Linamar Corporation

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth Consumer. The stock price is relatively cheap. The dividends are growing but inconsistently. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. Debt Ratios are good. See my spreadsheet on Linamar Corporation.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? Stock Price is relatively cheap. This stock has generally delivered for its shareholders. If you are interested in having this stock, now is the time to buy when the dividend yield is over 1%.

I do not own this stock of Linamar Corporation (TSX-LNR, OTC-LIMAF). I looked at this stock back in 2000 and it was not a stock I thought fit my investment philosophy. In 2008 I read an article that recommended this company as a dividend stock with good value. This stock used to be on the Investment reporter portfolio stock list as an average risk stock. However, it has now been taken off this list. It is on the Money Saving list of Top 100 Canadian Dividend stocks.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the company cut the dividends briefly in 2020 and then raised them even higher than they had been in 2021. In 2019, dividends were $0.48. After an increase in 2021, they were $0.68 and now they are $0.80. EPS did drop in 2020. The company did a similar thing with dividends in 2009, because in 2009 they had an earnings loss.

If you had invested in this company in December 2011, for $1,008.00 you would have bought 72 shares at $14 per share. In December 2021, after 10 years you would have received $311.04 in dividends. The stock would be worth $5,394.96. Your total return would have been $5,706.00.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$14.00	$1,008.00	72	10	$311.04	$5,394.96	$5,706.00

The dividend yields are low with dividend growth moderate. The current dividend yield is low (below 2%) at 1.35%. The 5, 10 and historical dividend yields are also low at 0.80%, 0.78% and 1.17%. Currently dividends are growing at a moderate rate (8% to 14% ranges) at 11.2% per year over the past 5 years. Prior to that, going back 26 years, growth was low (below 8%), but just below 8% ranging from 7.1% to 7.9%. The last dividend increase was for 25% and it was made in 2021. Note dividends are not raised every year. I have 26 years of data and annual dividends were increase 10 times and decreased 2 times.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. The DPR for EPS for 2021 is 11% with 5 year coverage at 7%. The DPR for Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) for 2021 is 10.4% with 5 year coverage at 7.2%. The DPR for Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) for 2021 is 5% with 5 year coverage at 4%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow (FCF) for 2021 is 7% with 5 year coverage at 6%.

Debt Ratios are good. The Debt Ratio for 2021 is 0.16 and this is low and good. The Liquidity Ratio for 2021 is 1.71 and this is high and good. The Debt Ratio for 2021 is 2.65 and this is high and good. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are low and good at 1.61 and 0.61.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 33 to the end of 2021. 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.
2016	5	11.20%	6.14%	5.37%	0.77%
2011	10	7.83%	19.78%	18.26%	1.52%
2006	15	7.19%	13.05%	11.89%	1.16%
2001	20	7.50%	10.50%	9.45%	1.05%
1996	25	7.69%	7.55%	6.74%	0.81%
1991	30	7.94%	15.68%	13.63%	2.05%
1988	33		16.08%	14.12%	1.96%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 5.85, 8.16 and 9.67. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 6.42, 8.93 and 11.44. The corresponding historical ratios are 8.34, 11.60 and 15.56. The current P/E Ratio is 8.04 based on a stock price of $54.11 and EPS estimate for 2022 of $6.73. The current ratio is between the low and median ratios of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I have Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) data. The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 5.19, 8.13 and 9.64. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 6.42, 8.93 and 11.44. The current P/AEPS Ratio is 8.04 based on a stock price of $54.11. The current ratio is between the low and median ratios of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get a Graham Price of $104.69. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.53, 0.71 and 0.88. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.52 based on a stock price of $54.11. The current ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratio. 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 1.27. The current P/B Ratio is 0.75 based on a stock price of $54.11, Book Value of $4,602M and Book Value per Share of $72.38. The current P/B Ratio is 41% 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 4.90. the current P/CF Ratio is 6.19 based on Cash Flow estimate for 2022 of $556M, Cash Flow per Share of $8.74 and a stock price of $54.11. The current ratio is 26% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

Analysts seem to give Cash Flow for 2022 at a lower rate than for 2021 and for 2023 and 2024. The spread for 2022 is 498M to 617M. The spread for 2023 is 636M to 799M and for 2024 it is $771M to $834. The Cash Flow for 2021 was $909M. If the Cash Flow for 2022 is the estimate of $617M, then the ratio would be 5.58 and 14% below the 10 year median. For 2023, with a Cash Flow of $727M, the ratio would be 4.73 and 3% below the 10 year median. Both these would suggest a stock price that is relatively reasonable.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 1.17%. The current dividend yield is 1.48% based on dividends of $0.80 and a stock price of $54.11. The current dividend yield is 26% 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 0.78%. The current dividend yield is 1.48% based on dividends of $0.80 and a stock price of $54.11. The current dividend yield is 90% above the 10 year median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

The 10-year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 0.62. The current P/S Ratio is 0.44 based on Revenue estimate for 2022 of $7,830M, Revenue per Share of $123.14 and a stock price of $54.11. The current ratio is 29% 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 dividend yield tests say that the stock is cheap and this is confirmed by the P/S Ratio test. Other good tests suggest that the stock price is cheap to reasonable.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (2), Buy (2) and Hold (2). The consensus would be a Strong Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $78.00. This implies a total return of 45.63% with 44.15% from capital gains and 1.48% from dividends based on a stock price of $54.11.

Analysts on Stock Chase are positive about this stock. Stock Chase gives this stock 5 stars out of 5. Money Sense gives this company a B rating. Kay Ng on Motley Fool thinks this company has growth potential. Sneha Nahata on Motley Fool reviews this stock and she thinks it is cheap. The company released a Press Release on Newswire about its fourth quarter of 2021 results. The company released a Press Release on Newswire about its second quarterly results of 2022.

There is a Simply Wall Street report on this company via Yahoo Finance. Simply Wall Street has three warnings signs of earnings have declined by 11.3% per year over past 5 years; profit margins (5.2%) are lower than last year (7.5%); and significant insider selling over the past 3 months. (Actually, what is happening is that officers and directors are not taking options.)

Linamar Corp is a diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products. The Company's Industrial segment operates the Skyjack and MacDon brands. It manufactures products for the Aerial Work Platform and Agricultural industries, respectively. Its web site is here Linamar Corporation.

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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.

BRP Inc

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth Consumer. The stock price seems reasonable. The dividends are growing, but dividend yield very low and under 1%. Analysts expect great growth in this company. Shareholders have done very well with this stock so far. Negative Book Value is a problem, I think. See my spreadsheet on BRP Inc.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? I think that the price is currently reasonable. Personally, I do not like companies with a negative Book Value. It says that the possible breakup price of the company is negative. So, this stock is risky, but analysts maybe right that it will do great.

I do not own this stock of BRP Inc (TSX-DOO, OTC-DOOO). Robin Speziale, author of Market Masters and Capital Compounders had mentioned this stock in Capital Compounders, Table 3 (page 93 in my copy) as a possible next Capital Compounder.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that for the first time since 2013, this company has a positive value for the Book Value. The financial year ends at January 31 each year so I am reviewing the January 31, 2022 year end.

If you had invested in this company in December 2013, for $1,025.10 you would have bought 34 shares at $30.15 per share. In December 2021, after 8 years you would have received $55.42 in dividends. The stock would be worth $3,767.20. Your total return would have been $2,822.62.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$30.15	$1,025.10	34	8	$55.42	$3,767.20	$3,822.62

The dividend yields are low with dividend growth good. The dividend yield is low (below 2%) at just 0.73%. Dividends have only been paid for some 4 years and the 4 year and historical median dividend yield is also low at 0.64%. The dividend growth is currently good (15% and above) at 19% per year over the past 4 years.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. The DPR for EPS for 2022 is 6% with 5 year coverage at 7%. The DPR for Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) for 2022 is 5% with 5 year coverage at 8%. The DPR for Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) for 2022 is 3% with 5 year coverage also at 3%. Different sites give different values for FCF.

Debt Ratios are poor because of a negative Book Value. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio is good and low at 0.21. The Liquidity Ratio is low at 1.02. If you add in Cash Flow after Dividends, it is good at 1.55. The Debt Ratio is below 1.00 at 0.97 as the stock has a negative book value. The book value turned positive this year and is at 1.00. This is low. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are negative because of the negative book Value.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 8 to the end of 2021. 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.
2016	5	19.45%	32.03%	31.34%	0.69%
2013	8		17.97%	17.67%	0.30%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 9.42, 13.49 and 19.54. The corresponding 9 year and historical ratios are 10.07, 18.81 and 22.16. The current P/E Ratio is 7.78 based on a stock price of $87.90 and EPS estimate for 2023 of $11.30. The current ratio is below the low of the 9 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I have Adjusted Earnings per Share data. The 5-year low, median, and high median P/AEPS Ratios are 9.30, 13.32 and 17.34. The corresponding 9 year ratios are 10.01, 14.17 and 17.26. The current P/AEPS Ratio is 7.64 based on an AEPS estimate for 2021 of $11.51 and a stock price of $87.90. This is below the low of the 9 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I cannot really calculate a Graham Price because of the lack of a Book Value. The current P/GP Ratio is 16.13 based on a stock price of $87.90. This is a high value, but the Book Value is very low. This test is not much good.

I cannot do a Price/Book Value per Share Ratio test because of all the years with a negative Book Value.

I get a 10-year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 7.95. The current P/CF Ratio is 5.36 based on Cash Flow per Share estimate for 2023 of $16.40, Cash Flow of $1,291M and a stock price of $87.90. The current ratio is 33% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a 4 year and historical median dividend yield of 0.64%. The current dividend yield is 0.73% based on a stock price of $89.70 and dividends of $0.64. The current dividend yield is 14% above the 4 year and historical 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 0.84. The current P/S Ratio is 0.71 based on Revenue estimate for 2023 of $9,785M, Revenue per Share of $124.29 and a stock price of $87.90. The current ratio is 16% 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 and below the median. The dividend yield test says this as does the P/S Ratio test. Other tests, that could be run say that the stock price is cheap.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (8), Buy (8) and Hold (1). The consensus would be a Strong Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $133.20. This implies a total return of 52.26% with 51.54% from capital gains and 0.73% from dividends.

The only remark on Stock Chase for 2022 is a Hold and analyst is waiting to see what happens. Stock Chase gives this stock 3 stars out of 5. It is not on the Money Sense list. Vineet Kulkarni on Motley Fool thinks this stock is well placed to outperform in the long term. Robin Brown on Motley Fool thinks this stock has a bright future. The company released on Newswire its fourth quarter results for 2022. The company released on newswire its second quarter of 2023 results.

Simply Wall Street via Yahoo Finance talks about this stock being undervalued. Simply Wall Street has 3 warnings of debt is not well covered by operating cash flow; high level of non-cash earnings and profit margins (8.5%) are lower than last year (12.8%).

BRP Inc designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and personal watercraft under the Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Can-Am, and Lynx brand names. It also builds engines under the Rotax brand and offers clothing, parts, and accessories that cater to its core consumers. In 2018, BRP created a marine group. Its web site is here BRP 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.

K-Bro Linen Inc

Today, I bought some shares of BCE Inc. It is a small purchase of 175 shares. With BCE at $60.67, I will get a yield of 6.07%, which is 48% above the historical median of 4.10% and 17% above the 10 year median yield of 5.17%. TSX is down 17% over the past 6 months.

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend paying Consumer. The stock price is cheap. Dividends are good, but are not increasing. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are fine. Debt Ratios are good. See my spreadsheet on K-Bro Linen Inc.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price seems to be cheap. problem is that this company used to be an income trust and income trusts can afford a lot higher dividends that corporations. It might have been better off to decrease the dividends at the time of the change to a corporation and then increased them as it could later. The dividends are currently at 4.28%. There is a trade off between dividend yield and dividend increases. The higher the yield the lower the increases.

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 that analysts expect the EPS to be $1.41 in 2021, but EPS came in at $0.81. The problem is that expenses as a ratio of Sales is going up. The Ratio of Expenses to Revenue increases and EPS goes down. See chart below.

Year	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Ratio	0.88	0.90	0.94	0.97	0.95	0.97	0.94
EPS	$1.52	$1.44	$0.63	$0.59	$1.03	$0.36	$0.81

However, there is a problem with what is currently included in EPS calculation and their Distributable Cash (which is like an Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS)) is probably a better measure. However, this value is down over the past 5 years by 1.42% per year. Analysts expect the next 3 years (2022-2024), this Distributable Cash will increase to $2.17, $3.63, and $4.24.

Year	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Dis Cash	$2.76	$2.20	$2.36	$2.80	$2.94	$2.57

If you had invested in this company in December 2011, for $1,000.80 you would have bought 45 shares at $22.24 per share. In December 2021, after 10 years you would have received $536.79 in dividends. The stock would be worth $1,639. Your total return would have been $2,075.79.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$22.24	$1,000.80	45	10	$536.79	$1,639.00	$2,075.79

The dividend yields are moderate with dividend growth non-existent. The dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.01%. The 5, 10 and historical median dividend yields are also moderate at 3.23%, 3.11% and 3.44%. The dividends have been flat since 2014. This company used to be an income trust. It did not cut the dividend when it because a corporation. The problem is that the old income trust companies could pay much higher dividends than corporations can. The DPR for EPS was not bad at 70% in 2014, but it has since grown in 148% in 2021.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are fine. The DPR for EPS for 2021 is 148%. The 5 year coverage is 176%. The DPR for Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) is fine at 34% with 5 year coverage at 37%. The DPR for Distributable Cash is fine at 47% with 5 year coverage at 47%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow (FCF) for 2021 is 60% with 5 year coverage at 140%.

Debt Ratios are good. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2021 is low and good at 0.10. The Liquidity Ratio for 2021 is high and good at 1.70. The Debt Ratio for 2021 is high and good at 2.28. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are low and good at 1.78 and 0.78, respectively.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 17 to the end of 2021. 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.
2016	5	0.00%	-1.00%	-4.09%	3.09%
2011	10	0.65%	8.91%	4.40%	4.51%
2006	15	0.61%	14.88%	7.88%	7.01%
2004	17	0.95%	13.15%	6.52%	6.62%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 54.44, 62.36 and 70.27. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 30.52, 34.86 and 39.21. The corresponding historical ratios are 20.57, 23.30 and 26.99. The current P/E Ratio is 28.33 based on a stock price of $28.05 and EPS estimate for 2022 of $0.99. The current P/E Ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap. A problem is the very high P/E Ratios. Stock prices only go so low on a company when EPS drops. That is because the company still has value.

I also have Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) data. The 5-year low, median, and high median P/AEPS Ratios are 13.13, 15.54 and 17.51. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 13.07, 15.22 and 17.16. The current P/AEPS Ratio is 12.93 based on a stock price of $28.05 and AEPS estimate for 2022 of $2.17. This ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a Graham Price of $19.78. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 1.80, 2.14 and 2.47. The current P/GP Ratio is 1.42 based on a stock price of 28.05. The current ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratio. 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 2.48. The current P/B Ratio is 1.60 based on a stock price of $28.05, Book Value of $188M and a Book Value per Share of $17.56. 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 13.79. The current P/CF Ratio is 12.99 based on Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) estimate for 2022 of $2.16, Cash Flow of $23.2M and a stock price of $28.05. The current ratio is 6% 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 2.31%. The current dividend yield is 4.28% based on dividends of $1.20 and a stock price of $28.05. The current dividend yield is 37% 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 1.91. The current P/S Ratio is 1.09 based on Revenue estimate for 2022 of $275M, Revenue per Share of $25.65 and a stock price of $28.05. The current ratio is 43% 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 test says this. I know that the dividend yield tests say the same thing, but a problem with the dividends is that they have been flat since 2014. All the tests, except for the P/CF Ratio test shows the stock price as cheap.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (3), Buy (3) and Hold (1). The consensus would be a Strong Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $41.79. This implies a total return of $53.26% with 48.98% from capital gains and 4.28% from dividends based on a stock price of $28.05.

On a recent entry on Stock Chase an analysts said it was a Top Pick with target price of $44.56. Stock Chase gives this stock 1 star out of 5. It is not on the Money Sense list. Daniel Da Costa on Motley Fool thinks it is defensive stock to buy in times of rising inflation. Adam Othman on Motley Fool wrote last July that he thinks this stock might recovery once hospitality industry starts to thrive again. The company put out a Press Release on Newswire about the fourth quarter results of 2021. The company put out a Press Release on Newswire about their results for the second quarter of 2022.

Simply Wall Street via Yahoo Finance looks at Return on Capital Employed for this company. Simply Wall Street puts out 3 warnings signs on this stock of dividend of 4% is not well covered; large one-off items impacting financial results; and profit margins (1.9%) are lower than last year (5.3%).

K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates in major cities across Canada, and has two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. It operates through two divisions, which are the Canadian division and the United Kingdom division. Its web site is here K-Bro Linen Inc.

The last stock I wrote about was about was Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U) ... learn more. The next stock I will write about will be BRP Inc (TSX-DOO, OTC-DOOO) ... learn more on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 around 5 pm. Tomorrow on my other blog I will write about Paulina Neuding, Substack.... learn more on Thursday, September 27, 2022 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.

Granite REIT

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth REIT. The stock price is reasonable. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are fine. Debt Ratios are good. The current stock price is below both the 2021 and 2020 year end prices. See my spreadsheet on Granite REIT.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price is reasonable, but above the median. I looked to see what would have happened if I had held on to my shares to today, and figured I would have made a total return of 6.93% per year to 9.13%, depending on dividend values. I am not sorry I sold this stock and I very much doubt if I would buy it again. The stock price seems to be unusually volatile for a REIT.

I do not own this stock of Granite REIT (TSX-GRT.UN, NYSE-GRP.U). 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.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that this stock has a big run up in price to the end of 2021 gaining 35%. However, so far this year the stock price has fallen 35%.

If you had invested in this company in December 2011, for $1,010.29 you would have bought 31 shares at $32.59 per share. In December 2021, after 10 years you would have received $813.13 in dividends. The stock would be worth $3,267.40. Your total return would have been $4,080.53.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$32.59	$1,010.29	31	10	$813.13	$3,267.40	$4,080.53

The dividend yields are moderate with dividend growth low. The current dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.19%. The 5 and historical median dividend yield is also moderate at 4.90% and 4.80%. The 10 year median dividend yield is good (5% to 6%) at 5.19%. The dividend yield has varied a lot over time. During the past 18 years, it has had a high of 8.18% and a low of 1.25%. This is because of big changes in the stock price. The current dividend growth is low (below 8%) at 4.54% per year over the past 5 years. The last dividend increase was in 2022 and it was for 3.32%. Over the past 18 years yearly dividends have decreased 4 times and increased 14 times.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are fine because for REITs it is generally believed that the DPR for AFFO and FFO are what counts. The DPR for EPS for 2021 is 15% with 5 year coverage at 28%. The DPR for Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO) for 2021 is 82% and 5 year coverage at 82%. The DPR Funds from Operations (FFO) for 2021 76% with 5 year coverage at 76%. The AFFO and FFO coverage is fine and more accurate than for EPS. The DPR for Cash Flow per Share is $63% and 70%. These are quite high. The DPR for Free Cash Flow (FCF) for 2021 is 52% with 5 year coverage at 78%.

Debt Ratios are good. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2021 is 0.35. This is good. The Liquidity Ratio for 2021 is 2.96. The Debt Ratio for 2021 is 2.64. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratios are 1.61 and 0.61.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 19 to the end of 2021 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.
2016	5	4.54%	23.60%	18.65%	4.95%
2011	10	13.89%	17.29%	12.45%	4.84%
2006	15	10.20%	9.05%	6.38%	2.68%
2002	19	10.91%	10.10%	7.47%	2.62%

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 19 to the end of 2021 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.
2016	5	5.74%	25.07%	20.03%	5.04%
2011	10	11.45%	14.48%	10.05%	4.43%
2006	15	9.58%	8.55%	5.81%	2.74%
2002	19	11.03%	11.85%	8.74%	3.11%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 5.03, 5.50 and 5.97. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 6.48, 7.92 and 9.68. The corresponding historical ratios are 6.08, 7.887 and 8.85. The current P/E Ratio 3.94 based on a stock price of $68.66 and EPS for the last 12 months of $17.40. The current ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I have Adjusted Fund from Operations (AFFO) data. The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/AFFO Ratios are 15.21, 17.38, and 19.55. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 13.26, 15.67 and 17.92. The current P/AFFO Ratio is 17.47 based on a stock price of $68.66 and AFFO estimate for 2022 of $3.93. The current ratio is between the median and high of the 10 year P/AFFO ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I have Fund from Operations (FFO) data. The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/FFO Ratios are 13.46, 15.17, and 19.06 . The corresponding 10 year ratios are 12.37, 14.37 and 15.63. The current P/FFO Ratio is 15.97 based on a stock price of $68.66 and FFO estimate for 2022 of $4.30. The current ratio is between the median and high of the 10 year P/AFFO ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I get a Graham Price of $91.03. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.72, 0.79 and 0.88. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.75 based on a stock price of $68.66. The current ratio is between the low and median P/GP Ratios. 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 1.05. The current P/B Ratio is 0.80 based on a stock price of $68.66, Book Value of $5,627M, and a Book Value per Share of $85.65. The current ratio is 24% 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 14.68. The current P/CF Ratio is 16.90 based on Cash Flow for the last 12 months of $267M, Cash Flow per Share of $4.06 and a stock price of $68.66. The current ratio is 15% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

I get an historical median dividend yield of 4.56%. The current dividend yield is 4.51% based on a stock price of $68.66 and dividends of $3.0996. The current dividend yield is 1% 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 4.47%. The current dividend yield is 4.51% based on a stock price of $68.66 and dividends of $3.0996. The current dividend yield is 17.5% 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 9.41. The current P/S Ratio is 10.18 based on Revenue estimate for 2022 of $443M, Revenue per Share of $3.59 and a stock price of $68.66. The current ratio is 8% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable but above the median.

Results of stock price testing is that the stock price is reasonable. It also seems to be above the median. Both the dividend yield tests say this and it is confirmed by the P/S Ratio test. The P/AFFO and P/FFO tests are also showing a reasonable, but above the median results and these, for REITs, are better tests than a P/E Ratio test.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (5) and Buy (6). The consensus would be a Strong Buy. The 12 months stock price consensus is $97.64. This implies a total return of 46.72% with 42.21% from capital gains and 4.51% from dividends. Note that a stock price of $97.64 is below the 2021 year end price of $105.40 and also below the 2020 year end price of $77.90. Alpha Spread target is $98.3025.

Not everyone likes this stock on Stock Chase. Last analyst says Do Not Buy. Others like it. Stock Chase gives this stock 4 stars out of 5. Money Sense list has no REITs. Adam Othman on Motley Fool says this REIT should provide capital gains. Daniel Da Costa on Motley Fool also says this stock has good long term growth potential. The company results for the fourth quarter of 2021 is in a press release on Business Wire. The company on Business Wire has a press release on the second quarter of 2022 results.

Simply Wall Street on Yahoo Finance talk about who owns this company. Simply Wall Street has two warning signs for this company of debt is not well covered by operating cash flow and large one-off items impacting financial results.

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust is 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 company's largest tenant is Magna International, which accounts for most of Granite's lease income. Its web site is here Granite REIT.

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Great-West Lifeco Inc

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Growth Financial. The stock price is cheap. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. Debt Ratios are fine. You should expect future dividend yield rates to be in the moderate range. See my spreadsheet on Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price is relatively cheap. If you do not have Power Corp or are no intending to buy it, then if you are building a dividend growth portfolio, this would be a good stock to add for the long term.

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 Corp. (TSX-POW). Great West Lifeco Inc. is one of the companies under Power Corp. (TSX-POW).

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed that the usual site I go to for estimates showed the current Revenue of $64,417M for 2021, but give Revenue estimates of $210,100M and $228,217M for 2023. I went looking elsewhere and got a more reasonable Revenue for 2022 of $66,900M.

If you had invested in this company in December 2011, for $1,020.00 you would have bought 50 shares at $20.40 per share. In December 2021, after 10 years you would have received $730.50 in dividends. The stock would be worth $1,898.00. Your total return would have been $2,628.50.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$20.40	$1,020.00	50	10	$730.50	$1,898.00	$2,628.50

The dividend yields are good with dividend growth low. The current dividend yield is good (5% to 6% ranges) at 6.24%. The 5 year median dividend yield is also good at 5.24%. The 10 year and historical median dividend yields are moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.62% and 3.49%. You should expect future dividend yields to go back to the moderate range. The dividend growth is low (below 8%) at 5.44% per year for the past 5 years. The last dividend increase was in 2021 and it was for 11.9%.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) are good. The DPR for EPS for 2021 is 54% with 5 year coverage at 58%. The DPR for Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) for 2021 is 52% with 5 year coverage at 55%. The DPR for Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) for 2021 is 16% with 5 year coverage at 20%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow (FCF) for 2021 is 16% with 5 year coverage at 20%.

Debt Ratios are fine. This is a financial stock, so I am looking at Long Term Debt/Covering Assets Ratio and for 2021 it is 0.90. This is fine. I calculate a Liquidity Ratio of 1.37, but this is not an important ratio for financials. The Debt Ratio is 1.05 and this is fine for a financial.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 33 to the end of 2021. 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.
2016	5	5.44%	6.06%	1.54%	4.52%
2011	10	3.90%	11.81%	6.41%	5.40%
2006	15	4.53%	4.54%	0.78%	3.76%
2001	20	7.96%	8.58%	4.06%	4.51%
1996	25	10.53%	14.45%	8.18%	6.27%
1991	30	11.86%	18.26%	10.76%	7.50%
1988	33	10.73%	16.73%	10.29%	6.44%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 9.05, 10.46 and 11.86. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 10.80, 12.36 and 13.43. The corresponding historical ratios are 10.80, 12.41 and 12.81. The current ratio is 9.27 based on a stock price of $31.42 and EPS estimate for 2022 of $3.39. The current ratio is below the low of the 10 year ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I also have Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) data. The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 8.88, 10.26 and 11.97. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 10.51, 12.10 and 13.27. The current P/AEPS Ratio is 8.70 based on a stock price of $31.42 and AEPS estimate for 2022 of $3.61. The current ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a Graham Price of $45.08. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.85, 0.96 and 1.06. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.70 based on a stock price of $31.42. The current ratio is below the low of the 10 year median ratio. 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 1.71. The current P/B Ratio is 1.18 based on a stock price of $31.42, Book Value of $24,792M and Book Value per Share of $26.64. The current ratio is 31% 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 ratio is 2.55 based on Cash Flow per Share for the last 12 months of $11,471M, Cash Flow per Share of $12.33 and a stock price of $31.42. The current ratio is 49% 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 3.68%. The current dividend yield is 6.24% based on dividends of $1.96 and a stock price of $31.42. The current dividend yield is 70% below 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 4.62%. The current dividend yield is 6.24% based on dividends of $1.96 and a stock price of $31.42. The current dividend yield is 35% below the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

The 10-year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 0.72. The current P/S Ratio is 0.44 based on Revenue estimate for 2022 of $66,900M, Revenue per Share of $71.89 and a stock price of $31.42. The current ratio is 39% 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 cheap. The dividend yield tests are saying the stock price is cheap and it is confirmed by the P/S Ratio test. All the tests are pointing to a cheap price.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Buy (2), Hold (7) and Underperform (1). The consensus would be a Hold. The 12 month stock price consensus is $36.80. This implies a total return of $23.36% with 17.12% from capital gains and 6.24% from dividends based on a current stock price of $31.42.

There are various views on Stock Chase by analysts. Some like it like it and some do not. Life Insurance companies need higher interest rates. Stock Chase give this stock 4 stars out of 5. Money Sense rates gives this stock an A rating. Ambrose O'Callaghan on Motley Fool says this company will give you income and capital growth. Adam Othman on Motley Fool thinks this company has an edge because it also into investment management. The company put out a News Release on their fourth quarter of 2021 results. The company put out a News Release on their second quarter of 2022 results. Simply Wall Street on Yahoo Finance talk about who owns this company. Short answer is Power Corp. They have no warning signs.

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. Its web site is here Great-West Lifeco Inc.

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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 probably cheap, but of a high risk. They have paid off their long term debt and debt ratios are good. Analysts expect that the company will continue to do better over the next few years. See my spreadsheet on Trican Well Service Ltd.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price is cheap. It serves the oil and gas industries. Things are looking up for this stock. Analyst expect it will do much better over the next few years. However, this is a high risk stock.

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. I have adjusted the account figures as necessary due to the plan of arrangement.

When I was updating my spreadsheet, I noticed things have started to look up for this stock in 2021. Revenue increased in 2021 after 3 years of declining revenue. They earned a profit in 2021 after three years of earning losses. I am following Canyon Services Group Inc into Trican Well Services Ltd and shareholders that from Canyon Services seems to have only had losses since the amalgamation of these companies.

If you had invested in this company in December 2011, for $1,005.21 you would have bought 143 shares at $7.03 per share. In December 2021, after 10 years you would have received $180.64 in dividends. The stock would be worth $396.11. Your total return would have been $576.75.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$7.03	$1,005.21	143	10	$180.64	$396.11	$576.75

The dividends were cut in 2017, so there is no yield to state and there is no Dividend Payout Ratios.

Debt Ratios are good. In 2020, the company paid off their long term debt and this is good. Therefore, the Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio is 0.00. The Liquidity Ratio is very good at 2.34. The Debt Ratio is also very good at 6.53. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratio are good at 1.18 and 0.18.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 15 to the end of 2021 and following Canyon Services Group into Trican Well Service Ltd. 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.
2016	5	0.00%	-7.70%	-7.70%	0.00%
2011	10	0.00%	-6.68%	-8.89%	2.22%
2006	15		2.80%	-0.33%	3.13%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are negative and therefore useless. The corresponding 10 year ratios are negative and useless. The corresponding historical ratios are negative and useless. The current P/E Ratio is 12.22, based a stock price of $3.30 and EPS for 2022 of $0.27. This is a reasonable ratio.

I get a Graham Price of $3.47. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.66, 1.15 and 1.38. The current P/GP ratio is 0.95 based on a stock price of $3.50. This ratio is between the low and the median ratio of the 10 year median ratios. 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 1.28. The current P/B Ratio is 1.67 based on a Book Value of $489M, Book Value per Share of $1.98 and a stock price of 3.30. The current ratio is 31% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

There is also a Book Value per Share estimate. Here the P/B Ratio is 1.57 based on a stock price of $3.30, Book Value per Share of $2.10 and Book Value of $518.6M. This ratio is 23% above the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively expensive.

I get a 10-year median Price/Cash Flow per Share Ratio of 9.88. The current P/CF Ratio is 7.13 based on Cash Flow per Share estimate for 2022 of $0.67, Cash Flow of $165.5M and a stock price of $3.30. The current P/CF Ratio is 28% below the 10 year median ratio. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I cannot do a dividend yield test as dividends have been suspended.

The 10-year median Price/Sales (Revenue) Ratio is 1.37. The current P/S Ratio is 0.93 based on Revenue estimate for 2022 of $880M, Revenue per Share of $3.56 and a stock price of $3.30. The current ratio is 32% 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 test says this as does the P/CF Ratio test. The P/B Ratio test tends to be a trailing indicator. The P/E Ratio at 12.22 is a reasonable ratio.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Strong Buy (3), Buy (6) and Hold (1). The consensus would be a Strong Buy. The 12 month stock price consensus is $5.55. This implies a total return of 68.18%, all from capital gains and based on a current stock price of $3.30

There are no comments after 2021 on Stock Chase . Most old comments say Do not Buy. Stock Chase gives this stock 1 star out of 5. Christopher Liew on Motley Fool thinks this is an excellent stock for value investors. Adam Othman on Motley Fool thinks this stock could go to $10.00. The company put out a press release on Newsfile about their fourth quarter of 2021 results. The company put out a press release on Newsfile about their second quarter results for 2022. Simply Wall Street reports about this company on Yahoo Finance. They have no warning signs posted.

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. The company offers services related to coiled tubing, pipeline service, cementing, fracturing and reservoir solutions. Its web site is here Trican Well Service Ltd.

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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.

Wajax Corp

Sound bite for Twitter and StockTwits is: Dividend Paying Industrial. The stock price is cheap. The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) current rates are good. Debt Ratios are fine. See my spreadsheet on Wajax Corp.

Is it a good company at a reasonable price? The stock price is cheap. It is a cyclical company with an unstable dividend track record. It could be a stock to build a portfolio, but you would not want it in a portfolio where you were relying on its dividends.

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 assets have grown at a slower rate over the past 10 years than their liabilities. Assets have grown by 83% over the past 10 years and Liabilities have grown at 91%. Alpha Spread says that the stock is undervalued by 42%. The stock’s intrinsic value is $36.85.

If you had invested in this company in December 2011, $1,002.56 you would have bought 26 shares at $38.56 per share. In December 2021, after 10 years you would have received $399.45 in dividends. The stock would be worth $631.02. Your total return would have been $1030.47.

Cost	Tot. Cost	Shares	Years	Dividends	Stock Val	Tot Ret
$38.56	$1,002.56	26	10	$399.45	$631.02	$1,030.47

The dividend yields are moderate but no current dividend growth. The current dividend yield is moderate (2% to 4% ranges) at 4.84%. The 5 year and historical dividend yields are also moderate at 4.59% and 4.40%. The 10 year median dividend yield is good (5% and 6% ranges) at 5.58%. Dividends have not increased since 2016.

My data on dividends go back to 1986. From 1986 to 1991, the company paid dividends. They were suspended from 1992 to 2003. In 2004 dividends were restarted. The company became an income trust in 2005 and increased dividends by 678%. Canadian law on income trust changed in 2006. After January 1, 2011 these companies were taxed as corporations. The problem with income trust was they could pay a lot higher dividends. This company started to decrease the dividends in 2009, but they did several decreases until 2006, when dividends were flattened.

The Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) current rates are good. The DPR for EPS for 2021 is 41% with 5 year coverage at 54%. The DPR for Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) for 2021 is 43% with 5 year coverage at 53%. The DPR for Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) is 15% with 5 year coverage at 19%. The DPR for Free Cash Flow (FCF) is 11% with 5 year coverage at 38%.

Debt Ratios are fine. The Long Term Debt/Market Cap Ratio for 2021 is 0.19 and is low and good. The Liquidity Ratio for 2021 is 1.85 and is high and good. The Debt Ratio is good at 1.56. The Leverage and Debt/Equity Ratio for 2021 are 2.77 and 1.77 are fine.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 35 to the end of 2021. 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.
2016	5	0.00%	5.28%	1.03%	4.25%
2011	10	-7.11%	0.35%	-4.52%	4.88%
2006	15	-7.04%	6.09%	-2.27%	8.36%
2001	20	0.00%	30.10%	8.60%	21.49%
1996	25	0.00%	9.03%	2.23%	6.80%
1991	30	4.33%	10.51%	4.29%	6.22%
1986	35	1.67%	5.99%	1.48%	4.50%

The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 7.39, 9.77 and 12.15. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 9.38, 11.99 and 14.61. The corresponding historical ratios are 8.22, 10.76 and 13.52. The current P/E Ratio is 6.67 based on a stock price of $20.68 and EPS estimate for 2022 of $3.10. The current ratio is below the low ratio of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I have Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) data. The 5-year low, median, and high median Price/Earnings per Share Ratios are 7.65, 10.10 and 12.56. The corresponding 10 year ratios are 10.67, 12.66 and 14.79. The current P/AEPS Ratio is 7.06 based on AEPS estimate for 2022 of $2.93 and a stock price of $20.68. The current ratio is below the low ratio of the 10 year median ratios. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively cheap.

I get a Graham Price of $37.04. The 10-year low, median, and high median Price/Graham Price Ratios are 0.92, 1.11 and 1.27. The current P/GP Ratio is 0.56 based on a stock price of $20.68. The current ratio is below the low ratio of the 10 year median ratios. 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 1.52. The current ratio is 1.05 based on a stock price of $20.68, Book Value of $421M and Book Value per Share of $19.68. The current ratio is 31% 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 4.66. The current ratio is 3.39 based on Cash Flow for the last 12 months of $130.7M, Cash Flow per Share of $6.10 and a stock price of $20.68. The current ratio is 27% 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 4.40%. The current dividend yield is 4.84% based on dividends of $1.00 and a stock price of $20.68. The current dividend yield is 9.9% above the historical median dividend yield. This stock price testing suggests that the stock price is relatively reasonable and below the median.

I get a 10 year median dividend yield of 5.58%. The current dividend yield is 4.84% based on dividends of $1.00 and a stock price of $20.68. The current dividend yield is 13% 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 0.34. The current P/S Ratio is 0.24 based on Revenue estimate for 2022 of $1,854M, Revenue per Share of $86.60 and a stock price of $20.68. The current ratio is 29% 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 testing says this as does all the other testing except for the dividend yield testing. The problem with the dividend yield testing is that the dividends were declining then flat. When this happens, the dividend yield tests are not the best tests.

When I look at analysts’ recommendations, I find Buy (3) and Hold (1) recommendations. The consensus recommendation would be a buy. The 12 months stock price consensus is $25.88. This implies a total return of 29.98 with 21.15% from capital gains and 4.84% from dividends based on a stock price of $20.68.

Billy Kawasaki of 5i Research on Stock Chase says the company is doing many things right. Stock Chase gives this stock 4 stars out of 5. It is not on the Money Sense list. Nikhil Kumar on Motley Fool says it is a stock to buy and hold for the long term. Adam Othman on Motley Fool thinks the high dividend makes this stock worth considering. The company put out a press release on Newswire about their fourth quarter of 2021 results. The company put out a press release on Newswire about their second quarter of 2022 results.

Simply Wall Street reviews this stock via Yahoo Finance. Simply Wall Street has 2 warning signs of unstable dividend track record and large one-off items impacting financial results.

Wajax Corp is a Canadian distributor of industrial components. The company's 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.

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