CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP (CIU-PR-A.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Canada • Toronto Stock Exchange • TSX:CIU-PR-A • CA22944C2058

20.95 CAD
-0.01 (-0.05%)
Last: Feb 6, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Overall CIU-PR-A gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated CIU-PR-A against 19 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. CIU-PR-A has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CIU-PR-A is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing. Finally CIU-PR-A also has an excellent dividend rating.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CIU-PR-A had positive earnings in the past year.
  • CIU-PR-A had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 2.56%, CIU-PR-A belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CIU-PR-A's Return On Equity of 9.11% is amongst the best of the industry. CIU-PR-A outperforms 94.74% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-A's Return On Invested Capital of 4.12% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CIU-PR-A outperforms 78.95% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CIU-PR-A is in line with the industry average of 3.77%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.56%
ROE 9.11%
ROIC 4.12%
ROA(3y)2.66%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)9.52%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.43%
ROIC(5y)N/A
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2022 2023 2024 2 4 6 8 10

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of CIU-PR-A (16.23%) is better than 94.74% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-A's Operating Margin of 32.69% is amongst the best of the industry. CIU-PR-A outperforms 94.74% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-A has a better Gross Margin (97.13%) than 94.74% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 32.69%
PM (TTM) 16.23%
GM 97.13%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2022 2023 2024 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CIU-PR-A has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for CIU-PR-A remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for CIU-PR-A has been reduced compared to a year ago.
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2022 2023 2024 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • CIU-PR-A has an Altman-Z score of 0.63. This is a bad value and indicates that CIU-PR-A is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.63, CIU-PR-A is doing worse than 63.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CIU-PR-A has a debt to FCF ratio of 42.08. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as CIU-PR-A would need 42.08 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 42.08, CIU-PR-A is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.11% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.71 is on the high side and indicates that CIU-PR-A has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CIU-PR-A (1.71) is worse than 68.42% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.71
Debt/FCF 42.08
Altman-Z 0.63
ROIC/WACC1.15
WACC3.58%
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.84 indicates that CIU-PR-A may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CIU-PR-A's Current ratio of 0.84 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CIU-PR-A is outperformed by 89.47% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-A has a Quick Ratio of 0.84. This is a bad value and indicates that CIU-PR-A is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CIU-PR-A has a worse Quick ratio (0.78) than 89.47% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.84
Quick Ratio 0.78
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 4.68% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, CIU-PR-A shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.82% in the last year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)4.68%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%6.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.82%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%1.71%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 0.24, the valuation of CIU-PR-A can be described as very cheap.
  • CIU-PR-A's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CIU-PR-A is cheaper than 94.74% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CIU-PR-A to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.06), we can say CIU-PR-A is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.24
Fwd PE N/A
CIU-PR-A.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCIU-PR-A.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CIU-PR-A indicates a rather cheap valuation: CIU-PR-A is cheaper than 94.74% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • 94.74% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CIU-PR-A, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 0.43
EV/EBITDA 5.91
CIU-PR-A.CA Per share dataCIU-PR-A.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 200 400 600 800 1K

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CIU-PR-A has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.49%, which is a nice return.
  • CIU-PR-A's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 4.37. CIU-PR-A pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.80, CIU-PR-A pays a better dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 5.49%

5.2 History

  • CIU-PR-A has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
  • CIU-PR-A has not decreased their dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years17
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Dividends per shareCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

5.3 Sustainability

  • CIU-PR-A pays out 47.71% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
DP47.71%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
CIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCIU-PR-A.CA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M
CIU-PR-A.CA Dividend Payout.CIU-PR-A.CA Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.CIU-PR-A.CA Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP

TSX:CIU-PR-A (2/6/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

20.95

-0.01 (-0.05%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorUtilities
GICS IndustryGroupUtilities
GICS IndustryMulti-Utilities
Earnings (Last)N/A
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners33.62%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap96.37M
Revenue(TTM)3.10B
Net Income(TTM)503.00M
Analysts0
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 5.49%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP47.71%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years17
Ex-Date02-05
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.24
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.03
P/FCF 0.43
P/OCF 0.06
P/B 0.02
P/tB 0.02
EV/EBITDA 5.91
EPS(TTM)87.35
EY416.95%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)48.91
FCFY233.47%
OCF(TTM)372.17
OCFY1776.49%
SpS673.7
BVpS1200.87
TBVpS1005.43
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number1536.28
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.56%
ROE 9.11%
ROCE 5.27%
ROIC 4.12%
ROICexc 4.12%
ROICexgc 4.33%
OM 32.69%
PM (TTM) 16.23%
GM 97.13%
FCFM 7.26%
ROA(3y)2.66%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)9.52%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)4.43%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)4.44%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)4.64%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)5.7%
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 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.16
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.71
Debt/FCF 42.08
Debt/EBITDA 5.86
Cap/Depr 247.01%
Cap/Sales 47.98%
Interest Coverage 2.47
Cash Conversion 106.01%
Profit Quality 44.73%
Current Ratio 0.84
Quick Ratio 0.78
Altman-Z 0.63
F-Score5
WACC3.58%
ROIC/WACC1.15
Cap/Depr(3y)201.19%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)38.71%
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)87.62%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)4.68%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%6.45%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.82%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%1.71%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y6.95%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-41.55%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y8.13%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP / CIU-PR-A.CA FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CIU-PR-A stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CIU-PR-A.CA.


What is the valuation status of CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP (CIU-PR-A.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP (CIU-PR-A.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP?

CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP (CIU-PR-A.CA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What is the valuation of CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP (CIU-PR-A.CA) is 0.24 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.02.


Is the dividend of CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP sustainable?

The dividend rating of CU INC - CUCN 4.6 PERP (CIU-PR-A.CA) is 7 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 47.71%.