CALDWELL PARTNERS INTL(TSX:CWL) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Overall CWL gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated CWL against 6 industry peers in the Professional Services industry. The financial health of CWL is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. CWL has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CWL was profitable.

In the past year CWL had a positive cash flow from operations.

CWL had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

Of the past 5 years CWL 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of CWL (1.36%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

CWL has a Return On Equity of 2.64%. This is in the better half of the industry: CWL outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.30%, CWL is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.36%
ROE	2.64%
ROIC	2.3%

ROA(3y)0.13%

ROA(5y)2.48%

ROE(3y)-1.47%

ROE(5y)5.94%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 0.96%, CWL is doing worse than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.

CWL's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

With a Operating Margin value of 1.46%, CWL is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

CWL has a Gross Margin of 21.56%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CWL underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CWL has declined.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.46%
PM (TTM)	0.96%
GM	21.56%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y8.56%

PM growth 5Y63.12%

GM growth 3Y-5.48%

GM growth 5Y-3.4%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CWL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for CWL remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, CWL has more shares outstanding

CWL has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.27 indicates that CWL is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.27, CWL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.14 indicates that CWL is not too dependend on debt financing.

CWL's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.14 is amongst the best of the industry. CWL outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.14
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.27

ROIC/WACC0.31

WACC7.48%

2.3 Liquidity

CWL has a Current Ratio of 1.40. This is a normal value and indicates that CWL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CWL has a Current ratio of 1.40. This is amongst the best in the industry. CWL outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.

CWL has a Quick Ratio of 1.40. This is a normal value and indicates that CWL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CWL's Quick ratio of 1.40 is amongst the best of the industry. CWL outperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.4
Quick Ratio	1.4

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 120.76% over the past year.

CWL shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 47.88% yearly.

CWL shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.49%.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.86% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)120.76%

EPS 3Y-9.37%

EPS 5Y47.88%

EPS Q2Q%-87.74%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.49%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.06%

Revenue growth 5Y3.86%

Sales Q2Q%21.81%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 35.33, CWL can be considered very expensive at the moment.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CWL is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 66.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.

CWL is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 28.35, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	35.33
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CWL is valued cheaply inside the industry as 83.33% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	7.29

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)0.74

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a yearly dividend of 0.85%, CWL is not a good candidate for dividend investing.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.08, CWL pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.

With a Dividend Yield of 0.85, CWL pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.28.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.85%

5.2 History

CWL has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

DP0%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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CALDWELL PARTNERS INTL

TSX:CWL (2/5/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

1.06

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCommercial & Professional Services

GICS IndustryProfessional Services

Earnings (Last)11-12 2024-11-12

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners12.85%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners14.54%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap31.33M

Analysts0

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.85%

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-Date01-20 2025-01-20 (0.0025)

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 Rank	Sector Rank
PE	35.33
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.34
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	263.31
P/B	0.94
P/tB	1.45
EV/EBITDA	7.29

EPS(TTM)0.03

EY2.83%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.01

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0

OCFY0.38%

SpS3.08

BVpS1.12

TBVpS0.73

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)0.74

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.36%
ROE	2.64%
ROCE	3.44%
ROIC	2.3%
ROICexc	3.57%
ROICexgc	6.67%
OM	1.46%
PM (TTM)	0.96%
GM	21.56%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)0.13%

ROA(5y)2.48%

ROE(3y)-1.47%

ROE(5y)5.94%

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 3Y8.56%

PM growth 5Y63.12%

GM growth 3Y-5.48%

GM growth 5Y-3.4%

F-Score5

Asset Turnover1.41

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.14
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	1.42
Cap/Depr	23.92%
Cap/Sales	0.51%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	3.63%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.4
Quick Ratio	1.4
Altman-Z	2.27

F-Score5

WACC7.48%

ROIC/WACC0.31

Cap/Depr(3y)15.63%

Cap/Depr(5y)25.38%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.33%

Cap/Sales(5y)0.71%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)120.76%

EPS 3Y-9.37%

EPS 5Y47.88%

EPS Q2Q%-87.74%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.49%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.06%

Revenue growth 5Y3.86%

Sales Q2Q%21.81%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y145.83%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y89.55%

FCF growth 3Y-68.42%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y104.18%

OCF growth 3Y-63.28%

OCF growth 5Y98.48%

CALDWELL PARTNERS INTL (CWL.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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