Executive Summary
Foraco International SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides drilling services worldwide. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Solid track record and good value.
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Share Price & News
How has Foraco International's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: FAR is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 11% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FAR's weekly volatility (11%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.9%
FAR
4.4%
CA Metals and Mining
1.0%
CA Market
1 Year Return
166.7%
FAR
39.0%
CA Metals and Mining
39.2%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: FAR exceeded the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 39% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FAR exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 39.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
FAR | Industry | Market | |
---|---|---|---|
7 Day | 3.9% | 4.4% | 1.0% |
30 Day | 27.0% | 4.1% | 1.4% |
90 Day | 45.5% | -3.5% | 7.5% |
1 Year | 166.7%166.7% | 40.4%39.0% | 44.0%39.2% |
3 Year | 113.3%113.3% | 52.4%49.0% | 32.2%19.6% |
5 Year | 116.2%116.2% | 70.7%65.4% | 59.4%35.3% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Foraco International's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Foraco International (TSE:FAR) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
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A Closer Look At Foraco International SA's (TSE:FAR) Impressive ROEValuation
Is Foraco International undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FAR (CA$0.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$6.86)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FAR is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FAR is good value based on its PE Ratio (13.5x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (18.4x).
PE vs Market: FAR is good value based on its PE Ratio (13.5x) compared to the Canadian market (17.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FAR's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FAR is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (4.4x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (2.9x).
Future Growth
How is Foraco International forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
17.8%
Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Foraco International has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has Foraco International performed over the past 5 years?
40.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FAR has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FAR's current net profit margins (2%) are higher than last year (0.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FAR has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 40.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: FAR's earnings growth over the past year (282.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (40.1% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FAR earnings growth over the past year (282.9%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry 74.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst FAR's Return on Equity (42.24%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
Financial Health
How is Foraco International's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FAR's short term assets ($91.4M) exceed its short term liabilities ($48.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: FAR's short term assets ($91.4M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($162.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FAR's debt to equity ratio (880.9%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: FAR's debt to equity ratio has increased from 106.4% to 880.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FAR's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (19.5%).
Interest Coverage: FAR's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Foraco International current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FAR's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FAR's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FAR's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FAR's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: FAR is not paying a notable dividend for the Canadian market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FAR's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
18.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Daniel Simoncini (62 yo)
23.83yrs
Tenure
US$941,379
Compensation
Mr. Daniel Simoncini has been the Chief Executive Officer of Foraco International SA since June 1997. Mr. Simoncini held various senior management positions with other entities. From 1994 to 1997, he serve...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Daniel's total compensation ($USD941.38K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD152.27K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Daniel's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: FAR's management team is seasoned and experienced (18.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: FAR's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.7 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.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Foraco International SA's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Foraco International SA
- Ticker: FAR
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 1997
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CA$71.723m
- Shares outstanding: 89.65m
- Website: https://www.foraco.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Foraco International SA
- 26 Plage de l’Estaque
- Marseille
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- 13016
- France
Listings
Biography
Foraco International SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides drilling services worldwide. It operates through Mining and Water segments. The company offers its drilling services to the mining and ener...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/04/10 23:22 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/04/09 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.