GOODFELLOW INC (GDL.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - Toronto Stock Exchange - TSX:GDL - CA38216R1001 - Common Stock
11.75 CAD
-0.21 (-1.76%)
Overall GDL gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated GDL against 12 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. GDL has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. GDL has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year GDL was profitable.
- In the past year GDL had a positive cash flow from operations.
- GDL had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- GDL had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- GDL has a worse Return On Assets (2.05%) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of GDL (3.07%) is worse than 75.00% of its industry peers.
- GDL has a worse Return On Invested Capital (3.31%) than 83.33% of its industry peers.
- GDL had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 10.28%. This is above the industry average of 8.04%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (3.31%) for GDL is well below the 3 year average (10.28%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that GDL had better years and this may not be a problem.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.05% | ||
| ROE | 3.07% | ||
| ROIC | 3.31% |
ROA(3y)7.88%
ROA(5y)9.17%
ROE(3y)10.5%
ROE(5y)13.28%
ROIC(3y)10.28%
ROIC(5y)12.14%
1.3 Margins
- GDL's Profit Margin of 1.20% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. GDL is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of GDL has grown nicely.
- GDL has a worse Operating Margin (2.14%) than 83.33% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GDL has grown nicely.
- GDL has a Gross Margin of 23.39%. This is in the better half of the industry: GDL outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
- GDL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.14% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.2% | ||
| GM | 23.39% |
OM growth 3Y-22.74%
OM growth 5Y22.26%
PM growth 3Y-24.69%
PM growth 5Y30.64%
GM growth 3Y2.63%
GM growth 5Y4.86%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GDL is still creating some value.
- The number of shares outstanding for GDL has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
- GDL has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- GDL has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 3.85 indicates that GDL is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- GDL has a Altman-Z score of 3.85. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: GDL outperforms 58.33% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of GDL is 4.80, which is a neutral value as it means it would take GDL, 4.80 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- GDL has a Debt to FCF ratio (4.80) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.18 indicates that GDL is not too dependend on debt financing.
- GDL's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.18 is amongst the best of the industry. GDL outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.18 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.85 |
ROIC/WACC0.36
WACC9.29%
2.3 Liquidity
- GDL has a Current Ratio of 2.81. This indicates that GDL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
- GDL has a better Current ratio (2.81) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
- GDL has a Quick Ratio of 2.81. This is a bad value and indicates that GDL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- GDL has a Quick ratio (0.95) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.81 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.95 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for GDL have decreased strongly by -50.97% in the last year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 34.31% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.81% in the past year.
- Measured over the past years, GDL shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 2.53% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-50.97%
EPS 3Y-29.12%
EPS 5Y34.31%
EPS Q2Q%-34.44%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.81%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.13%
Revenue growth 5Y2.53%
Sales Q2Q%1.61%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 15.67, the valuation of GDL can be described as correct.
- 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than GDL, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.38, GDL is valued a bit cheaper.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15.67 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of GDL indicates a rather cheap valuation: GDL is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as GDL.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 10.7 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.46
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- GDL has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.02%, which is a nice return.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 6.00, GDL pays a better dividend. On top of this GDL pays more dividend than 83.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.85, GDL pays a better dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 5.02% |
5.2 History
- On average, the dividend of GDL grows each year by 49.84%, which is quite nice.
- GDL has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)49.84%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
- GDL pays out 66.40% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
- GDL's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP66.4%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
TSX:GDL (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
11.75
-0.21 (-1.76%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Earnings (Last)10-02 2025-10-02
Earnings (Next)02-12 2026-02-12
Inst Owners10.92%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners21.45%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap98.00M
Revenue(TTM)530.24M
Net Income(TTM)6.36M
Analysts0
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 5.02% |
Yearly Dividend0.75
Dividend Growth(5Y)49.84%
DP66.4%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
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 | 15.67 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.18 | ||
| P/FCF | 10.7 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.31 | ||
| P/B | 0.47 | ||
| P/tB | 0.47 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5 |
EPS(TTM)0.75
EY6.38%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.1
FCFY9.35%
OCF(TTM)1.61
OCFY13.69%
SpS63.58
BVpS24.83
TBVpS24.77
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.46
Graham Number20.47
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.05% | ||
| ROE | 3.07% | ||
| ROCE | 4.93% | ||
| ROIC | 3.31% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.36% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.37% | ||
| OM | 2.14% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.2% | ||
| GM | 23.39% | ||
| FCFM | 1.73% |
ROA(3y)7.88%
ROA(5y)9.17%
ROE(3y)10.5%
ROE(5y)13.28%
ROIC(3y)10.28%
ROIC(5y)12.14%
ROICexc(3y)10.82%
ROICexc(5y)12.6%
ROICexgc(3y)10.92%
ROICexgc(5y)12.76%
ROCE(3y)14.04%
ROCE(5y)17.36%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-33.43%
ROICexgc growth 5Y13.92%
ROICexc growth 3Y-33.19%
ROICexc growth 5Y14.45%
OM growth 3Y-22.74%
OM growth 5Y22.26%
PM growth 3Y-24.69%
PM growth 5Y30.64%
GM growth 3Y2.63%
GM growth 5Y4.86%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.71
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.18 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.8 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.61 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 35.97% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.8% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.85 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 57.83% | ||
| Profit Quality | 144% | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.81 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.85 |
F-Score6
WACC9.29%
ROIC/WACC0.36
Cap/Depr(3y)90.63%
Cap/Depr(5y)61.9%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.53%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.03%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-50.97%
EPS 3Y-29.12%
EPS 5Y34.31%
EPS Q2Q%-34.44%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.81%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.13%
Revenue growth 5Y2.53%
Sales Q2Q%1.61%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-41.24%
EBIT growth 3Y-27.47%
EBIT growth 5Y25.36%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-82.18%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-76.21%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
GOODFELLOW INC / GDL.CA FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for GDL stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to GDL.CA.
What is the valuation status of GOODFELLOW INC (GDL.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to GOODFELLOW INC (GDL.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for GOODFELLOW INC?
GOODFELLOW INC (GDL.CA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for GDL stock?
The financial health rating of GOODFELLOW INC (GDL.CA) is 6 / 10.