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

Canada • Toronto Stock Exchange • TSX:PNC-A • CA73752W4039

1.01 CAD
-0.04 (-3.81%)
Last: Feb 2, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, PNC-A scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. PNC-A was compared to 15 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and financial health of PNC-A have multiple concerns. PNC-A is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


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1. Profitability

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.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: PNC-A reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
PNC-A.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPNC-A.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 2024 2025 0 -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of PNC-A (-54.52%) is worse than 86.67% of its industry peers.
  • With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 17.83%, PNC-A belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 93.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector 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
PNC-A.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPNC-A.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50

1.3 Margins

  • PNC-A has a Operating Margin (2.30%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • PNC-A's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of PNC-A (52.37%) is better than 73.33% of its industry peers.
  • PNC-A's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector 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
PNC-A.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPNC-A.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), PNC-A is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PNC-A has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, PNC-A has more shares outstanding
  • PNC-A has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
PNC-A.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingPNC-A.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M 80M
PNC-A.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPNC-A.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -9.72, we must say that PNC-A is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of PNC-A (-9.72) is worse than 80.00% of its industry peers.
  • 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.
  • PNC-A has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (97.32) than 60.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 97.32
Altman-Z -9.72
ROIC/WACC5.11
WACC3.49%
PNC-A.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPNC-A.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M -200M 400M -400M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.82 indicates that PNC-A may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PNC-A has a worse Current ratio (0.82) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.80 indicates that PNC-A may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.80, PNC-A is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.82
Quick Ratio 0.8
PNC-A.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPNC-A.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for PNC-A have decreased strongly by -15.05% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, PNC-A shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 7.85% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, PNC-A shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.23% on average per year.
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.
PNC-A.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPNC-A.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M
PNC-A.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPNC-A.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 -10 -20 -30 -40 -50

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for PNC-A. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
PNC-A.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPNC-A.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as PNC-A.
  • PNC-A's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 23.1
EV/EBITDA 20.63
PNC-A.CA Per share dataPNC-A.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 -4

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. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • PNC-A does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR

TSX:PNC-A (2/2/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

1.01

-0.04 (-3.81%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)01-12
Earnings (Next)04-08
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners38.09%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap100.03M
Revenue(TTM)433.08M
Net Income(TTM)-73.15M
Analysts37.14
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.23
P/FCF 23.1
P/OCF 14.29
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 20.63
EPS(TTM)-0.74
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.04
FCFY4.33%
OCF(TTM)0.07
OCFY7%
SpS4.37
BVpS-4.23
TBVpS-4.39
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector 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 RankSector 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 -9.72
F-Score5
WACC3.49%
ROIC/WACC5.11
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.