PNC-B Fundamental Analysis - POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, PNC-B scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. PNC-B was compared to 13 industry peers in the Media industry. PNC-B may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. PNC-B has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

PNC-B had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year PNC-B had a positive cash flow from operations.
PNC-B had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
In multiple years PNC-B reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

PNC-B has a worse Return On Assets (-60.34%) than 78.57% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 13.62%, PNC-B belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-60.34%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	13.62%

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

With a Operating Margin value of 2.33%, PNC-B perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of PNC-B has declined.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 52.79%, PNC-B is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.57% of the companies in the same industry.
PNC-B's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	52.79%

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. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), PNC-B is creating value.
PNC-B has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, PNC-B has more shares outstanding
PNC-B has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -9.88, we must say that PNC-B is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -9.88, PNC-B is doing worse than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
PNC-B has a debt to FCF ratio of 43.80. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as PNC-B would need 43.80 years to pay back of all of its debts.
PNC-B has a Debt to FCF ratio of 43.80. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PNC-B outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	43.8
Altman-Z	-9.88

ROIC/WACC3.74

WACC3.64%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.90 indicates that PNC-B may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
PNC-B's Current ratio of 0.90 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PNC-B outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
PNC-B has a Quick Ratio of 0.90. This is a bad value and indicates that PNC-B is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
PNC-B's Quick ratio of 0.88 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. PNC-B outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.9
Quick Ratio	0.88

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PNC-B shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -55.32%.
PNC-B shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 8.98%.
Measured over the past years, PNC-B shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.23% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-55.32%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-1350.8%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.98%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.98%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.23%

Sales Q2Q%8.66%

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

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

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

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of PNC-B is on the same level as its industry peers.
64.29% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PNC-B, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	9.98
EV/EBITDA	20.03

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

No dividends for PNC-B!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR

TSX:PNC-B (1/13/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

0.95

-0.05 (-5%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)10-17 2025-10-17

Earnings (Next)01-07 2026-01-07

Inst OwnersN/A

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners76.13%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap94.09M

Revenue(TTM)431.48M

Net Income(TTM)-77.25M

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	0.22
P/FCF	9.98
P/OCF	7.83
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	20.03

EPS(TTM)-0.78

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.1

FCFY10.02%

OCF(TTM)0.12

OCFY12.77%

SpS4.36

BVpS-4.03

TBVpS-4.18

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-60.34%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	20.26%
ROIC	13.62%
ROICexc	14.52%
ROICexgc	20.96%
OM	2.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	52.79%
FCFM	2.19%

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-Score4

Asset Turnover3.37

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	43.8
Debt/EBITDA	16.07
Cap/Depr	17.03%
Cap/Sales	0.6%
Interest Coverage	3.09
Cash Conversion	47.63%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.9
Quick Ratio	0.88
Altman-Z	-9.88

F-Score4

WACC3.64%

ROIC/WACC3.74

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)-55.32%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-1350.8%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.98%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.98%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.23%

Sales Q2Q%8.66%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y372%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5Y-24.81%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y149.96%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-25.74%

OCF growth 1Y170.64%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5Y-23.15%

POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR / PNC-B.CA FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR?

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

What is the valuation status for PNC-B stock?

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

What is the profitability of PNC-B stock?

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

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

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

POSTMEDIA NETWORK CANADA COR (PNC-B.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

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