CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

TSX:CFX • CA1375842079

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Last: Feb 27, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to CFX. CFX was compared to 12 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CFX have multiple concerns. CFX has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CFX has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year CFX had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • CFX had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CFX had a positive operating cash flow.
CFX.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCFX.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of CFX (-2.36%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CFX's Return On Equity of -6.16% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CFX outperforms 58.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.36%
ROE -6.16%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-20.14%
ROA(5y)-13.63%
ROE(3y)-46.33%
ROE(5y)-30.44%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CFX.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCFX.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40 -60 -80

1.3 Margins

  • The Gross Margin of CFX (18.42%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CFX's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CFX so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.42%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-5.78%
GM growth 5Y-0.73%
CFX.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCFX.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 -10 20 -20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CFX does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • CFX has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • CFX has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for CFX is higher compared to a year ago.
CFX.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingCFX.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M
CFX.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCFX.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.58, we must say that CFX is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.58, CFX is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.60 indicates that CFX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.60, CFX perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 41.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.6
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.58
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.58%
CFX.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCFX.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M

2.3 Liquidity

  • CFX has a Current Ratio of 0.91. This is a bad value and indicates that CFX is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CFX has a Current ratio of 0.91. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CFX underperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.23 indicates that CFX may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.23, CFX is not doing good in the industry: 91.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.23
CFX.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCFX.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • CFX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 64.86%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Revenue for CFX has decreased by -15.38% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • CFX shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -6.00% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)64.86%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-533.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.38%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.31%
Revenue growth 5Y-6%
Sales Q2Q%-14.8%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, CFX will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 30.04% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to decrease by -4.79% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-216.6%
EPS Next 2Y-44.83%
EPS Next 3Y14.67%
EPS Next 5Y30.04%
Revenue Next Year-16.15%
Revenue Next 2Y-9.82%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.79%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
CFX.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCFX.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
CFX.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCFX.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 1 -1 2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • CFX reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year CFX is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
CFX.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCFX.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • CFX's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CFX is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 1.01
CFX.CA Per share dataCFX.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CFX's earnings are expected to grow with 14.67% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-44.83%
EPS Next 3Y14.67%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CFX does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC

TSX:CFX (2/27/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

0.57

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)03-06
Inst Owners16.53%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap37.18M
Revenue(TTM)701.80M
Net Income(TTM)-10.20M
Analysts74.29
Price Target0.61 (7.02%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-55.18%
Min EPS beat(2)-89%
Max EPS beat(2)-21.37%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)3.55%
Min EPS beat(4)-89%
Max EPS beat(4)138.33%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)27.79%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-76.62%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-83.69%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.75%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.91%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.6%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.57%
Min Revenue beat(4)-15.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.48%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.89%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.31%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.08%
PT rev (1m)11.63%
PT rev (3m)9.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.06%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-6.06%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-22.56%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-8.41%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.76%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.05
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 3.07
P/B 0.22
P/tB 0.22
EV/EBITDA 1.01
EPS(TTM)-0.13
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.27
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.18
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.19
OCFY32.54%
SpS10.76
BVpS2.54
TBVpS2.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -2.36%
ROE -6.16%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 18.42%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-20.14%
ROA(5y)-13.63%
ROE(3y)-46.33%
ROE(5y)-30.44%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-5.78%
GM growth 5Y-0.73%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.62
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.6
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.31
Cap/Depr 65.56%
Cap/Sales 3.39%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 40.47%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.91
Quick Ratio 0.23
Altman-Z 0.58
F-Score5
WACC9.58%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)90.9%
Cap/Depr(5y)90.41%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.88%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.58%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)64.86%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-533.33%
EPS Next Y-216.6%
EPS Next 2Y-44.83%
EPS Next 3Y14.67%
EPS Next 5Y30.04%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.38%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.31%
Revenue growth 5Y-6%
Sales Q2Q%-14.8%
Revenue Next Year-16.15%
Revenue Next 2Y-9.82%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.79%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y77.78%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year116.6%
EBIT Next 3Y34.15%
EBIT Next 5Y24.49%
FCF growth 1Y0.85%
FCF growth 3Y-52.34%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-77.92%
OCF growth 3Y-26.8%
OCF growth 5Y-0.34%

CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC / CFX.CA FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to CFX.CA.


What is the valuation status of CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) stock?

CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the financial health of CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) stock?

The financial health rating of CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) is 1 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) is expected to decline by -216.6% in the next year.