How does CIA's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

CIA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.5x) compared to the peer average (36.3x).

How does CIA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the CA Metals and Mining Industry?

CIA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.5x) compared to the Canadian Metals and Mining industry average (14.8x).

What is CIA's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CIA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x).

What is the Fair Price of CIA when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

CIA (CA$5.61) is trading above our estimate of [[fair value]] (CA$5.48)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

Champion Iron (TSX:CIA) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

CIA Stock Overview

Engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of iron ore deposits in Canada.

About the company

CIA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	5/6
Dividends	2/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (11.5x) is below the Canadian market (14.9x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.1% per year

Earnings have grown 3.7% per year over the past 5 years

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 21.9%

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 3.56% is not well covered by free cash flows

Champion Iron Limited Competitors

Stelco Holdings

TSX:STLC

CA$3.7b

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty

TSX:LIF

CA$2.0b

ADF Group

TSX:DRX

CA$302.0m

New Gold

TSX:NGD

CA$3.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Champion Iron
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$5.61
52 Week High	AU$7.77
52 Week Low	AU$4.74
Beta	1.39
11 Month Change	-10.38%
3 Month Change	7.88%
1 Year Change	-17.13%
33 Year Change	45.34%
5 Year Change	235.93%
Change since IPO	1,044.90%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	CIA	CA Metals and Mining	CA Market
7D	2.0%	-2.8%	-1.5%
1Y	-17.1%	33.6%	21.1%

Return vs Industry: CIA underperformed the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 33.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CIA underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 21.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CIA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CIA volatility
CIA Average Weekly Movement	6.7%
Metals and Mining Industry Average Movement	10.9%
Market Average Movement	8.3%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	17.5%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: CIA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: CIA's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
n/a	n/a	David Cataford	www.championiron.com

Champion Iron Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of iron ore deposits in Canada. Its flagship projects include the Bloom Lake Mine located in south end of the Labrador; the Consolidated Fire Lake North project that includes the Fire Lake North, Don Lake, Bellechasse, and Oil Can deposits situated in Quebec; and the Kamistiatusset project located in the Labrador. It sells its iron ore concentrate in China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, South Korea, India, and internationally.

Champion Iron Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Champion Iron's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CIA fundamental statistics
Market cap	CA$2.91b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$253.42m
Revenue (TTM)	CA$1.66b

11.5x

P/E Ratio

1.8x

P/S Ratio

Is CIA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CIA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$1.66b
Cost of Revenue	CA$992.26m
Gross Profit	CA$665.37m
Other Expenses	CA$411.95m
Earnings	CA$253.42m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jan 29, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.49
Gross Margin	40.14%
Net Profit Margin	15.29%
Debt/Equity Ratio	36.0%

How did CIA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

3.6%

Current Dividend Yield

41%

Payout Ratio

Does CIA pay a reliable dividends?

See CIA dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy CIA by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Champion Iron dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Nov 12 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Nov 28 2024
Days until Ex dividend	7 days
Days until Dividend pay date	23 days

Does CIA pay a reliable dividends?

See CIA dividend history and benchmarks

CIA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Champion Iron Limited Competitors

TSX:STLC

CA$3.7b

TSX:LIF

CA$2.0b

TSX:DRX

CA$302.0m

TSX:NGD

CA$3.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First half dividend of US$0.10 announced

Second quarter 2025 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Champion Iron Limited Declares Semi-Annual Dividend, Payable on November 28, 2024

Champion Iron Limited Declares A Dividend

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Jan 30, 2025

Champion Iron Limited Temporarly Shuts Down Operations as Preventive Measure in Response to Forest Fires in the Region

Recent updates

First half dividend of US$0.10 announced

Second quarter 2025 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Champion Iron Limited Declares Semi-Annual Dividend, Payable on November 28, 2024

Champion Iron Limited Declares A Dividend

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Jan 30, 2025

Champion Iron Limited Temporarly Shuts Down Operations as Preventive Measure in Response to Forest Fires in the Region

Champion Iron Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 29, 2024

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Dividend of US$0.10 announced

Champion Iron Limited Declares Semi-Annual Dividend

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Champion Iron Limited Appoints Ronnie Beevor to Its Board of Directors

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Price target increased by 7.5% to CA$8.44

Executive Chairman recently sold CA$11m worth of stock

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Jan 30, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share at 3.3% yield

Champion Iron Limited Declares Dividend in Connection with the Semi-Annual Results for the Period Ended September 30, 2023, Payable on November 28, 2023

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Champion Iron Limited Declares Semi-Annual Dividend for the Period Ended September 30, 2023

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Oct 26, 2023

Executive Chairman recently sold CA$10m worth of stock

Champion Iron Limited Appoints Jessica McDonald as Director

Champion Iron Limited Updates Mineral Resources and Resources for Its Bloom Lake Operations

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Jul 28, 2023

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Champion Iron Limited, Annual General Meeting, Aug 30, 2023

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.10 per share at 3.6% yield

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Champion Iron Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Period Ended March 31, 2023, Payable on July 5, 2023

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q4, 2023 Results on May 31, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Champion Iron Limited Announces Board Changes

Champion Iron Limited to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Jan 27, 2023

Price target increased to CA$7.19

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Insufficient new directors

Champion Iron Limited Declares Dividend for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2022, Payable on November 29, 2022

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Champion Iron Limited Announces Change of Company Secretary

Price target decreased to CA$6.98

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Price target decreased to CA$7.13

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased to CA$8.02

Champion Iron Limited Appoints Donald Tremblay as Chief Financial Officer, Effective September 12, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Insider recently bought CA$87k worth of stock

Insufficient new directors

Champion Iron Limited Declares Ordinary Dividend for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022, Payable on June 28, 2022

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Champion Iron Limited Declares an Additional Dividend for the Annual Results Period Ended March 31, 2022

Now 20% undervalued

Champion Iron Enters into MOU with FS Partner to Evaluate Production of Direct Reduction Grade Pellets

Champion Iron Limited Completes First Rail Shipments from the Bloom Lake Mine's Phase II Expansion

Price target increased to CA$8.65