Canadian Utilities Limited

TSX:CU.PRJ Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$9.7b

Canadian Utilities Valuation

Is CU.PRJ undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: CU.PRJ (CA$19.59) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$174.28)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CU.PRJ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CU.PRJ?

Key metric: As CU.PRJ is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CU.PRJ. This is calculated by dividing CU.PRJ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CU.PRJ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.8x
EarningsCA$424.00m
Market CapCA$9.67b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CU.PRJ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CU.PRJ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.3x
ACO.X ATCO
14.1xn/aCA$5.5b
AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities
9.8x45.1%CA$5.2b
ALA AltaGas
20.7x14.2%CA$10.1b
EMA Emera
24.5x14.2%CA$15.4b
CU.PRJ Canadian Utilities
22.8xn/aCA$9.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CU.PRJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.8x) compared to the peer average (17.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CU.PRJ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Integrated Utilities Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CU.PRJ 22.8xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies7PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CU.PRJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.8x) compared to the Global Integrated Utilities industry average (17.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CU.PRJ'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.

CU.PRJ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CU.PRJ's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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