Executive Summary
Canaf Investments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, processes anthracite coal into de-volatized anthracite in Canada and South Africa. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and undervalued.
Share Price & News
How has Canaf Investments's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CAF is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 14% a week.
Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine CAF's volatility change over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
CAF
3.2%
CA Metals and Mining
0.6%
CA Market
1 Year Return
150.0%
CAF
33.9%
CA Metals and Mining
38.5%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: CAF exceeded the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 33.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CAF exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 38.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CAF | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | 3.2% | 0.6% |
| 30 Day | -23.1% | 6.7% | 2.0% |
| 90 Day | 17.6% | 5.2% | 8.5% |
| 1 Year | 150.0%150.0% | 35.2%33.9% | 43.2%38.5% |
| 3 Year | -4.8%-4.8% | 56.4%52.8% | 32.0%19.2% |
| 5 Year | 122.2%122.2% | 70.3%64.8% | 57.6%33.4% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Canaf Investments's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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How Should Investors React To Canaf Investments' (CVE:CAF) CEO Pay?Valuation
Is Canaf Investments 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: CAF (CA$0.1) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$3.92)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CAF is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CAF is good value based on its PE Ratio (5.2x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (18.6x).
PE vs Market: CAF is good value based on its PE Ratio (5.2x) compared to the Canadian market (17.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CAF's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CAF is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.8x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (2.9x).
Future Growth
How is Canaf Investments forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
17.5%
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 Canaf Investments 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 Canaf Investments performed over the past 5 years?
32.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CAF has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CAF's current net profit margins (5.2%) are higher than last year (3.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CAF has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 32.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: CAF's earnings growth over the past year (94.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (32.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CAF earnings growth over the past year (94.4%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry 61.9%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CAF's Return on Equity (19.3%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Canaf Investments's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CAF's short term assets ($4.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: CAF's short term assets ($4.2M) exceed its long term liabilities ($10.0).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CAF is debt free.
Reducing Debt: CAF has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 67.6%.
Debt Coverage: CAF has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: CAF has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Canaf Investments's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CAF's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CAF'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 CAF's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CAF's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of CAF's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.5yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Christopher Way
9.83yrs
Tenure
US$114,165
Compensation
Mr. Christopher Robert Way has been the President of Canaf Investments Inc. (formerly known as Canaf Group Inc.) since June 14, 2011 and its Chief Executive Officer since June 2011. Mr. Way served as a Con...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Christopher's total compensation ($USD114.17K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD156.40K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Christopher's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
Experienced Board: CAF's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
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
Canaf Investments Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Canaf Investments Inc.
- Ticker: CAF
- Exchange: TSXV
- Founded: 1996
- Industry: Steel
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CA$4.743m
- Shares outstanding: 47.43m
- Website: https://www.canafinvestments.com
Location
- Canaf Investments Inc.
- 1111 Melville Street
- Suite 1100
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V6E 3V6
- Canada
Listings
Biography
Canaf Investments Inc., together with its subsidiaries, processes anthracite coal into de-volatized anthracite in Canada and South Africa. The company offers calcined anthracite to steel and ferromanganese...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/04/18 22:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/04/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/01/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/10/31 |
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.