AUTOCANADA INC chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 198.80
Dividend & YieldN/AC$ (N/A)
Beta 2.74
Market capitalization 581.99M
Operating cash flow 96.09M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

AutoCanada Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates franchised automobile dealerships. The company offers a range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicles, vehicle leasing, vehicle parts, vehicle maintenance and collision repair services, extended service contracts, and vehicle protection and other after-market products. It also arranges financing and insurance for vehicle purchases by its customers through third-party finance and insurance sources. The company sells its vehicles under the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, Cadillac, Ford, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Subaru, Audi, Volkswagen, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, MINI, Volvo, Toyota, Lincoln, Porsche, and Honda brands. As of March 2, 2022, it operated 78 franchised dealerships in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in Canada, as well as in Illinois, the United States. The company also offers used vehicles online. AutoCanada Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical - Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.26
Working Capital5.7
Return On Equity0.33
Debt To Equity0.6
Fixed Asset Ratio0.42
Fixed Interest Cover3.94

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 21.71M 30.02M -8.13M 40.59M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -12.8M 74.96M -35.12M -215.37M
Net Borrowings -8.12M -136.27M -39.31M 96.86M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -38.67M -148.23M -51.02M 97M
Change To Operating Activities 7.34M 94.47M -72.5M -71.14M
Issuance Of Stock 799k 369k 306k 3.69M
Net Income -86.1M -28.35M -7.46M 164.21M
Change In Cash -69.2M 30.23M 52.15M -5.22M
Effect Of Exchange Rate -555k -416k 419k 205k
Total Cash From Operating Activities -17.18M 103.92M 137.87M 112.94M
Depreciation 19.95M 43.23M 42.13M 43.69M
Change To Account Receivables -42.45M -2.5M 14.71M -7.81M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -20.36M -1.35M -7.18M 94k
Change To Netincome 79.86M 51.38M 30.92M -53.45M
Capital Expenditures -15.66M -30.63M -26.34M -34.58M

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -83.6M -26.3M -1.21M 221.22M
Net Income -86.1M -28.35M -7.46M 164.21M
Selling General Administrative 445.09M 455.25M 455M 580.69M
Gross Profit 507.96M 570.5M 547.33M 834.18M
Ebit 49.53M 82.72M 57.59M 218.84M
Operating Income 49.53M 82.72M 57.59M 218.84M
Interest Expense -41.89M -63.97M -62.36M -55.48M
Income Tax Expense 1.85M 775k 5.42M 54.02M
Total Revenue 3.15B 3.48B 3.33B 4.65B
Cost Of Revenue 2.64B 2.91B 2.78B 3.82B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -133.13M -109.02M -58.79M 2.38M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -85.44M -27.07M -6.62M 167.2M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -86.1M -28.35M -7.46M 164.21M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 1.28B 1.62B 1.55B 1.74B
Total Stockholder Equity 420.55M 353.61M 341.87M 493.41M
Other Current Liabilities 37.77M 28.36M 25.97M 37.81M
Total Assets 1.72B 1.99B 1.92B 2.26B
Common Stock 420.55M 509.89M 510.61M 510.82M
Other Current Assets 54.31M 14.23M 1.43M
Retained Earnings -89.47M -157.26M -160.56M 3.11M
Treasury Stock 3.39M -5.48M -18.17M -20.52M
Cash 25.32M 55.55M 107.7M 102.48M
Total Current Liabilities 884.22M 1.01B 942.89M 953.44M
Other Stockholder Equity 3.39M -5.48M -15.67M -18.08M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 237.14M 500.95M 512.42M 619.11M
Total Current Assets 988.85M 1.04B 935.52M 982.26M
Net Tangible Assets -50.23M -80.8M -83.49M -105.8M
Net Receivables 141.84M 136.79M 118.65M 132.96M
Accounts Payable 49.8M 84.77M 65.81M 94M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to AUTOCANADA INC:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
Thorpe (Jeffrey)Grant of rights at price 23.94 per share.D2022-08-22Senior Officer of Issuer300k
Keller (Maryann Natalie)D2022-05-05Director of Issuer8k
Keller (Maryann Natalie)I2022-05-05Director of Issuer3k
English (Rhonda)I2022-05-05Director of Issuer
English (Rhonda)D2022-05-05Director of Issuer
Thorpe (Jeffrey)D2022-04-26Senior Officer of Issuer
James, Barry LeeAcquisition or disposition in the public market at price 26.41 per share.D2022-03-25Director of Issuer1.55k
Matheson, Joseph Lee GrantAcquisition or disposition in the public market at price 21.98 per share.D2022-03-08Director of Issuer5k
Matheson, Joseph Lee GrantAcquisition or disposition in the public market at price 21.43 per share.D2022-03-07Director of Issuer10k
Rawluk (Michael)I2022-03-02Senior Officer of Issuer2.78k
Rawluk (Michael)I2022-03-02Senior Officer of Issuer2.31k
Rawluk (Michael)D2022-03-02Senior Officer of Issuer69.93k
Rawluk (Michael)I2022-03-02Senior Officer of Issuer7.79k
DesRosiers (Dennis Stephan)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 29.12 per share.D2021-12-17Director of Issuer3.1k
Hong (Peter)Exercise of rights at price 28.44 per share.D2021-12-15Senior Officer of Issuer3.84k
Rawluk (Michael)Exercise of rights at price 28.44 per share.D2021-12-15Senior Officer of Issuer7.3k
Antony (Paul W)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 30.03 per share.I2021-12-07Director of Issuer55.3k
Hong (Peter)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 28.20 per share.D2021-12-06Senior Officer of Issuer3.5k
Antony (Paul W)Acquisition or disposition in the public market at price 28.15 per share.I2021-12-06Director of Issuer44.7k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to AUTOCANADA INC. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on AUTOCANADA INC

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to AUTOCANADA INC. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to AUTOCANADA INC:

AUTOCANADA INC automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 65.96% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

65.96 %

Latent gain

985.79 C$

Invested capital

1494.64 C$

Annualized return

15.93 %
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Momentum strategy results on AUTOCANADA INC

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to AUTOCANADA INC. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on AUTOCANADA INC:

AUTOCANADA INC momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 85.8% of return on AUTOCANADA INC. That represents 4543.2C$ of latent gain with 5294.91C$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 98.18% of return on AUTOCANADA INC. That represents 2996.16C$ of latent gain with 3051.63C$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

85.8 %

Latent gain

4543.2 C$

Invested capital

5294.91 C$

Annualized return

-12.0 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

98.18 %

Latent gain

2996.16 C$

Invested capital

3051.63 C$

Annualized return

26.83 %

Momentum equity curve on AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to AUTOCANADA INC:

AUTOCANADA INC momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by AUTOCANADA INC are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on AUTOCANADA INC since the beginning:

AUTOCANADA INC

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250C$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000C$.


Buy the dip strategy result on AUTOCANADA INC

Buy the dip entry openings on AUTOCANADA INC

AUTOCANADA INC

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on AUTOCANADA INC is -25.69%. That represents -260.18$ of latent gain with 1012.67C$ of employed capital. The following chart shows AUTOCANADA INC stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of AUTOCANADA INC, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-25.69 %

Latent gain

-260.18 C$

Invested capital

1012.67 C$

Annualized return

-12.0 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to AUTOCANADA INC:

AUTOCANADA INC

Note: the dividends potentially given by AUTOCANADA INC are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on AUTOCANADA INC:

AUTOCANADA INC

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on AUTOCANADA INC

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to AUTOCANADA INC.

Equity curve comparison on AUTOCANADA INC

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

AUTOCANADA INC investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on AUTOCANADA INC

AUTOCANADA INC investment comparison

Performance comparison on AUTOCANADA INC

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 65.96% 985.79C$ 1494.64C$ 15.93%
Momentum 1 quarter 85.8% 4543.2C$ 5294.91C$ 22.0%
Momentum 2 quarters 98.18% 2996.16C$ 3051.63C$ 26.83%
Non-directional -25.69% -260.18C$ 1012.67C$ -12.0%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

15.93 %

Momentum 1Q

26.83 %

Momentum 2Q

26.83 %

Non-directional

-12.0 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with AUTOCANADA INC:

Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between AUTOCANADA INC and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of AUTOCANADA INC does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name AUTOCANADA INC
Country Canada
City Edmonton
Address #200-15511 123 Avenue NW
Phone
Website www.autocan.ca
FullTime employees
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Exchange XTSE
Ticker ACQ.XTSE
Market

AUTOCANADA INC ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
Environment Percentile unknown
Palm Oil unknown
Nuclear unknown
Fur Leather unknown
GMO unknown
Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

Peer Group: unknown

Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

Rating Year: unknown

Rating Month: unknown

Max Age: unknown

Percentile: unknown