CanWel Building Materials Group
Market Cap
CA$609.5m
Last Updated
2021/01/27 23:06 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, distributes building materials and home renovation products in Canada, Hawaii, and the Western United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 10.4% per year for the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with solid track record and pays a dividend.
Share Price & News
How has CanWel Building Materials Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CWX is less volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CWX's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0.5%
CWX
-1.5%
CA Trade Distributors
-3.3%
CA Market
1 Year Return
38.4%
CWX
22.4%
CA Trade Distributors
-0.4%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: CWX exceeded the Canadian Trade Distributors industry which returned 26.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CWX exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 1.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
CWX | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | 0.5% | -1.5% | -3.3% |
30 Day | -2.5% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
90 Day | 16.9% | 15.8% | 14.2% |
1 Year | 53.9%38.4% | 26.4%22.4% | 3.3%-0.4% |
3 Year | 49.9%9.7% | 22.9%11.6% | 13.7%2.8% |
5 Year | 181.9%71.3% | 132.9%100.6% | 59.6%35.0% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is CanWel Building Materials Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is CanWel Building Materials Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
35.4%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CWX (CA$7.35) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$11.38)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CWX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CWX is good value based on its PE Ratio (11.9x) compared to the CA Trade Distributors industry average (15.9x).
PE vs Market: CWX is good value based on its PE Ratio (11.9x) compared to the Canadian market (16.9x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CWX's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CWX's PB Ratio (1.7x) is in line with the CA Trade Distributors industry average.
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Future Growth
How is CanWel Building Materials Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 7 analysts?
-10.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CWX's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-10.4% per year).
Earnings vs Market: CWX's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-10.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CWX's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: CWX's revenue (3.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Canadian market (8% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CWX's revenue (3.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CWX's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13%).
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Past Performance
How has CanWel Building Materials Group performed over the past 5 years?
0.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CWX has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CWX's current net profit margins (3.2%) are higher than last year (1.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CWX's earnings have grown by 0.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CWX's earnings growth over the past year (236.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (0.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CWX earnings growth over the past year (236.5%) exceeded the Trade Distributors industry 26.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CWX's Return on Equity (14%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is CanWel Building Materials Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CWX's short term assets (CA$406.7M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$187.4M).
Long Term Liabilities: CWX's short term assets (CA$406.7M) exceed its long term liabilities (CA$360.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CWX's debt to equity ratio (67.2%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CWX's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 85.3% to 67.2% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CWX's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (61.7%).
Interest Coverage: CWX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is CanWel Building Materials Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
6.53%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: CWX's dividend (6.53%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (1.52%).
High Dividend: CWX's dividend (6.53%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (4.9%)
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: CWX's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CWX's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: At its current payout ratio (87.7%), CWX's payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: CWX's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (71.5% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
9.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Amar Doman
11yrs
Tenure
CA$901,500
Compensation
Mr. Amardeip Singh Doman, also known as Amar, founded The Futura Corporation and has been President and Chief Executive Officer since December 1999 and also serves as its Chairman. He has been the Chief Ex...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Amar's total compensation ($USD705.66K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD774.41K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Amar's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Chairman & CEO | 11yrs | CA$901.50k | 0.17% CA$ 1.0m | |
President & Director | 8.67yrs | CA$751.06k | 0.25% CA$ 1.5m | |
Chief Financial Officer | 9.25yrs | CA$492.38k | 0.12% CA$ 758.9k | |
VP of Treated Wood - CanWel Treating Division & Director | 16.83yrs | CA$528.16k | 0.23% CA$ 1.4m | |
President of CanWel US Division | 3.5yrs | CA$1.33m | no data | |
Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | no data | no data | 0.27% CA$ 1.6m | |
Director of Products & Marketing | 10.33yrs | no data | no data | |
Director of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data |
9.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: CWX's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Chairman & CEO | 11yrs | CA$901.50k | 0.17% CA$ 1.0m | |
President & Director | 8.67yrs | CA$751.06k | 0.25% CA$ 1.5m | |
VP of Treated Wood - CanWel Treating Division & Director | 16.83yrs | CA$528.16k | 0.23% CA$ 1.4m | |
Independent Director | 7.67yrs | CA$83.50k | 0.099% CA$ 602.1k | |
Independent Director | 16.83yrs | CA$82.00k | 0.084% CA$ 510.0k | |
Independent Director | 17yrs | CA$77.00k | 0.12% CA$ 743.1k | |
Independent Director | 16.83yrs | CA$89.50k | 0.027% CA$ 166.0k | |
Independent Director | 16.83yrs | CA$69.50k | 0.14% CA$ 841.6k | |
Director | 4.67yrs | no data | 0.34% CA$ 2.1m |
16.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: CWX's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 16.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
- Ticker: CWX
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 1989
- Industry: Trading Companies and Distributors
- Sector: Capital Goods
- Market Cap: CA$609.457m
- Shares outstanding: 77.94m
- Website: https://www.canwel.com
Number of Employees
Location
- CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
- 1100 Melville Street
- Suite 1600
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V6E 4A6
- Canada
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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CWX | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | New Common Shares | CA | CAD | May 2004 |
CWXZ.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | New Common Shares | US | USD | May 2004 |
2CW1 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | New Common Shares | DE | EUR | May 2004 |
Biography
CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, distributes building materials and home renovation products in Canada, Hawaii, and the Western United States. It operates through two segment...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/27 23:06 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/27 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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