POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:PNC-A • CA73752W4039

0.9 CAD

-0.18 (-16.67%)

Last: Mar 6, 2026, 07:00 PM

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This PNC-A.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10 to PNC-A. PNC-A was compared to 13 industry peers in the Media industry. PNC-A may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. PNC-A has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability 2. Health 3. Growth 4. Valuation 5. Dividend

1. PNC-A.CA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

PNC-A had negative earnings in the past year.
PNC-A had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years PNC-A reported 4 times negative net income.
In multiple years PNC-A reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

PNC-A has a worse Return On Assets (-54.52%) than 92.31% of its industry peers.
PNC-A's Return On Invested Capital of 17.83% is amongst the best of the industry. PNC-A outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-54.52%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	17.83%

ROA(3y)-45.51%

ROA(5y)-31.93%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

PNC-A has a Operating Margin (2.30%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of PNC-A has declined.
PNC-A has a Gross Margin of 52.37%. This is in the better half of the industry: PNC-A outperforms 76.92% of its industry peers.
PNC-A's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.3%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	52.37%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y-22.3%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.23%

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. PNC-A.CA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so PNC-A is creating value.
The number of shares outstanding for PNC-A remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, PNC-A has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, PNC-A has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

PNC-A has an Altman-Z score of -9.74. This is a bad value and indicates that PNC-A is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of -9.74, PNC-A is not doing good in the industry: 92.31% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Debt to FCF ratio of PNC-A is 97.32, which is on the high side as it means it would take PNC-A, 97.32 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of PNC-A (97.32) is worse than 61.54% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	97.32
Altman-Z	-9.74

ROIC/WACC5.57

WACC3.2%

2.3 Liquidity

PNC-A has a Current Ratio of 0.82. This is a bad value and indicates that PNC-A is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 0.82, PNC-A is not doing good in the industry: 69.23% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
PNC-A has a Quick Ratio of 0.82. This is a bad value and indicates that PNC-A is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.80, PNC-A is doing worse than 69.23% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.82
Quick Ratio	0.8

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3. PNC-A.CA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

PNC-A shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -15.05%.
Looking at the last year, PNC-A shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 7.85% in the last year.
PNC-A shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -3.23% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-15.05%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%16.75%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.85%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.98%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.23%

Sales Q2Q%1.46%

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. PNC-A.CA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for PNC-A. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

PNC-A's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
PNC-A's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	20.59
EV/EBITDA	20.19

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. PNC-A.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

PNC-A does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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PNC-A.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR

TSX:PNC-A (3/6/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

0.9

-0.18 (-16.67%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)01-12 2026-01-12

Earnings (Next)04-08 2026-04-08

Inst OwnersN/A

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners38.09%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap89.14M

Revenue(TTM)433.08M

Net Income(TTM)-73.15M

Analysts37.14

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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)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	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.21
P/FCF	20.59
P/OCF	12.73
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	20.19

EPS(TTM)-0.74

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.04

FCFY4.86%

OCF(TTM)0.07

OCFY7.86%

SpS4.37

BVpS-4.23

TBVpS-4.39

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-54.52%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	27.13%
ROIC	17.83%
ROICexc	20.55%
ROICexgc	36.24%
OM	2.3%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	52.37%
FCFM	1%

ROA(3y)-45.51%

ROA(5y)-31.93%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

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 3YN/A

ROICexgc growth 5Y-0.98%

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5Y-3%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5Y-22.3%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.23%

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score5

Asset Turnover3.23

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	97.32
Debt/EBITDA	16.65
Cap/Depr	17.94%
Cap/Sales	0.62%
Interest Coverage	3.49
Cash Conversion	28.18%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.82
Quick Ratio	0.8
Altman-Z	-9.74

F-Score5

WACC3.2%

ROIC/WACC5.57

Cap/Depr(3y)10.97%

Cap/Depr(5y)12.28%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.45%

Cap/Sales(5y)0.53%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-15.05%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%16.75%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.85%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.98%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.23%

Sales Q2Q%1.46%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y504.43%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y-24.81%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y119.93%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-25.74%

OCF growth 1Y134.76%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y-23.15%

POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR / PNC-A.CA FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to PNC-A.CA.

What is the valuation status of POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.

Can you provide the profitability details for POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR?

POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.

What is the financial health of POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA) stock?

The financial health rating of POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-A.CA) is 1 / 10.