NOVA CANNABIS INC (NOVC.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

TSX:NOVC • CA66980W1041

1.75 CAD
0 (0%)
Last: Oct 22, 2024, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

NOVC gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 18 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. While NOVC seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. NOVC is growing strongly while it is still valued neutral. This is a good combination!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year NOVC was profitable.
  • In the past year NOVC had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • NOVC had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: NOVC reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
NOVC.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFNOVC.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 10M -10M -20M

1.2 Ratios

  • NOVC has a Return On Assets (2.32%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • NOVC has a Return On Equity (5.32%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 7.21%, NOVC is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.32%
ROE 5.32%
ROIC 7.21%
ROA(3y)-8.27%
ROA(5y)-6.93%
ROE(3y)-17.5%
ROE(5y)-14.76%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
NOVC.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICNOVC.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -100 -200

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 1.14%, NOVC is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NOVC has a Operating Margin of 4.17%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: NOVC outperforms 56.25% of its industry peers.
  • NOVC's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • NOVC has a Gross Margin of 24.83%. This is in the lower half of the industry: NOVC underperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • NOVC's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 4.17%
PM (TTM) 1.14%
GM 24.83%
OM growth 3Y28.41%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-10.26%
GM growth 5YN/A
NOVC.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsNOVC.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20 -20 -40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so NOVC is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for NOVC remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for NOVC has been reduced compared to a year ago.
NOVC.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingNOVC.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
NOVC.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsNOVC.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

2.2 Solvency

  • NOVC has an Altman-Z score of 2.85. This is not the best score and indicates that NOVC is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of 2.85, NOVC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of NOVC is 5.15, which is a neutral value as it means it would take NOVC, 5.15 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • NOVC has a Debt to FCF ratio of 5.15. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: NOVC outperforms 56.25% of its industry peers.
  • NOVC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.94. This is a neutral value indicating NOVC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • NOVC has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.94) than 62.50% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.94
Debt/FCF 5.15
Altman-Z 2.85
ROIC/WACC0.92
WACC7.88%
NOVC.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFNOVC.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20M -20M 40M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.96 indicates that NOVC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • NOVC's Current ratio of 1.96 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. NOVC outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • NOVC has a Quick Ratio of 1.07. This is a normal value and indicates that NOVC is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • NOVC has a Quick ratio of 1.07. This is in the better half of the industry: NOVC outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.96
Quick Ratio 1.07
NOVC.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesNOVC.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 10M 20M 30M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 155.95% over the past year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 9.84% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 60.01% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)155.95%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-29.05%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.84%
Revenue growth 3Y60.01%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%8.05%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 45.10% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 14.38% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-26.32%
EPS Next 2Y45.1%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.23%
Revenue Next 2Y10.06%
Revenue Next 3Y13.72%
Revenue Next 5Y14.38%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
NOVC.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesNOVC.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 200M 400M 600M
NOVC.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesNOVC.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 0.1 -0.1 0.2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 29.17, the valuation of NOVC can be described as expensive.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as NOVC.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.07, NOVC is valued at the same level.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.58, the valuation of NOVC can be described as reasonable.
  • NOVC's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. NOVC is cheaper than 81.25% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NOVC is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.05, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.17
Fwd PE 8.58
NOVC.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsNOVC.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, NOVC is valued a bit cheaper than 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of NOVC indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: NOVC is cheaper than 68.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 9.23
EV/EBITDA 7.02
NOVC.CA Per share dataNOVC.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 1 2 3 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • NOVC's earnings are expected to grow with 45.10% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y45.1%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for NOVC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

NOVA CANNABIS INC

TSX:NOVC (10/22/2024, 7:00:00 PM)

1.75

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)08-01
Earnings (Next)11-06
Inst Owners8.38%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap108.64M
Revenue(TTM)268.56M
Net Income(TTM)3.06M
Analysts85
Price Target3.57 (104%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-77.12%
Min EPS beat(2)-119.61%
Max EPS beat(2)-34.64%
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)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-4.08%
Min Revenue beat(2)-8.2%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.04%
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)-3.45%
PT rev (3m)-3.45%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-60%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-6.67%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.04%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.79%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.17
Fwd PE 8.58
P/S 0.4
P/FCF 9.23
P/OCF 7.3
P/B 1.89
P/tB 3.26
EV/EBITDA 7.02
EPS(TTM)0.06
EY3.43%
EPS(NY)0.2
Fwd EY11.66%
FCF(TTM)0.19
FCFY10.84%
OCF(TTM)0.24
OCFY13.69%
SpS4.33
BVpS0.93
TBVpS0.54
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.32%
ROE 5.32%
ROCE 10.02%
ROIC 7.21%
ROICexc 8.01%
ROICexgc 10.56%
OM 4.17%
PM (TTM) 1.14%
GM 24.83%
FCFM 4.39%
ROA(3y)-8.27%
ROA(5y)-6.93%
ROE(3y)-17.5%
ROE(5y)-14.76%
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
ROICexgc growth 3Y75.18%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y62.97%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y28.41%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-10.26%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover2.03
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.94
Debt/FCF 5.15
Debt/EBITDA 2.4
Cap/Depr 27.32%
Cap/Sales 1.15%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 66.01%
Profit Quality 384.37%
Current Ratio 1.96
Quick Ratio 1.07
Altman-Z 2.85
F-Score6
WACC7.88%
ROIC/WACC0.92
Cap/Depr(3y)71.34%
Cap/Depr(5y)115.14%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.44%
Cap/Sales(5y)14.13%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)155.95%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-29.05%
EPS Next Y-26.32%
EPS Next 2Y45.1%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.84%
Revenue growth 3Y60.01%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%8.05%
Revenue Next Year5.23%
Revenue Next 2Y10.06%
Revenue Next 3Y13.72%
Revenue Next 5Y14.38%
EBIT growth 1Y543.68%
EBIT growth 3Y105.47%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year96.36%
EBIT Next 3Y64.15%
EBIT Next 5Y46.65%
FCF growth 1Y153.12%
FCF growth 3Y38.04%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y302.91%
OCF growth 3Y1.14%
OCF growth 5YN/A

NOVA CANNABIS INC / NOVC.CA FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for NOVC stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to NOVC.CA.


What is the valuation status of NOVA CANNABIS INC (NOVC.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to NOVA CANNABIS INC (NOVC.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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NOVA CANNABIS INC (NOVC.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


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The financial health rating of NOVA CANNABIS INC (NOVC.CA) is 5 / 10.