CU INC - CUCN 2.29 PERP (CIU-PR-C.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

TSX:CIU-PR-C • CA22944C5028

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Last: Feb 13, 2026, 07:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to CIU-PR-C. CIU-PR-C was compared to 19 industry peers in the Multi-Utilities industry. CIU-PR-C has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CIU-PR-C is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CIU-PR-C was profitable.
  • CIU-PR-C had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
CIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCIU-PR-C.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-C belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CIU-PR-C's Return On Equity of 9.11% is amongst the best of the industry. CIU-PR-C outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-C's Return On Invested Capital of 4.12% is amongst the best of the industry. CIU-PR-C outperforms 84.21% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CIU-PR-C 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-C.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCIU-PR-C.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2022 2023 2024 2 4 6 8 10

1.3 Margins

  • CIU-PR-C has a Profit Margin of 16.23%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CIU-PR-C outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-C has a better Operating Margin (32.69%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • With an excellent Gross Margin value of 97.13%, CIU-PR-C belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
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-C.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCIU-PR-C.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-C has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
  • CIU-PR-C has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for CIU-PR-C has been reduced compared to a year ago.
CIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingCIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2022 2023 2024 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M
CIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.63, we must say that CIU-PR-C is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of CIU-PR-C (0.63) is worse than 68.42% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CIU-PR-C is 42.08, which is on the high side as it means it would take CIU-PR-C, 42.08 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 42.08, CIU-PR-C is in line with its industry, outperforming 47.37% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.71 is on the high side and indicates that CIU-PR-C has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of CIU-PR-C (1.71) is worse than 63.16% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.71
Debt/FCF 42.08
Altman-Z 0.63
ROIC/WACC1.16
WACC3.56%
CIU-PR-C.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCIU-PR-C.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-C may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CIU-PR-C's Current ratio of 0.84 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CIU-PR-C is outperformed by 84.21% of its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-C has a Quick Ratio of 0.84. This is a bad value and indicates that CIU-PR-C is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • CIU-PR-C has a worse Quick ratio (0.78) than 84.21% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.84
Quick Ratio 0.78
CIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCIU-PR-C.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.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.82% in the past 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-C.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCIU-PR-C.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

  • CIU-PR-C is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 0.21.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CIU-PR-C is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CIU-PR-C is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.19, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 0.21
Fwd PE N/A
CIU-PR-C.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCIU-PR-C.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-C indicates a rather cheap valuation: CIU-PR-C is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CIU-PR-C is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 0.38
EV/EBITDA 5.9
CIU-PR-C.CA Per share dataCIU-PR-C.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 200 400 600 800 1K

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The decent profitability rating of CIU-PR-C may justify a higher PE ratio.
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-C has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.48%, which is a nice return.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 4.69, CIU-PR-C pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
  • CIU-PR-C's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 5.48%

5.2 History

  • CIU-PR-C has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
  • CIU-PR-C has not decreased its dividend in the past 5 years, so it has a somewhat stable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years6
CIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Dividends per shareCIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

5.3 Sustainability

  • CIU-PR-C 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-C.CA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCIU-PR-C.CA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M
CIU-PR-C.CA Dividend Payout.CIU-PR-C.CA Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.CIU-PR-C.CA Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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CU INC - CUCN 2.29 PERP

TSX:CIU-PR-C (2/13/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

18.35

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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 Cap84.41M
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 5.48%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP47.71%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years6
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 0.21
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.03
P/FCF 0.38
P/OCF 0.05
P/B 0.02
P/tB 0.02
EV/EBITDA 5.9
EPS(TTM)87.35
EY476.02%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)48.91
FCFY266.56%
OCF(TTM)372.17
OCFY2028.2%
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
WACC3.56%
ROIC/WACC1.16
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 2.29 PERP / CIU-PR-C.CA FAQ

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


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to CU INC - CUCN 2.29 PERP (CIU-PR-C.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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CU INC - CUCN 2.29 PERP (CIU-PR-C.CA) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for CIU-PR-C stock?

The financial health rating of CU INC - CUCN 2.29 PERP (CIU-PR-C.CA) is 1 / 10.