CANFOR PULP PRODUCTS INC (CFX.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
TSX:CFX - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA1375842079 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
Overall CFX gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated CFX against 12 industry peers in the Paper & Forest Products industry. CFX may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. CFX has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
CFX had negative earnings in the past year.
CFX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
CFX had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
CFX had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
CFX's Return On Assets of -35.19% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CFX is outperformed by 91.67% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -84.67%, CFX is not doing good in the industry: 91.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
CFX's Return On Invested Capital of 4.00% is amongst the best of the industry. CFX outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -35.19% | ||
| ROE | -84.67% | ||
| ROIC | 4% |
ROA(3y)-20.14%
ROA(5y)-13.63%
ROE(3y)-46.33%
ROE(5y)-30.44%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
CFX's Operating Margin of 2.19% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CFX outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 23.57%, CFX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
CFX's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.19% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 23.57% |
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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CFX is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for CFX remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, CFX has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
CFX has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.05, we must say that CFX is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
CFX's Altman-Z score of 1.05 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CFX is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
CFX has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.17. This is a neutral value as CFX would need 4.17 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.17, CFX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.42 indicates that CFX is not too dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.42, CFX perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.42 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.17 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.05 |
ROIC/WACC0.42
WACC9.44%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.00 indicates that CFX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
CFX has a Current ratio of 1.00. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CFX underperforms 91.67% of its industry peers.
CFX has a Quick Ratio of 1.00. 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 Quick ratio of 0.26. This is amonst the worse of the industry: CFX underperforms 91.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.26 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
CFX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 100.00%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, CFX shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -9.60% in the last year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -6.00% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)100%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%325%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.6%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.31%
Revenue growth 5Y-6%
Sales Q2Q%-11.74%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 47.60% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, CFX will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -5.47% on average per year.
EPS Next Y309.77%
EPS Next 2Y102.43%
EPS Next 3Y4.63%
EPS Next 5Y47.6%
Revenue Next Year-13%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.47%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2.64 indicates a rather cheap valuation of CFX.
100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CFX, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CFX to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.39), we can say CFX is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 2.64 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CFX is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CFX, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 2.55 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 0.65 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y102.43%
EPS Next 3Y4.63%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CFX does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX:CFX (6/12/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
0.72
-0.01 (-1.37%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryPaper & Forest Products
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners20.01%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.17%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap46.97M
Analysts72.5
Price Target1.22 (69.44%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)62.28%
Min EPS beat(2)-13.76%
Max EPS beat(2)138.33%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)52.26%
Min EPS beat(4)-13.76%
Max EPS beat(4)138.33%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)36.75%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-65.45%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-78.84%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.38%
Min Revenue beat(2)-15.23%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.48%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.12%
Min Revenue beat(4)-15.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.48%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.2%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.14%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.06%
PT rev (1m)-7.69%
PT rev (3m)-14.29%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-57.9%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.04%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)288.38%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.18%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.52%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.48%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 2.64 | ||
| P/S | 0.06 | ||
| P/FCF | 2.55 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.71 | ||
| P/B | 0.26 | ||
| P/tB | 0.26 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 0.65 |
EPS(TTM)0
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.27
Fwd EY37.88%
FCF(TTM)0.28
FCFY39.18%
OCF(TTM)1.01
OCFY140.95%
SpS11.84
BVpS2.78
TBVpS2.78
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -35.19% | ||
| ROE | -84.67% | ||
| ROCE | 7.37% | ||
| ROIC | 4% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.05% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.05% | ||
| OM | 2.19% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 23.57% | ||
| FCFM | 2.38% |
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
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg 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 Turnover1.77
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.42 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.17 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.1 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 91.22% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.19% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.48 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 95.53% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.26 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.05 |
F-Score5
WACC9.44%
ROIC/WACC0.42
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)100%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%325%
EPS Next Y309.77%
EPS Next 2Y102.43%
EPS Next 3Y4.63%
EPS Next 5Y47.6%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-9.6%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.31%
Revenue growth 5Y-6%
Sales Q2Q%-11.74%
Revenue Next Year-13%
Revenue Next 2Y-5.47%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y114.4%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year140.96%
EBIT Next 3Y38.37%
EBIT Next 5Y25.98%
FCF growth 1Y210.84%
FCF growth 3Y-52.34%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-26.12%
OCF growth 3Y-26.8%
OCF growth 5Y-0.34%