PPL-PR-A Fundamental Analysis - PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP

Fundamental Rating

PPL-PR-A gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 214 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. While PPL-PR-A belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are concerns on its financial health. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on PPL-PR-A.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year PPL-PR-A was profitable.
In the past year PPL-PR-A had a positive cash flow from operations.
Of the past 5 years PPL-PR-A 4 years were profitable.
PPL-PR-A had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

PPL-PR-A's Return On Assets of 4.60% is amongst the best of the industry. PPL-PR-A outperforms 82.46% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 9.59%, PPL-PR-A belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 80.57% of the companies in the same industry.
PPL-PR-A's Return On Invested Capital of 7.22% is amongst the best of the industry. PPL-PR-A outperforms 89.57% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for PPL-PR-A is in line with the industry average of 6.58%.
The 3 year average ROIC (6.98%) for PPL-PR-A is below the current ROIC(7.22%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.6%
ROE	9.59%
ROIC	7.22%

ROA(3y)6.29%

ROA(5y)4.17%

ROE(3y)12.77%

ROE(5y)8.56%

ROIC(3y)6.98%

ROIC(5y)6.78%

1.3 Margins

With an excellent Profit Margin value of 20.35%, PPL-PR-A belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 85.31% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PPL-PR-A has grown nicely.
PPL-PR-A has a better Operating Margin (36.59%) than 91.47% of its industry peers.
PPL-PR-A's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
PPL-PR-A has a Gross Margin of 42.32%. This is in the better half of the industry: PPL-PR-A outperforms 70.14% of its industry peers.
PPL-PR-A's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	36.59%
PM (TTM)	20.35%
GM	42.32%

OM growth 3Y9.34%

OM growth 5Y5.89%

PM growth 3Y22.34%

PM growth 5Y4.14%

GM growth 3Y13.54%

GM growth 5Y5.86%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

PPL-PR-A has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
PPL-PR-A has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
PPL-PR-A has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
PPL-PR-A has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.84, we must say that PPL-PR-A is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
PPL-PR-A has a Altman-Z score (0.84) which is in line with its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of PPL-PR-A is 5.21, which is a neutral value as it means it would take PPL-PR-A, 5.21 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
PPL-PR-A has a better Debt to FCF ratio (5.21) than 80.09% of its industry peers.
PPL-PR-A has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.71. This is a neutral value indicating PPL-PR-A is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
PPL-PR-A has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.71. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PPL-PR-A outperforms 46.92% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.71
Debt/FCF	5.21
Altman-Z	0.84

ROIC/WACC1.03

WACC7.01%

2.3 Liquidity

PPL-PR-A has a Current Ratio of 0.53. This is a bad value and indicates that PPL-PR-A is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
PPL-PR-A has a Current ratio of 0.53. This is in the lower half of the industry: PPL-PR-A underperforms 66.82% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.41 indicates that PPL-PR-A may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
PPL-PR-A has a Quick ratio of 0.41. This is in the lower half of the industry: PPL-PR-A underperforms 68.72% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.53
Quick Ratio	0.41

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

PPL-PR-A shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -14.89%.
The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -0.52% on average over the past years.
Looking at the last year, PPL-PR-A shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.96% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.42% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-14.89%

EPS 3Y14.66%

EPS 5Y-0.52%

EPS Q2Q%-28.33%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.96%

Revenue growth 3Y-5.05%

Revenue growth 5Y0.42%

Sales Q2Q%-2.87%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, PPL-PR-A will show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 5.95% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, PPL-PR-A will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.80% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-8.35%

EPS Next 2Y-0.5%

EPS Next 3Y2.79%

EPS Next 5Y5.95%

Revenue Next Year3.51%

Revenue Next 2Y3.69%

Revenue Next 3Y5%

Revenue Next 5Y1.8%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 8.95 indicates a reasonable valuation of PPL-PR-A.
77.73% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PPL-PR-A, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.38, PPL-PR-A is valued rather cheaply.
PPL-PR-A is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.44.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PPL-PR-A indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: PPL-PR-A is cheaper than 77.25% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.29, PPL-PR-A is valued rather cheaply.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	8.95
Fwd PE	8.44

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PPL-PR-A is valued cheaper than 80.09% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, PPL-PR-A is valued cheaply inside the industry as 95.26% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	5.71
EV/EBITDA	7.11

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The excellent profitability rating of PPL-PR-A may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-0.5%

EPS Next 3Y2.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

PPL-PR-A has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.31%, which is a nice return.
PPL-PR-A's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 2.82. PPL-PR-A pays more dividend than 88.63% of the companies in the same industry.
PPL-PR-A's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 1.85.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	5.31%

5.2 History

The dividend of PPL-PR-A has a limited annual growth rate of 2.11%.
PPL-PR-A has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
PPL-PR-A has decreased its dividend recently.

Dividend Growth(5Y)2.11%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

PPL-PR-A pays out 108.16% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of PPL-PR-A is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

DP108.16%

EPS Next 2Y-0.5%

EPS Next 3Y2.79%

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PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP

TSX:PPL-PR-A (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

25.07

-0.1 (-0.4%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorEnergy

GICS IndustryGroupEnergy

GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Earnings (Last)11-06 2025-11-06/amc

Earnings (Next)02-25 2026-02-25/amc

Inst Owners62.62%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners0.06%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap14.57B

Revenue(TTM)8.01B

Net Income(TTM)1.63B

Analysts76.19

Price Target29.49 (17.63%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	5.31%

Yearly Dividend2.78

Dividend Growth(5Y)2.11%

DP108.16%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-17.23%

Min EPS beat(2)-33.88%

Max EPS beat(2)-0.58%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-6.91%

Min EPS beat(4)-33.88%

Max EPS beat(4)8.17%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-1%

EPS beat(12)3

Avg EPS beat(12)-7.14%

EPS beat(16)5

Avg EPS beat(16)12.19%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-10.34%

Min Revenue beat(2)-11.59%

Max Revenue beat(2)-9.09%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)4.44%

Min Revenue beat(4)-11.59%

Max Revenue beat(4)34.95%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-5.06%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.38%

Revenue beat(16)8

Avg Revenue beat(16)3.35%

PT rev (1m)6.94%

PT rev (3m)11.14%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.07%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.99%

EPS NY rev (1m)-0.48%

EPS NY rev (3m)-7.69%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.77%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.29%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.35%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	8.95
Fwd PE	8.44
P/S	1.82
P/FCF	5.71
P/OCF	4.36
P/B	0.86
P/tB	1.37
EV/EBITDA	7.11

EPS(TTM)2.8

EY11.17%

EPS(NY)2.97

Fwd EY11.85%

FCF(TTM)4.39

FCFY17.51%

OCF(TTM)5.75

OCFY22.94%

SpS13.79

BVpS29.26

TBVpS18.24

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham Number42.93

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.6%
ROE	9.59%
ROCE	8.9%
ROIC	7.22%
ROICexc	7.25%
ROICexgc	9.01%
OM	36.59%
PM (TTM)	20.35%
GM	42.32%
FCFM	31.85%

ROA(3y)6.29%

ROA(5y)4.17%

ROE(3y)12.77%

ROE(5y)8.56%

ROIC(3y)6.98%

ROIC(5y)6.78%

ROICexc(3y)7.01%

ROICexc(5y)6.8%

ROICexgc(3y)9.56%

ROICexgc(5y)9.04%

ROCE(3y)8.61%

ROCE(5y)8.36%

ROICexgc growth 3Y-1.14%

ROICexgc growth 5Y4.96%

ROICexc growth 3Y-0.45%

ROICexc growth 5Y5.18%

OM growth 3Y9.34%

OM growth 5Y5.89%

PM growth 3Y22.34%

PM growth 5Y4.14%

GM growth 3Y13.54%

GM growth 5Y5.86%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.23

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.71
Debt/FCF	5.21
Debt/EBITDA	3.11
Cap/Depr	81.88%
Cap/Sales	9.88%
Interest Coverage	4.82
Cash Conversion	85.76%
Profit Quality	156.5%
Current Ratio	0.53
Quick Ratio	0.41
Altman-Z	0.84

F-Score7

WACC7.01%

ROIC/WACC1.03

Cap/Depr(3y)96.92%

Cap/Depr(5y)105.76%

Cap/Sales(3y)9.24%

Cap/Sales(5y)10.39%

Profit Quality(3y)112.05%

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-14.89%

EPS 3Y14.66%

EPS 5Y-0.52%

EPS Q2Q%-28.33%

EPS Next Y-8.35%

EPS Next 2Y-0.5%

EPS Next 3Y2.79%

EPS Next 5Y5.95%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.96%

Revenue growth 3Y-5.05%

Revenue growth 5Y0.42%

Sales Q2Q%-2.87%

Revenue Next Year3.51%

Revenue Next 2Y3.69%

Revenue Next 3Y5%

Revenue Next 5Y1.8%

EBIT growth 1Y8.96%

EBIT growth 3Y3.82%

EBIT growth 5Y6.33%

EBIT Next Year34%

EBIT Next 3Y12%

EBIT Next 5Y9.66%

FCF growth 1Y22.29%

FCF growth 3Y4.28%

FCF growth 5Y20.56%

OCF growth 1Y25.73%

OCF growth 3Y6.64%

OCF growth 5Y4.89%

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP / PPL-PR-A.CA FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP (PPL-PR-A.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to PPL-PR-A.CA.

What is the valuation status for PPL-PR-A stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP (PPL-PR-A.CA). This can be considered as Undervalued.

Can you provide the profitability details for PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP?

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP (PPL-PR-A.CA) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.

What is the valuation of PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP (PPL-PR-A.CA) is 8.95 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.86.

Is the dividend of PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP sustainable?

The dividend rating of PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP (PPL-PR-A.CA) is 6 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 108.16%.

PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP (PPL-PR-A.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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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PEMBINA PIPELINE CORP - PPLCN 6.525 PERP / PPL-PR-A.CA FAQ

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