 of those years and decreased them in 4 of those years. The last decrease was in 2010.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are mostly fine. The DPR for 2019 is 36% with 5 year coverage at 38%. The DPR for CFPS is very high at 69% with 5 year coverage at 70%. The Free Cash Flow has been negative for a few years so the DPR for FCF cannot be calculated for 2019 or for 5 year coverage. Since this is a REIT, we need to looks at the DPR for Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO), and Funds from Operations (FFO). The DPR for AFFO for 2019 is 77%, with 5 year coverage at 75%. The DPR for FFO for 2019 is 79% with 5 year coverage at 81%.

Debt Ratios are very good. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio is good and low at 0.33 for 2019. The Liquidity Ratio for 2019 is very good at 3.78 as is the Debt Ratio for 2019 at 2.90. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios for 2019 are good and low at 1.53 and 0.53.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 17 to the end of 2019 in CDN$. 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.
2014	5	4.95%	15.38%	9.84%	5.53%
2009	10	16.07%	25.09%	17.75%	7.34%
2004	15	13.23%	7.13%	4.11%	3.02%
2002	17	11.86%	8.49%	5.44%	3.05%

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 17 to the end of 2019 in US$. 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.
2014	5	2.61%	12.41%	7.35%	5.07%
2009	10	13.63%	22.54%	15.23%	7.31%
2004	15	12.66%	6.70%	3.51%	3.19%
2002	17	11.83%	10.30%	6.65%	3.65%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 6.08, 6.84 and 7.60. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 7.09, 8.24 and 9.38. The corresponding historical ratios are 6.89, 7.87 and 8.85. The current P/E Ratio is 10.26 based on a stock price of $76.60 and last 12 months of EPS of $7.47. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

Because this is an REIT, we also need to look at the Price/Funds from Operations per Share Ratios. The 5 year low, median, and high median P/FFO Ratios are 13.09, 14.33 and 15.57. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 11.49, 13.31 and 15.33. The current P/FFO Ratio is 19.69 based on FFO estimate for 2020 of $3.89 and a stock price of $76.60. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

Because this is an REIT, we also need to look at the Price/Adjusted Funds from Operations per Share Ratios. The 5 year low, median, and high median P/AFFO Ratios are 14.16, 15.49, and 16.82. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 14.16, 15.49 and 16.82. The current P/AFFO Ratio is 19.69 based on AFFO estimate for 2020 of $3.52 and a stock price of $76.60. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a Graham Price of $73.79. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.72, 0.78 and 0.86. The current P/GP Ratio is 1.04 based on a stock price of $76.60. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 1.05. The current P/B Ratio is 1.23 based on a stock price of $76.60, Book Value of $3,598M, and a Book Value per Share of $62.20. The current ratio is 18% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 13.84. The current P/CF Ratio is 20.83 based on last 12 months Cash Flow of $213M, Cash Flow per Share of $3.68 and a stock price of $76.60. The current ratio is 51% above the 10 year ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 4.56%. The current dividend yield is 3.79% based on dividends of $2.90 and a stock price of $76.60. The current ratio is 17% below the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I get a 10 year median dividend yield of 5.47%. The current dividend yield is 3.79% based on dividends of $2.90 and a stock price of $76.60. The current ratio is 31% below the 10 year median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 9.20. The current P/S Ratio is 13.69 based on a stock price of $76.60, Revenue estimate for 2020 of $250M, and Revenue per Share of $4.33. The current ratio is 49% above the 10 year ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably relatively expensive. A lot of this testing is showing the stock price as expensive. I am going by the 10 year dividend yield testing as the company did change a lot after 2012. This is using by favourite tests of P/S Ratio and Dividend Yield. The outlier is the P/B Ratio test and the historical dividend yield test. The Book Value has grown nicely lately. Dividend yields got higher after rebranding in 2012.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? This company certainly has done well since it was rebranded as Granite REIT. There has been better returns and higher yields. This stock is higher now than it was at the end of last year. It would seem that it is a worthwhile REIT to own. Unfortunately, it would seem to be on the expensive side at the moment.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (3), Buy (4) and Hold (1). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $81.34. This implies a total return of $9.98% withy 6.19% from capital gains and 3.79% from dividends.

Analysts on Stock Chase like this stock. This stock is one of the top 10 for August 2020 picked by Motley Fool Staff . A writer on Simply Wall Street talks about FFO and REITs. A writer on Simply Wall Street talks about insider buying. The blogger The Dividend Guy calls this REIT, the Rock Solid REIT.

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust, or Granite, is a real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of primarily industrial properties in North America and Europe. Granite's portfolio comprises various manufacturing, corporate office, warehouse and logistics, and product engineering facilities. The vast majority of the company's assets are logistics and distribution warehouses and multipurpose buildings split fairly evenly amongst Canadian, Austrian, and U.S. locations. Its web site is here Granite REIT.

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This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Alcanna Inc

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Consumer Sector Stock. The stock price is relatively cheap. However, the lack of profits and the dive in book value makes this stock a very risky investment. There has been some deterioration in debt ratios. Current shareholder’s value will also deteriorate with the current selling of new shares to raise money. See my spreadsheet on Alcanna Inc.

I do not own this stock of Alcanna Inc (TSX-CLIQ, OTC-LQSIF). The idea of following this stock came from a reader of my blog.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the revenue has been going up and down, but for the last 3 years they have had earning losses. I note that the sales only went up in 2019 by 6%, but the cost of sales went up by 24%. For this stock, shareholders have not done well and now the dividend has been suspended.

This is another stock that has suspended their dividends. Dividends were suspended in 2018. They had earning losses for the past 3 years to 2019. However, analysts expect this company to make money this year. (But they have said that before.) They could not continue to pay dividends when there are multiple years of earning losses. The 5 year coverage for Cash Flow for 2019 was 87%, but the 5 yar coverage in 2018, the last year of dividends was 109%.

Some Debt Ratios have deteriorated. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2019 is 0.32 and this is a good number. The Liquidity Ratio for 2019 at 2.10 is a good number. The Debt Ratio at 1.17 is low and it is better if it is 1.50 or above. It used to be a lot better, for example last year it was 2.24 and has a 5 year median of 2.19. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios have also deteriorated and for 2019 they are 6.82 and 5.82 and much too high. It is better if they were under 3.00 and 2.00. They used to be. In 2018 these ratios were 1.81 and 0.81 and the 5 year medians are 1.81 and 0.81 which are good ratios.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 15 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	0.00%	-17.92%	-21.99%	4.06%
2009	10	0.00%	-3.26%	-11.82%	8.56%
2004	15	0.00%	3.85%	-7.59%	11.44%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are negative and so not useable. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 13.44, 14.91 and 16.38. The corresponding historical ratios are 13.18, 16.22 and 18.46. The current P/E Ratio is 13.59 based on a stock price of $4.35 and EPS estimate for 2020 of $0.32. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get a Graham Price of $3.47. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.90, 1.24 and 1.55. The current P/GP Ratio is 1.25 based on a stock price of $4.35. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 1.25. The current P/B Ratio is 2.60 based on a stock price of $4.35, Book Value of $66.9M and a Book Value per Share of $1.67. The current ratio is 108% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive. The reason for the stock showing expensive on this test is because the book value has been declining. It has declined by 32% per year over the past 5 years. This is a very bad sign.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 9.86. The current P/CF Ratio is 3.85 based on a stock price of $4.35, Cash Flow for the last 12 months of $43.3M and Cash Flow per Share of $1.13. The current ratio is 61% below the 10 year ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I cannot do dividend yield tests because the dividends have been suspended.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio 0.48. The current P/S Ratio is 0.22 based on Revenue estimate for 2020 of $805M, Revenue per Share of $20.10 and a stock price of $4.35. The current ratio is 55% 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 cheap. The P/S Ratio is pointing at a cheap price. The problem is with the P/B Ratio test. It is testing as expensive because of the big decline in book value. This points out that the stock is probably very risky.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The price is probably cheap. However, this would be a very risky investment. I know that it is into selling cannabis, but companies selling cannabis have not proven that they can make money at it yet. Certainly, this company has not proven that they can make a profit.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (2), Buy (1) and Hold (1). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price $6.31. This implies a total return of 45.06% all from capital gains.

The last analysts’ remarks were in 2019 on Stock Chase. It is always a bad sign when analysts lose interest in a stock. Nelson Smith on Motley Fool thinks this stock is a bargain. He points out that it is also selling cannabis as well as liquor. A writer on Simply Wall Street points out that not only is this company not making a profit, the revenue is growing very slowly. The company announced on Newswire a bought deal for common shares. This will dilute the shares of current shareholders. A writer on Cannin thinks that the stock price is likely to improve in the long term.

Alcanna Inc is a private sector retailer of beer, wine and spirits in North America and Canada operating approximately 231 locations under the Wine and Beyond, Ace Liquor Discounters and Liquor Depot banners in Alberta and British Columbia. The company also operates Nova Cannabis retail stores in Alberta and in Toronto, Ontario. Its web site is here Alcanna Inc.

The last stock I wrote about was about was Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF) ... learn more. The next stock I will write about will be Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U) ... learn more on Friday, September 25, 2020 around 5 pm. Tomorrow on my other blog I will write about My Stock Reports .... learn more on Thursday, September 24, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Great-West Lifeco Inc

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth Financial. The stock price is relatively cheap. This has been a great dividend growth stock. The only negative I see is that some debt ratios are going in the wrong direction. The very low to non-existent interest rates are a problem for life insurance companies, but they are learning to live with them. See my spreadsheet on Great-West Lifeco Inc.

I do not own this stock of Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF). This stock seems to be a favorite with investors who like solid, stable, dividend paying stock. It was on Mike Higgs' list and it used to be on the dividend lists. I have been following this stock for some time. However, I will not buy it because I have Power Financial Corp. (TSX-PWF). Great West Lifeco Inc. is one of the companies under the Power Financial Corp. and Power Corp. (TSX-POW).

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the estimates of last year were missed, so new estimate are lower. For example, last year the estimates for EPS were $2.65, $3.12, and $3.39 for the next 3 years of 2019, 2020 and 2021. However, EPS for 2019 came in at $2.49 for 2019 rather than $2.65. The estimates were lowered for the next three years of 2020, 2021 and 2022 to $2.63, $3.04, and $3.33. So, the estimate for 2020 went from $3.12 to $2.63 and for 2021 went from $3.39 to $3.04.

When I set up this spreadsheet, I looked at the yield on the original purchase price if the stock was bought with the low or high price after 5 and 15 years. So, if you paid the highest price 5 years ago, the yield today would be 4.67%, but if you bought it using the lowest price 5 years ago, your yield today would be 5.60% on your original purchase price. If we looked at a 15 year period, if you paid the highest price 15 years ago, your yield would be 5.73%, but if you paid the lowest price 15 years ago your yield today would be 6.54% on your original purchase price.

The dividend yields are currently good with dividend growth low. The current dividend yield at 6.71% is good (5% and 6% ranges). The 5, 10, and historical dividend yields are in the moderate range (2% to 4%) at 4.13%, 4.46% and 3.56%. The current dividend growth is low (under 8%) at 6.08% per year over the past 5 years. The last dividend increase was for 6.1% and it was in 2020.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. The DPR for EPS for 2019 was 66% with 5 year coverage at 56%. The DPR for CFPS for 2019 was 25% with 5 year coverage at 23%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow for 2019 was 26% with 5 year coverage at 23%. Dividend Coverage Ratio for 2019 was 3.92 with the 5 year ratio at 4.26.

Debt Ratios could improve. This is a financial, so I am looking at Debt/Investment Ratio. For 2019 and currently, it is 1.03. This should not be higher at 1.00. Until this year it was lower, but it has been getting higher lately. I calculate the Liquidity Ratio for 2019 to be 1.26, but this is not an important ratio for a Financial stock. The Debt Ratio is 1.06 and this is fine for a financial and it has a 5 year median of 1.07. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios for 2019 is 17.66 and 16.66, respectively. The 5 year ratios are 15.91 and 14.91.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 31 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	6.08%	4.18%	-0.20%	4.38%
2009	10	2.99%	6.68%	2.15%	4.53%
2004	15	6.04%	5.66%	1.52%	4.14%
1999	20	9.58%	10.85%	5.67%	5.17%
1994	25	11.87%	18.08%	10.45%	7.63%
1989	30	11.53%	15.28%	9.59%	5.69%
1988	31	11.14%	16.83%	10.51%	6.31%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 11.31, 12.43 and 13.72. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 11.19, 12.41 and 13.64. The corresponding historical ratios are 11.19, 12.48 and 18.83. The current P/E Ratio is 9.93 based on a stock price of $26.12 and EPS estimate for 2020 of $2.63. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a Graham Price of $36.07. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.87, 0.98 and 1.08. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.72 based on a stock price of $26.12. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 1.75. The current P/B Ratio is 1.19 based on a stock price of $26.12, a Book Value of $20,393M and a Book Value per Share of $21.98. The current P/B Ratio is 32% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 4.98. The current P/CF Ratio is 4.07 based on the last 12 months Cash Flow of $5,950M, Cash Flow per share of $6.41 and a stock price of $26.12. The current ratio is 18% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 3.56%. The current dividend yield is 6.71% based on dividends of $1.75 and a stock price of $26.12. The current yield is 88% above the historical dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median dividend yield of 4.46%. The current dividend yield is 6.71% based on dividends of $1.75 and a stock price of $26.12. The current yield is50% above the historical dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 0.75. The current P/S Ratio is 0.50 based on Revenue estimate for 2020 of $48, 082M, Revenue per Share of $51.83 and a stock price of $26.12. The current ratio is 33% 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 relatively cheap. Both the dividend yield tests show this as does the P/S Ratio testing. The only test that says something different is the P/CF Test and it says that the stock price is reasonable and below the median. However, this one of my least favourite tests, so I will go with cheap.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? This is a dividend growth stock which are the type I like. I have 31 years of dividend data and they have increased the dividends 21 of those years and there were no years when the dividends were decreased. Dividend growth is low, but Life Insurance companies have had it rough with the very low interest rates.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (1), Buy (2) and Hold (7). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $29.00. This implies a total return of 17.73% with 6.71% from dividends and 11.03% from capital gains.

The last entries on Stock Chase say Life Insurance companies are cheap, but it might be wise to wait a bit before buying. Christopher Liew on Motley Fool says buy and hold this company for the long term to build wealth. The executive overview on Simply Wall Street has no negatives. A writer on Simply Wall Street is concerned about falling EPS, but if you look at 5 year running averages, the EPS has grown at the rate of 4.3% per year. This is comparing EPS for the 5 years prior to 2014 and the 5 years prior to 2019. The Blogger Dividend Earner reviewed this stock in May 2020.

Great-West Lifeco is one of the three big Canadian life insurance firms. With just under half of the firm's profit and revenue in Canada, Great-West also operates in the U.S. and Europe. In Canada, Great-West provides both individual and group insurance. In the United States, Great-West operates Putnam Investments and defined contribution (DC) record-keeping firm Empower Retirement. In Europe, Great-West offers life insurance, annuities, and reinsurance primarily in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. Its web site is here Great-West Lifeco Inc.

The last stock I wrote about was about was Trican Well Service Ltd (TSX-TCW, OTC-TOLWF) ... learn more. The next stock I will write about will be Alcanna Inc (TSX-CLIQ, OTC-LQSIF) ... learn more on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 around 5 pm. Tomorrow on my other blog I will write about Dividends, Bear Markets.... learn more on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Trican Well Service Ltd

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Industrial Sector Stock. The stock price is relatively cheap. They suspended dividends in 2016, so I am considering to stop following this stock. I have my doubt it will be a dividend growth stock again or at least not within the next few years. See my spreadsheet on Trican Well Service Ltd.

I do not own this stock of Trican Well Service Ltd (TSX-TCW, OTC-TOLWF). I was following Canyon Services Group Inc. and Trican Well Services Ltd. had a plan of arrangement with Canyon Shareholders. I used to get a newsletter weekly from MPL Communications called Advice Hotline. They wrote up this stock on July 19, 2012 and I was impressed with it so I did a spreadsheet. Their site is now here.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the dividend was suspended in 2016. I wonder if I should still be following stocks without dividends. Analysts do not seem to think there will be any dividends in the short term. However, Analysts have not yet lost interest in this firm. Perhaps I should follow only Trican Well Services as they went public in 1996 and Canyon Services only went public in 2006. However, without a dividend, this seems not worth while at the moment.

The company suspended their dividends in 2016. They have only made a profit one year since 2014 and that was in 2017. They are not expected to make a profit over the next three years. They do have a positive cash flow, but it can vary a lot. Mostly the Free Cash Flow is positive, but it was negative for 2019. However, it is expected to be positive again in this year and over the next two years.

Debt Ratios are all good. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2019 is low and good at just 0.15. The Liquidity Ratio is high and good at 2.50 for 2019. The Debt Ratio is also high a good at 5.00. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are low and good at 1.25 and 0.25.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 13 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	0.00%	-25.41%	-26.43%	1.02%
2009	10	0.00%	9.16%	-1.91%	11.07%
2006	13		-1.66%	-6.96%	5.30%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are negative and unusable. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 0.58, 1.92 and 2.26 and so low you wonder about using them. The corresponding historical ratios are again negative and unusable. The current P/E Ratio is negative. This testing cannot be done.

I calculate a Graham Price of $1.51, but because of all the earnings losses, it is only my best guess. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.61, 1.03 and 1.31. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.76 based on a stock price of $1.15. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 1.59. The current P/B Ratio is 0.57 based on a stock price of $1.15, a Book Value of $552M, and a Book Value per share of $2.03. The current ratio is 64% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 9.72. The current P/CF Ratio is 2.98 based on 2020 Cash Flow per Share estimate of $0.40, Cash Flow of $108.6M and a stock price of $1.15. The current ratio is 69% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I cannot do dividend yield testing because the dividend has been suspended.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 1.72. The current P/S Ratio is 0.93 based on Revenue estimate for 2020 of $337M, Revenue per Share of 1.24 and a stock price of $1.15. The current ratio is 46% 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. The one test not showing this is the P/GP Ratio test and it is hard to know how good my estimate is for the Graham Price. All the other test that I can do is pointing to a relatively cheap stock price.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? This stock has not paid dividends for a few years. I was tracing this company from their purchase of Canyon Services Group Inc so do not have much history for just this company. This is not a dividend growth company, so I feel I need to replace it with another company that is at least paying dividends.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (3), Buy (1) and Hold (8). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $1.20. This implies a total return of 4.35% all from capital gains.

Analysts mostly like this stock on Stock Chase. Nelson Smith on Motley Fool says smart money is buying unloved Oil companies. A writer on Simply Wall Street would like to see some improvement in the company’s business before buying this stock. A writer on Simply Wall Street says analysts are reducing their forecasts for this stock.

Trican Well Service Ltd is an equipment services company. It provides products, equipment, services, and technology for use in the drilling, completion, stimulation, and reworking of oil and gas wells primarily through its continuing pressure pumping operations in Canada. Its web site is here Trican Well Service Ltd.

The last stock I wrote about was about was Wajax Corp (TSX-WJX, OTC-WJXFF) ... learn more. The next stock I will write about will be Great-West Lifeco Inc (TSX-GWO, OTC-GWLIF) ... learn more on Monday, September 21, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Wajax Corp

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Paying Industrial. This stock price is relatively cheap. This stock might be good to get some capital gains and dividends, but I do not see this stock has a buy and Hold type stock. See my spreadsheet on Wajax Corp.

I do not own this stock of Wajax Corp (TSX-WJX, OTC-WJXFF). TD Waterhouse put out a report on good dividend paying stocks to own in November 2011. This was a stock they named. I had not heard of it before, so I decided to investigate it.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the company seemed to have a peak in 2013 and has not done as well since then. This is true for EPS, Dividends and Stock Price. The peak in Revenue seems to have been in 2014. They had dividends 33 years ago, but between 1992 and 2003 there were no dividends.

I have data going back some 33 years and their record is quite mixed. Some periods shareholders have done well and, in some periods, not so much. If you look at the chart for this stock, it was at a low in 1994, 1999 and 2004. It is at a low point currently. See chart below.

The dividend yields are currently high with dividend growth non-existent. The current dividend yield is high (7% and over) at 7.99%. The 5 and historical median dividend yields are moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.49% and 4.40%. The 10 year median dividend yield is good (5% and 6% ranges) at 5.87%. They have been decreasing their dividends since 2013 and changed the dividend payments from monthly to quarterly in 2015. Dividends have been flat since 2016.

They had restated the dividends in 2004. They dividends were increased by 678% and changed to monthly when they became an income trust in 2005. Income Trust had to change to corporations and they did so in 2009 and decreased the dividends. Income trusts could pay a lot more in dividends that corporations can.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are fine except for the one for FCF. A lot of companies that changed from Income Trust to corporation had a hard time getting their DPR for EPS down under 100%. This company did so by 2017. The DPR for EPS for 2019 is 52% with 5 year coverage at 99.9%. The DPR for CFPS for 2019 is 16% with 5 year coverage at 24%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow cannot be calculated for 2019 because the FCF is negative. The 5 year coverage is at 403%.

Debt Ratios are fine. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2019 is 0.76. The Liquidity Ratio for 2019 is good at 2.25. The Debt Ratio is a bit low at 1.44, but the 5 year median is fine at 1.69. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are fine at 3.30 and 2.30 with 5 year medians at 2.67 and 1.67.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 33 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	-16.06%	-9.10%	-13.62%	4.52%
2009	10	-9.39%	6.99%	-3.81%	10.80%
2004	15	12.99%	20.68%	0.28%	20.40%
1999	20	0.00%	21.61%	5.37%	16.24%
1994	25	0.00%	10.49%	2.12%	8.37%
1989	30	1.95%	7.43%	1.15%	6.28%
1986	33	1.77%	5.55%	0.06%	5.48%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 8.76, 12.23 and 15.69. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 9.38, 11.99 and 14.61. The corresponding historical ratios are 8.74, 11.39 and 13.87. The current P/E Ratio 9.14 based on a stock price of $12.52 and EPS 2020 estimate of $1.37. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a Graham Price of $22.09. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.92, 1.14 and 1.34. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.57 based on a stock price of $12.52. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 1.98. The current P/B Ratio is 0.79 based on a stock price of $12.52, Book Value of $317M and Book Value per Share of 15.83. The current ratio is 60% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 6.83. The current P/CF Ratio is 5.84 based on the last 12 months of Cash Flow of $42.9M, Cash Flow per Share of $2.14 and a stock price of $12.52. The current ratio is 15% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 4.40%. The current dividend yield is 7.99% based on dividends of $1.00 and a stock price of $12.52. The current dividend yield is 81% above the historical median dividend. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median dividend yield of 5.87%. The current dividend yield is 7.99% based on dividends of $1.00 and a stock price of $12.52. The current dividend yield is 36% above the historical median dividend. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 0.37. The current P/S Ratio is 0.18 based on Revenue estimate for 2020 of $1,394, Revenue per Share of $69.58 and a stock price of $12.52. The current P/S Ratio is 52% 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. Bothe the dividend yield tests show this and it is confirmed by the P/S Ratio test. The other tests show the same thing except for the Price/Cash Flow Test which is showing the stock is reasonable and below the median.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? Certainly, this stock is at a good price. However, it has had a very mixed past as far as results go. If I where inclined to buy this stock, I would keep an eye on it and not be buying for the long term. I cannot see this stock as a buy and hold.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Buy (1). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price target is $13.50. This implies a total return of 15.81% with 7.83% from capital gains and 7.99% from dividends.

There are no recent analysts’ comments on Stock Chase, but old comments are negative.. Christopher Liew on Motley Fool thinks this high dividend stock would be good for your TFSA. The site Simply Wall Street gives this stock 3 stars out of 5 and an executive overview. A writer on Simply Wall Street says they do not like this dividend stock because earnings are declining. Ostrich Investing has a video analyzing this stock on YouTube. He says the stock is underperforming. He also says it is a cyclical stock. The video is just over 9 minutes long. This video was done when the stock hit a low in March 2020.

Wajax Corp is a Canadian distributor of industrial components. Its core business is the sale of parts and service support of equipment, power systems, and industrial components through a network of branches in Canada. Its web site is here Wajax Corp.

The last stock I wrote about was about was Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU) ... learn more. The next stock I will write about will be Trican Well Service Ltd (TSX-TCW, OTC-TOLWF) ... learn more on Friday, September 18, 2020 around 5 pm. Tomorrow on my other blog I will write about Pipelines and a Strong Recovery.... learn more on Thursday, September 17, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures.

Telus Corp

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth Telecom. The stock is probably relatively reasonable. The Dividend Payout Ratios and Debt Ratios are acceptable, but it would be nice to see some improvement. However, this stock has delivered good returns over the longer term for shareholders. See my spreadsheet on Telus Corp.

I do not own this stock of Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU). I started to follow this stock because of a list of stock John Sartz talked about in 2008. At the Toronto Money Shows in 2009 and 2010 Aaron Dunn from KeyStone Financial Publishing Corp talked about having recommended this stock. Aaron Dunn says he likes companies with resilient business models, which are profitable and are growing their earnings. He also like companies with strong management teams, health balance sheets and compelling valuations.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that this stock has been a good long term investment for Shareholders. See the chart below, but except for the last 5 years, the other periods I cover show a total return of over 8% per year. I would like to see better debt ratios. However, no stock is perfect and they have been delivering a good return over the long term.

The dividend yields are moderate with dividend growth moderate. The current dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.91%. The 5, 10 and historical yields are also moderate at 4.41%, 4.22% and 3.95%. The dividend growth is currently moderate (8% to 14% ranges) at 8.40% per year for the last 5 years. The most recent dividend increase was in 2020 and it was for 3.6%. However, this company has a habit of doing two increases each year.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are fine without the FCF. The DPR for EPS for 2019 is 76% with 5 year coverage at 78%. The DPR for CFPS for 2019 was 31% with 5 year coverage also at 31%. According to anything I can find on the internet, the Free Cash Flow is not covering the dividends. Using the values from Morningstar and Wall Street Journal, the DPR for FCF for 2019 is 3481% with 5 year coverage at 394%.

Debt Ratios are acceptable. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2019 is 0.56. The Liquidity Ratio for 2019 is 0.78. If you add in Cash Flow after Dividends, it is 1.25. If you also add back the current portion of the Long Term Debt, it is 1.64. The Debt Ratio for 2019 is 1.39 and this is low and it has always been on the low side with a 5 year median of 1.40. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are acceptable at 3.56 and 2.56. they have always been high with 5 year medians at 3.16 and 2.16.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 29 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	8.40%	7.98%	3.72%	4.26%
2009	10	18.56%	16.92%	11.42%	5.50%
2004	15	14.26%	10.99%	7.04%	3.95%
1999	20	5.93%	8.56%	5.40%	3.16%
1994	25	5.33%	9.61%	5.90%	3.71%
1990	29	10.91%	9.78%	5.87%	3.92%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 17.29, 18.51 and 19.64. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 15.75, 17.05 and 18.51. The corresponding historical ratios are 13.82, 16.75 and 18.51. The current P/E Ratio is 22.18 based on a stock price of $23.73 and EPS estimate for 2020 of 1.07. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a Graham Price of $15.06. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 1.37, 1.45 and 1.54. The current P/GP Ratio is 1.58 based on a stock price of $23.73. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 2.76. The current P/B Ratio is 2.52 based on Book Value of $12,046M, Book Value per Share of $9.43 and a stock price of $23.73. The current ratio is 9% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 6.88. The current P/CF Ratio is 6.82 based on a stock price of $23.73, Cash Flow per Share estimate for 2020 of $3.48 and a Cash Flow of $4.447M. The current ratio is 1% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 3.95%. The current dividend yield is 4.91% based on dividends of $1.17 and a Stock Price of $23.73. The current yield is 24% above the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median dividend yield of 4.22%. The current dividend yield is 4.91% based on dividends of $1.17 and a Stock Price of $23.73. The current yield is 16% above the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 1.90. The current P/S Ratio is 1.99 based on a stock price of $23.73, Revenue estimate for 2020 of $15,247M, and Revenue per Share of $11.93. The current ratio is 5% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable above the median.

Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably relatively reasonable. The dividend yield tests show the stock price below the median. The P/S Ratio testing is showing it above the median, but still in a reasonable range. The P/B Ratio, which relies on no estimates is showing the stock price below the median. The P/E Ratio testing showing the stock price as expensive, but the EPS is expected to drop this year. For the 2021 year, the P/E is lower at 18.83.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? This stock has done well for shareholders over the longer term. Dividends gone up most years. For the 29 years of dividend information I have, the stock’s dividends have gone up in 24 years and down in 2 years. This seems like a good dividend growth stock, which is the kind I like.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong buy (3, Buy (6) and Hold (7). The consensus would be a Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $25.50. This implies a total return of 12.17% based on 7.46% from capital gains and 4.91% from dividends.

Most analysts on Stock Chase like this stock. Andrew Button on Motley Fool says the company’s pass association with Huawei in the 5G space will hold them back. A writer on Simply Wall Street talks about institutional ownership of this company. A writer on Simply Wall Street thinks the dividends are not well covered. Ruth Saldanha at Morningstar mentions Telus as a top dividend pick. Nick Waddell on CanTech thinks the telecom stocks have held up well during the latest crisis of Covid.

Telus is one of the big three wireless service providers in Canada, with its 9 million mobile phone subscribers nationwide constituting almost 30% of the total market. Its web site is here Telus Corp.

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Accord Financial Corp

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Paying Financial. Stock price is relatively cheap. The DPR Ratios are good, but the debt ratios are deteriorating. It just cut the dividend by 44%. See my spreadsheet on Accord Financial Corp.

I do not own this stock of Accord Financial Corp (TSX-ACD, OTC-ACCFF). If I was looking for a small cap financial stock, I would consider this stock. The dividend is good and it does raise the dividend regularly. It has had some problems recently, but a lot of companies are with this long drawn out recover. As with all small cap stocks there is low trading volume. Fred Poulin from StockTwits recommended this stock saying it was a small cap that pay dividends.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the company hit a peak in 2015 with Revenue, Earnings and Stock Price. Only the Revenue had recovered 2018. This year is filled with uncertainty with the Covid 19 and the effect of Covid 19 on the economy is why the dividend was cut.

I was looking at the total return for the last 5 years to different years. So, in this chart, the total return of the end of December 2015 for the previous 5 years (i.e. from 2010) was 8.95% and the total return to the end of December 2015 for the previous 10 years (i.e. From 2005) was 6.54%. Returns are moderate to good.

To Date	12/31/15	12/31/16	12/31/17	12/31/18	12/31/19
5 year Total Return	8.95%	9.89%	10.03%	7.18%	5.21%
10 year Total Return	6.54%	5.02%	5.01%	9.11%	11.53%

The dividend yields are moderate with dividend growth currently non-existent. The current yield is moderate (2% to 4% range) at 3.39%. The 5,10 and historical dividend yields are also moderate at 3.86%, 3.94% and 2.63%. The dividends were flat from 2016 and in 2020, the company cut their dividends by 44%. However, this stock might again in the future become a dividend growth stock.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. The DPR for EPS for 2020 is 47% with 5 year coverage at 39%. The DPR for CFPS is 33% with 5 year coverage at 18%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow for 2020 is 6% with 5 year coverage also at 6%. The Dividend Coverage Ratio 15.64 with the 5 year ratio at 16.58.

Debt Ratios are deteriorating. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2020 is 2.91, but this can happen with Financials. The Long Term Debt/Asset Ratio for 2020 is 0.65. The Liquidity Ratio for 2020 is 14.73, but it is not an important ratio for Financials. The Debt Ratio is low at 1.31. It has a 5 year median of 1.47 which is also on the low side, but low ones are acceptable for Financials. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios for 2020 are 4.39 and 3.35 with 5 year medians of 3.28 and 2.24.

It is not so much that the debt ratios are bad for a financial, but the real problem I see with debt ratios is that they are all been deteriorating. For example, in 2016 the Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio was 0.79, the Debt Ratio was 1.96 and the Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios were 2.05 and 1.05.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 27 to the end of 2019. 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.
2014	5	1.76%	5.21%	1.49%	3.72%
2009	10	3.31%	11.53%	6.73%	4.80%
2004	15	4.73%	4.01%	0.94%	3.07%
1999	20	2.98%	7.83%	3.07%	4.76%
1994	25	2.38%	11.95%	6.08%	5.86%
1992	27	10.11%	12.34%	6.58%	5.76%

The 5 year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 11.03, 11.68 and 12.34. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 8.56. 10.04 and 11.52. The corresponding historical ratios are 8.56, 10.42 and 11.75. The current P/E Ratio is 8.19 based on a stock price of $5.90 and 2020 EPS estimate of $5.90. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a Graham Price of $12.90. The 10 year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.63, 0.72 ad 0.79. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.46 based on a stock price $5.90. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Book Value per Share Ratio of 1.19. The current P/B Ratio is 0.57 based on a stock price of $5.90, Book Value of $87.9M and a Book Value per share of $10.27. The current ratio is 52% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 1.06. The current P/CF Ratio is 0.93 based on a stock price of $5.90, last 12 months Cash Flow of $54.37M, and Cash Flow per Share of $6.35. The current ratio is 12% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 2.63%. The current dividend yield is 3.39% based on dividends of $0.20 and a stock price of $5.90. The current dividend yield is 29% above the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 10 year median dividend yield of 3.94%. The current dividend yield is 3.39% based on dividends of $0.20 and a stock price of $5.90. The current dividend yield is 14% below the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

The 10 year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 2.32. The current P/S Ratio is 0.91 based on 2020 Revenue estimate of $55.7M, Revenue per Share of $6.51 and a stock price of $5.90. The current ratio is 61% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is probably cheap. The P/S Ratio says this as does a number of other tests. The historical dividend yield test confirms the stock price is cheap, but the 10 year dividend yield test does not. This is because of the recent dividend cut.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price seems cheap at present. The problem is the company is currently not doing well and it was having problems before Covid struck. I think buying this company is risky, but it might do well once we are past the current problem.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find a Buy (1) recommendation. There is not 12 month stock consensus that I can find.

There are no recent entries on Stock Chase. Old entry said it was well run, but site gives this stock a score of 1 of 5. A writer on Simply Wall Street found this stock to be an attractive dividend stock in November 2019. The Executive Summary on Simply Wall Street gave this company 2 stars out of 5 and list 5 risks and no postives. A writer on Simply Wall Street in May 2020 thought you should look for better opportunities than this stock. The company talks about its first quarter of 2020 on Newswire.

Accord Financial Corp is a provider of asset-based financial services to businesses. Its asset-based financial services include asset-based lending, including factoring, lease financing, working capital financing, credit protection and receivables management, and supply chain financing for importers. The group has a business presence in the United States and Canada. Its web site is here Accord Financial Corp.

The last stock I wrote about was about was Energy Group Inc (TSX-JE, NYSE-JE) ... learn more. The next stock I will write about will be Telus Corp (TSX-T, NYSE-TU) ... learn more on Monday, September 14, 2020 around 5 pm.

This blog is meant for educational purposes only and is not to provide investment advice. Before making any investment decision, you should always do your own research or consult an investment professional. I do research for my own edification and I am willing to share. I write what I think and I may or may not be correct.

See my website for stocks followed and investment notes. I have three blogs. The first talks only about specific stocks and is called Investment Talk. The second one contains information on mostly investing and is called Investing Economics Mostly. My last blog is for my book reviews and it is called Non-Fiction Mostly. Follow me on Twitter or StockTwits. I am on Instagram. Or you can just Google #walktoronto spbrunner8166 to see my pictures