First National Financial Corporation

TSX:FN Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$2.4b

First National Financial Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

First National Financial has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 6.2%, while the Diversified Financial industry saw earnings growing at 7.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.6% per year. First National Financial's return on equity is 24.9%, and it has net margins of 28.3%.

Key information

6.2%

Earnings growth rate

6.2%

EPS growth rate

Diversified Financial Industry Growth11.2%
Revenue growth rate6.6%
Return on equity24.9%
Net Margin28.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Insufficient Growth At First National Financial Corporation (TSE:FN) Hampers Share Price

Jul 17
Insufficient Growth At First National Financial Corporation (TSE:FN) Hampers Share Price

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.2042

Jun 21
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.2042

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.2042

Apr 25
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.2042

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.2042

Mar 22
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.2042

First National Financial's (TSE:FN) Dividend Will Be CA$0.2042

Jan 20
First National Financial's (TSE:FN) Dividend Will Be CA$0.2042

First National Financial's (TSE:FN) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Nov 23
First National Financial's (TSE:FN) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.75

Nov 09
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.75

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.20

Oct 20
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.20

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.20

Sep 26
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.20

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.20

Aug 26
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.20

First National Financial's (TSE:FN) Dividend Will Be CA$0.20

Jul 20
First National Financial's (TSE:FN) Dividend Will Be CA$0.20

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.20

Jun 23
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.20

First National Financial (TSE:FN) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.20

Apr 21
First National Financial (TSE:FN) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.20

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their First National Financial Corporation (TSE:FN) Revenue Forecasts By 36%

Mar 03
Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their First National Financial Corporation (TSE:FN) Revenue Forecasts By 36%

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How First National Financial makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSX:FN Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 246391812210
30 Jun 247112282180
31 Mar 247722632090
31 Dec 237512492000
30 Sep 237412471940
30 Jun 236732041910
31 Mar 236671771950
31 Dec 226991951930
30 Sep 227241941980
30 Jun 227422021960
31 Mar 227071931840
31 Dec 216951921770
30 Sep 217322191690
30 Jun 217502441600
31 Mar 217172421510
31 Dec 206191871440
30 Sep 205511671340
30 Jun 205121551270
31 Mar 204901481230
31 Dec 195101741180
30 Sep 194891571120
30 Jun 194661491070
31 Mar 194531511030
31 Dec 184651631000
30 Sep 18470177990
30 Jun 18479184990
31 Mar 18519206990
31 Dec 17520205980
30 Sep 17555231940
30 Jun 17548223920
31 Mar 17511196890
31 Dec 16516197880
30 Sep 16482165880
30 Jun 16460143880
31 Mar 16457143860
31 Dec 15391102850
30 Sep 1534079810
30 Jun 1533385760
31 Mar 1530271720
31 Dec 1433297680
30 Sep 14362121650
30 Jun 14363125630
31 Mar 14423165620
31 Dec 13424165620

Quality Earnings: FN has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: FN's current net profit margins (28.3%) are lower than last year (33.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: FN's earnings have grown by 6.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: FN's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: FN had negative earnings growth (-27%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Diversified Financial industry average (29.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst FN's Return on Equity (24.91%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 10:32
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

First National Financial Corporation is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Etienne RicardBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Nikolaus PriebeCIBC Capital Markets
Marc CharbinJennings Capital Inc.