Canadian Utilities Limited (TSX:CU)

Canadian Utilities Statistics

Total Valuation

TSX:CU has a market cap or net worth of CAD 9.37 billion. The enterprise value is 21.65 billion.

Market Cap	9.37B
Enterprise Value	21.65B

Important Dates

The next estimated earnings date is Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Earnings Date	Feb 27, 2025
Ex-Dividend Date	Feb 6, 2025

Share Statistics

TSX:CU has 271.56 million shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.37% in one year.

Current Share Class	n/a
Shares Outstanding	271.56M
Shares Change (YoY)	+0.37%
Shares Change (QoQ)	+0.09%
Owned by Insiders (%)	0.25%
Owned by Institutions (%)	9.81%
Float	126.90M

Valuation Ratios

The trailing PE ratio is 22.13 and the forward PE ratio is 14.61. TSX:CU's PEG ratio is 4.71.

PE Ratio	22.13
Forward PE	14.61
PS Ratio	2.51
PB Ratio	1.77
P/TBV Ratio	2.24
P/FCF Ratio	17.10
P/OCF Ratio	n/a
PEG Ratio	4.71

Enterprise Valuation

The stock's EV/EBITDA ratio is 12.66, with an EV/FCF ratio of 39.50.

EV / Earnings	51.06
EV / Sales	5.80
EV / EBITDA	12.66
EV / EBIT	22.53
EV / FCF	39.50

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 1.63, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.54.

Current Ratio	1.63
Quick Ratio	1.35
Debt / Equity	1.54
Debt / EBITDA	6.65
Debt / FCF	19.88
Interest Coverage	1.79

Financial Efficiency

Return on equity (ROE) is 7.28% and return on invested capital (ROIC) is 3.13%.

Return on Equity (ROE)	7.28%
Return on Assets (ROA)	2.41%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	3.13%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	3.94%
Revenue Per Employee	414,172
Profits Per Employee	47,017
Employee Count	9,018
Asset Turnover	0.16
Inventory Turnover	20.17

Taxes

In the past 12 months, TSX:CU has paid 182.00 million in taxes.

Income Tax	182.00M
Effective Tax Rate	21.69%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by +13.04% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.64, so TSX:CU's price volatility has been lower than the market average.

Beta (5Y)	0.64
52-Week Price Change	+13.04%
50-Day Moving Average	34.33
200-Day Moving Average	33.57
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	56.99
Average Volume (20 Days)	549,482

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 2.39 million, so 1.17% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest	2.39M
Short Previous Month	2.17M
Short % of Shares Out	1.17%
Short % of Float	1.89%
Short Ratio (days to cover)	n/a

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, TSX:CU had revenue of CAD 3.74 billion and earned 424.00 million in profits. Earnings per share was 1.56.

Revenue	3.74B
Gross Profit	2.58B
Operating Income	890.00M
Pretax Income	652.00M
Net Income	424.00M
EBITDA	1.64B
EBIT	890.00M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	1.56

Balance Sheet

The company has 397.00 million in cash and 10.89 billion in debt, giving a net cash position of -10.50 billion or -38.65 per share.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	397.00M
Total Debt	10.89B
Net Cash	-10.50B
Net Cash Per Share	-38.65
Equity (Book Value)	7.09B
Book Value Per Share	19.54
Working Capital	435.00M

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 1.86 billion and capital expenditures -1.31 billion, giving a free cash flow of 548.00 million.

Operating Cash Flow	1.86B
Capital Expenditures	-1.31B
Free Cash Flow	548.00M
FCF Per Share	2.02

Margins

Gross margin is 68.94%, with operating and profit margins of 23.83% and 13.41%.

Gross Margin	68.94%
Operating Margin	23.83%
Pretax Margin	17.46%
Profit Margin	13.41%
EBITDA Margin	43.88%
EBIT Margin	23.83%
FCF Margin	14.67%

Dividends & Yields

This stock pays an annual dividend of 1.83, which amounts to a dividend yield of 5.35%.

Dividend Per Share	1.83
Dividend Yield	5.35%
Dividend Growth (YoY)	1.01%
Years of Dividend Growth	12
Payout Ratio	107.39%
Buyback Yield	-0.37%
Shareholder Yield	4.98%
Earnings Yield	4.52%
FCF Yield	5.85%

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on June 17, 2013. It was a forward split with a ratio of 2.

Last Split Date	Jun 17, 2013
Split Type	Forward
Split Ratio	2

Scores

Altman Z-Score	n/a
Piotroski F-Score	4