Executive Summary
Intact Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses in Canada and the United States.
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for IFC from our risk checks.
Snowflake Analysis
Established dividend payer with proven track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Intact Financial's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: IFC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0.6%
IFC
-0.6%
CA Insurance
0.1%
CA Market
1 Year Return
38.5%
IFC
18.5%
CA Insurance
4.5%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: IFC exceeded the Canadian Insurance industry which returned 18.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IFC exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 4.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| IFC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0.6% | -0.6% | 0.1% |
| 30 Day | 7.9% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| 90 Day | 11.8% | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| 1 Year | 42.0%38.5% | 23.7%18.5% | 7.8%4.5% |
| 3 Year | 75.9%62.5% | 26.3%12.2% | 18.2%7.5% |
| 5 Year | 89.2%66.5% | 41.3%17.3% | 33.7%14.2% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Intact Financial's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Revenue Beat: Intact Financial Corporation Exceeded Revenue Forecasts By 11% And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
What Kind Of Investor Owns Most Of Intact Financial Corporation (TSE:IFC)?Valuation
Is Intact Financial undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
16.1%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: IFC (CA$153.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$183.03)
Significantly Below Fair Value: IFC is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: IFC is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.2x) compared to the Insurance industry average (13.7x).
PE vs Market: IFC is poor value based on its PE Ratio (30.2x) compared to the Canadian market (16.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: IFC is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: IFC is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.8x) compared to the CA Insurance industry average (1.3x).
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Future Growth
How is Intact Financial forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 11 analysts?
21.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: IFC's forecast earnings growth (21.4% per year) is above the savings rate (1.4%).
Earnings vs Market: IFC's earnings (21.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Canadian market (10.9% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: IFC's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Canadian market (4.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: IFC's revenue (5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: IFC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (14.4%).
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Past Performance
How has Intact Financial performed over the past 5 years?
0.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: IFC has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: IFC's current net profit margins (6.3%) are lower than last year (6.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: IFC's earnings have grown by 0.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: IFC's earnings growth over the past year (6.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (0.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: IFC earnings growth over the past year (6.3%) exceeded the Insurance industry 3.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: IFC's Return on Equity (8.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Intact Financial's financial position? (This company is analysed differently as a bank or financial institution)
Financial Position Analysis
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: IFC has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: IFC's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.9x debt).
Financial Institutions Analysis
Asset Level: IFC's level of assets compared to its equity is low.
Allowance for Bad Loans: Insufficient data to determine if IFC has a sufficient allowance for bad loans.
Low Risk Liabilities: IFC reports no customer deposits, loans are made up entirely of externally borrowed funds.
Loan Level: Insufficient data to determine if IFC has an acceptable proportion of non-loan assets held.
Low Risk Deposits: IFC has advanced significantly more loans than the customer deposits it holds.
Level of Bad Loans: Insufficient data to determine if IFC has an appropriate level of bad loans.
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Dividend
What is Intact Financial's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.16%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: IFC's dividend (2.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (2.01%).
High Dividend: IFC's dividend (2.16%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (5.38%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: IFC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: IFC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (59.8%), IFC's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: IFC's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (37.9% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.9yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Charles J. Brindamour (49yo)
12.1yrs
Tenure
CA$8,516,842
Compensation
Mr. Charles J. G. Brindamour, B.Sc., serves as Director at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce since February 1, 2020. He has been the Chief Executive Officer at Intact Financial Corporation (also known as, ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Charles J.'s total compensation ($USD6.45M) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD6.87M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Charles J.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 12.1yrs | CA$8.52m | 0.19% CA$41.6m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 6.2yrs | CA$1.59m | 0.013% CA$2.8m | |
| President of Canadian Operations | 6.2yrs | CA$3.21m | 0.045% CA$9.8m | |
| President of U.S. & Specialty Solutions | 2.4yrs | CA$6.82m | no data | |
| Executive VP & COO | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.011% CA$2.4m | |
| Deputy Senior VP & Chief Investment Officer of Intact Investment Management Inc | 6.1yrs | no data | 0.0070% CA$1.5m | |
| Senior VP & CTO | 0.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Investor Relations & Corporate Development | 3.1yrs | no data | 0.0064% CA$1.4m | |
| Senior VP of Corporate & Legal Services and Secretary | 3.8yrs | no data | 0.0026% CA$560.2k | |
| Senior VP of Direct Distribution & Chief Marketing Officer | 7.1yrs | no data | 0.0045% CA$990.7k |
4.9yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: IFC's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 12.1yrs | CA$8.52m | 0.19% CA$41.6m | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | CA$145.91k | 0.0057% CA$1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 15.2yrs | CA$255.50k | 0.0015% CA$329.5k | |
| Independent Director | 10.8yrs | CA$226.00k | 0.034% CA$7.4m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 12.1yrs | CA$417.06k | 0.023% CA$5.0m | |
| Independent Director | 15.2yrs | CA$238.00k | 0.0055% CA$1.2m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | CA$226.00k | 0.0019% CA$406.4k | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | CA$226.00k | 0.00096% CA$210.9k | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | CA$239.00k | 0.013% CA$2.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | CA$222.00k | 0.0037% CA$815.0k |
10.3yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: IFC's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: IFC insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
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Company Information
Intact Financial Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Intact Financial Corporation
- Ticker: IFC
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 1809
- Industry: Property and Casualty Insurance
- Sector: Insurance
- Market Cap: CA$21.968b
- Shares outstanding: 143.02m
- Website: https://www.intactfc.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Intact Financial Corporation
- 700 University Avenue
- Suite 1500-A
- Toronto
- Ontario
- M5G 0A1
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFC | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Dec 2004 |
| I5U | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Dec 2004 |
| IFCZ.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Dec 2004 |
| IFC.PRE | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | PFD CL A SER 5 | CA | CAD | May 2017 | |
| INFF.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | PFD CL A SER 5 | US | USD | May 2017 | |
| IFC.PRG | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | NON CUM PFD A 7 | CA | CAD | May 2018 | |
| IFC.PR.I | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | 5.40 PFD A SER 9 | CA | CAD | Feb 2020 |
Biography
Intact Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses in Canada and the United States. It offers personal auto insurance; and insurance for motor homes, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and all-terrain vehicles. The company also offers personal property insurance, such as protection for homes and contents from risks, such as fire, theft, vandalism, water damage, and other damages, as well as personal liability coverage; and property coverage for tenants, condominium owners, non-owner occupied residences, and seasonal residences. In addition, it provides insurance products for commercial lines for a group of small and medium sized businesses; and commercial property insurance for the protection of physical assets of the business; and liability coverages, including commercial general, product, and professional liability, as well as cyber endorsement. Further, the company offers commercial vehicle insurance coverages for the protection for commercial auto, fleets, garage operations, light trucks, public vehicles, and the transportation needs of the sharing economy. Additionally, it provides specialty products for various customers or industry groups, including accident and health, technology, ocean and inland marine, public entities, and entertainment; and various products and coverages to healthcare, tuition reimbursement, surety, management liability, financial services, specialty property, environmental, and financial institutions. The company offers its products and services under the Intact Insurance, belairdirect, Brokerlink, and OneBeacon brands through a network of brokers, independent agencies, wholesalers, and managing general agencies, as well as directly to consumers. The company was formerly known as ING Canada Inc. and changed its name to Intact Financial Corporation in 2009. Intact Financial Corporation was founded in 1809 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/02/24 01:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/02/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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