Wajax Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Wajax has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 21.6%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 24.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.3% per year. Wajax's return on equity is 16.3%, and it has net margins of 3.8%.

Key information

21.6%

Earnings growth rate

19.5%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth	25.7%
Revenue growth rate	8.3%
Return on equity	16.3%
Net Margin	3.8%
Next Earnings Update	02 May 2024

Recent past performance updates

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Earnings

Mar 13

Recent updates

Does This Valuation Of Wajax Corporation (TSE:WJX) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Jul 22

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jun 17

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

May 21

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

May 07

Here's Why Wajax (TSE:WJX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mar 09

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

Nov 06

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.25

Aug 12

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Jul 10

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Wajax Corporation's (TSE:WJX) CEO Compensation For Now

Apr 28

Is Wajax Corporation (TSE:WJX) A Great Dividend Stock?

Mar 29

There May Be Reason For Hope In Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Disappointing Earnings

Mar 08

Here's What We Like About Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Upcoming Dividend

Mar 07

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Mar 02

Did You Participate In Any Of Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Respectable 81% Return?

Feb 08

Is Wajax Corporation's (TSE:WJX) Stock's Recent Performance Being Led By Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

Jan 19

Our Take On The Returns On Capital At Wajax (TSE:WJX)

Dec 23

Wajax Corporation (TSE:WJX) Pays A CA$0.25 Dividend In Just Three Days

Dec 10

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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How Wajax makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSX:WJX Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	G+A Expenses
31 Dec 23	2,155	81	309
30 Sep 23	2,153	87	288
30 Jun 23	2,114	81	281
31 Mar 23	2,039	74	280
31 Dec 22	1,963	72	271
30 Sep 22	1,824	64	270
30 Jun 22	1,755	60	266
31 Mar 22	1,690	57	252
31 Dec 21	1,637	53	238
30 Sep 21	1,616	56	221
30 Jun 21	1,555	48	214
31 Mar 21	1,466	40	195
31 Dec 20	1,423	32	199
30 Sep 20	1,446	33	175
30 Jun 20	1,470	34	171
31 Mar 20	1,523	36	188
31 Dec 19	1,553	40	188
30 Sep 19	1,539	33	216
30 Jun 19	1,541	35	220
31 Mar 19	1,514	34	215
31 Dec 18	1,482	36	208
30 Sep 18	1,467	34	205
30 Jun 18	1,398	34	198
31 Mar 18	1,342	30	196
31 Dec 17	1,319	27	196
30 Sep 17	1,257	32	196
30 Jun 17	1,246	31	193
31 Mar 17	1,256	27	191
31 Dec 16	1,222	11	194
30 Sep 16	1,233	-31	196
30 Jun 16	1,237	-31	200
31 Mar 16	1,241	-26	203
31 Dec 15	1,273	-11	203
30 Sep 15	1,335	33	205
30 Jun 15	1,404	37	208
31 Mar 15	1,437	40	211
31 Dec 14	1,451	41	215
30 Sep 14	1,457	42	213
30 Jun 14	1,436	43	214
31 Mar 14	1,424	44	210
31 Dec 13	1,428	48	208
30 Sep 13	1,402	50	209
30 Jun 13	1,420	54	207

Quality Earnings: WJX has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WJX's current net profit margins (3.8%) are higher than last year (3.7%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WJX's earnings have grown significantly by 21.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WJX's earnings growth over the past year (11.9%) is below its 5-year average (21.6% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WJX earnings growth over the past year (11.9%) exceeded the Trade Distributors industry -29.6%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: WJX's Return on Equity (16.3%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Wajax Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent past performance updates

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Earnings

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$3.77 (vs CA$3.38 in FY 2022)

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$1.09 (vs CA$0.84 in 3Q 2022)

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$1.35 (vs CA$1.01 in 2Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$3.38 (vs CA$2.50 in FY 2021)

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.84 (vs CA$0.69 in 3Q 2021)

Recent updates

Price target increased by 8.9% to CA$36.67

Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Earnings

Fourth quarter dividend increased to CA$0.35

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$3.77 (vs CA$3.38 in FY 2022)

Wajax Corporation Declares Dividend for the First Quarter of 2024, Payable on April 2, 2024

Now 22% undervalued

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.33 per share at 4.7% yield

Wajax Corporation, Annual General Meeting, May 02, 2024

Independent Director recently bought CA$139k worth of stock

Wajax Corporation Declares Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2023, Payable on January 3, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$1.09 (vs CA$0.84 in 3Q 2022)

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.33 per share at 4.5% yield

Wajax Corporation (TSX:WJX) acquired Beta Fluid Power Ltd. And Beta Industrial Ltd.

Price target increased by 12% to CA$33.67

New major risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: CA$1.35 (vs CA$1.01 in 2Q 2022)

Wajax Corporation Declares a Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2023, Payable on October 3, 2023

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.33 per share at 5.6% yield

Wajax Corporation Announces Board Appointments

Price target increased by 11% to CA$28.25

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$3.38 (vs CA$2.50 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.84 (vs CA$0.69 in 3Q 2021)

Wajax Corporation Announces Dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2022, Payable on January 4, 2023

Price target decreased to CA$25.13

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.25

Wajax Corporation Declares Dividend for the Third Quarter of 2022 Payable on October 4, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$1.01 (vs CA$0.85 in 2Q 2021)

Does This Valuation Of Wajax Corporation (TSE:WJX) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: CA$0.75 (vs CA$0.59 in 1Q 2021)

Wajax Corporation Declares Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2022, Payable on July 5, 2022

Price target decreased to CA$26.75

COO & SVP of Heavy Equipment exercised options to buy CA$61k worth of stock.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Director recently bought CA$66k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Here's Why Wajax (TSE:WJX) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Price target decreased to CA$28.50

Wajax Corporation (TSX:WJX) entered into acquisition agreement to acquire Net Operating Assets of Process Flow Systems Ltd. for CAD 4.6 million.

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Insider recently sold CA$83k worth of stock

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.25

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CA$0.68 (vs CA$0.33 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.25

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS CA$0.85 (vs CA$0.51 in 2Q 2020)

Price target increased to CA$26.75

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.25 per share

Independent Director recently sold CA$114k worth of stock

Price target increased to CA$24.63

First quarter 2021 earnings released

Wajax Corporation Declares Dividend for the Second Quarter of 2021, Payable on July 6, 2021

Shareholders May Be More Conservative With Wajax Corporation's (TSE:WJX) CEO Compensation For Now

Is Wajax Corporation (TSE:WJX) A Great Dividend Stock?

Independent Director recently sold CA$406k worth of stock

There May Be Reason For Hope In Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Disappointing Earnings

Here's What We Like About Wajax's (TSE:WJX) Upcoming Dividend

Price target raised to CA$22.75

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS CA$1.58 (vs CA$1.98 in FY 2019)

Revenue beats expectations

Wajax (TSE:WJX) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
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