Executive Summary
Fab-Form Industries Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes technology to form concrete footings, columns, foundations, and walls for building structures in Canada and the United States. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with acceptable track record.
Share Price & News
How has Fab-Form Industries's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: FBF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-8.3%
FBF
1.0%
CA Basic Materials
-4.5%
CA Market
1 Year Return
25.7%
FBF
-7.7%
CA Basic Materials
-8.8%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: FBF exceeded the Canadian Basic Materials industry which returned -6.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FBF exceeded the Canadian Market which returned -5.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FBF | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -8.3% | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 30 Day | 10.0% | 2.6% | -3.8% |
| 90 Day | 2.3% | -0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1 Year | 25.7%25.7% | -6.4%-7.7% | -5.5%-8.8% |
| 3 Year | -17.0%-17.0% | -13.4%-16.3% | 0.5%-9.2% |
| 5 Year | 700.0%700.0% | 3.9%-2.3% | 28.7%8.9% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Fab-Form Industries's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Here's Why I Think Fab-Form Industries (CVE:FBF) Is An Interesting StockValuation
Is Fab-Form Industries undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
11.63x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FBF (CA$0.48) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CA$0.42)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FBF is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FBF is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.7x) compared to the XN Basic Materials industry average (23.4x).
PE vs Market: FBF is good value based on its PE Ratio (12.7x) compared to the Canadian market (16x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FBF's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FBF is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.3x) compared to the CA Basic Materials industry average (1.4x).
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Future Growth
How is Fab-Form Industries forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
12.2%
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 Fab-Form Industries 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.
Next Steps
- Examine Fab-Form Industries's financial health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial stress by looking at its level of debt over time and how much cash it has left.
- Fab-Form Industries competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has Fab-Form Industries performed over the past 5 years?
21.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FBF has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FBF's current net profit margins (12.8%) are higher than last year (11%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FBF's earnings have grown significantly by 21.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FBF's earnings growth over the past year (3%) is below its 5-year average (21.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FBF earnings growth over the past year (3%) underperformed the Basic Materials industry 7.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FBF's Return on Equity (18.2%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Fab-Form Industries's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FBF's short term assets (CA$2.1M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$397.3K).
Long Term Liabilities: FBF's short term assets (CA$2.1M) exceed its long term liabilities (CA$448.2K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FBF is debt free.
Reducing Debt: FBF has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 89.5%.
Debt Coverage: FBF has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: FBF has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Fab-Form Industries's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FBF's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FBF'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 FBF's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FBF'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 FBF'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?
6.8yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Rick Fearn (76 yo)
34.75yrs
Tenure
CA$72,000
Compensation
Mr. Richard N. Fearn, also known as Rick founded Fab-Form Industries Ltd. and has been its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1986. Mr. Fearn has invented and patented various aspects of the fabri ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Rick's total compensation ($USD54.74K) is below average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD170.92K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Rick's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Non Independent Director | 34.75yrs | CA$72.00k | 35.35% CA$ 1.5m | |
| Director | 2.25yrs | CA$2.00k | 1.31% CA$ 55.5k | |
| Corporate Secretary & Independent Director | 6.75yrs | CA$2.00k | 2.15% CA$ 91.2k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | no data | CA$2.00k | 0.28% CA$ 12.0k |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
74yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FBF's board of directors are considered experienced (6.8 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
Fab-Form Industries Ltd.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Fab-Form Industries Ltd.
- Ticker: FBF
- Exchange: TSXV
- Founded: 1986
- Industry: Construction Materials
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CA$4.235m
- Shares outstanding: 8.82m
- Website: https://www.fab-form.com
Location
- Fab-Form Industries Ltd.
- 1610 Derwent Way
- Unit 19
- Delta
- British Columbia
- V3M 6W1
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBF | TSXV (TSX Venture Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Oct 1999 |
Biography
Fab-Form Industries Ltd. develops, manufactures, and distributes technology to form concrete footings, columns, foundations, and walls for building structures in Canada and the United States. The company o ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/10/29 00:36 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/10/28 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.