| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 4/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
FP Stock Overview
FP Newspapers Inc. publishes, prints, and distributes daily and weekly newspapers, and specialty publications in Manitoba.
FP Newspapers Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$1.21 |
| 52 Week High | CA$1.50 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$0.93 |
| Beta | 0.68 |
| 1 Month Change | -3.20% |
| 3 Month Change | -8.33% |
| 1 Year Change | 34.44% |
| 3 Year Change | 324.56% |
| 5 Year Change | 734.48% |
| Change since IPO | -87.91% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| FP | CA Media | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 10.0% | 2.0% | 0.8% |
| 1Y | 34.4% | -7.4% | 4.8% |
Return vs Industry: FP exceeded the Canadian Media industry which returned -7.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FP exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 4.9% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| FP volatility | |
|---|---|
| FP Average Weekly Movement | 13.5% |
| Media Industry Average Movement | 5.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 9.8% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 17.0% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 4.4% |
Stable Share Price: FP is more volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 13% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FP's weekly volatility (13%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Canadian stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | n/a | Bob Silver | https://www.fpnewspapers.com |
FP Newspapers Inc. publishes, prints, and distributes daily and weekly newspapers, and specialty publications in Manitoba. It owns and publishes the Winnipeg Free Press, Brandon Sun, Canstar Community News division, and the Carillon in Steinbach. The company also delivers advertising materials and provides commercial printing services.
FP Newspapers Fundamentals Summary
| FP fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | CA$8.35m |
| Earnings (TTM) | CA$822.00k |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$1.82m |
10.2x
P/E Ratio4.6x
P/S RatioIs FP overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| FP income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CA$1.82m |
| Cost of Revenue | CA$0 |
| Gross Profit | CA$1.82m |
| Other Expenses | CA$1.00m |
| Earnings | CA$822.00k |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.12 |
| Gross Margin | 100.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 45.07% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.0% |
How did FP perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is FP Newspapers undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
4/6Valuation Score 4/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PE vs Industry
PE vs Market
PEG Ratio
PB vs Industry
9.7%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FP (CA$1.21) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$1.34)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FP is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FP is good value based on its PE Ratio (10.2x) compared to the Canadian Media industry average (11.2x).
PE vs Market: FP is good value based on its PE Ratio (10.2x) compared to the Canadian market (11.4x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FP's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FP is good value based on its PB Ratio (1x) compared to the CA Media industry average (1.3x).
Future Growth
How is FP Newspapers forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
Future Growth Score
0/6Future Growth Score 0/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
-2.5%
Forecasted Media 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 FP Newspapers 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 FP Newspapers performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
2/6Past Performance Score 2/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
65.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FP has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FP's current net profit margins (45.1%) are lower than last year (80.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FP has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 65.3% per year.
Accelerating Growth: FP's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: FP had negative earnings growth (-80.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (2.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FP's Return on Equity (10.1%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is FP Newspapers's financial position?
Financial Health Score
4/6Financial Health Score 4/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FP's short term assets (CA$187.0K) do not cover its short term liabilities (CA$244.0K).
Long Term Liabilities: FP's short term assets (CA$187.0K) do not cover its long term liabilities (CA$292.0K).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FP is debt free.
Reducing Debt: FP has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FP has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: FP has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is FP Newspapers's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FP's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FP'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 FP's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FP's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: FP is not paying a notable dividend for the Canadian market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as FP has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bob Silver
2.5yrs
Tenure
Mr. Robert Irwin Silver, also known as Bob, has been the President, CEO and Chairman of FP Newspapers Inc. since November 21, 2019. Mr. Silver has served as the Co-Owner of Western Glove Works Ltd and has...
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: FP's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: FP's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 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
FP Newspapers Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: FP Newspapers Inc.
- Ticker: FP
- Exchange: TSXV
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Implied Market Cap: CA$8.352m
- Shares outstanding: 6.90m
- Website: https://www.fpnewspapers.com
Location
- FP Newspapers Inc.
- 650 West Georgia Street
- Suite 2900
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V6B 4N8
- Canada
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/05/22 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/05/16 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/12/30 |
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.