Canadian Solar
Market Cap
US$3.2b
Last Updated
2021/01/20 00:37 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Canadian Solar Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power products. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
High growth potential with excellent balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Canadian Solar's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CSIQ is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CSIQ's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.7%
CSIQ
2.2%
US Semiconductor
0.3%
US Market
1 Year Return
150.0%
CSIQ
55.5%
US Semiconductor
21.1%
US Market
Return vs Industry: CSIQ exceeded the US Semiconductor industry which returned 51.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CSIQ exceeded the US Market which returned 19.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CSIQ | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.7% | 2.2% | 0.3% |
| 30 Day | 22.2% | 10.0% | 3.3% |
| 90 Day | 39.3% | 23.4% | 14.2% |
| 1 Year | 150.0%150.0% | 58.2%55.5% | 23.8%21.1% |
| 3 Year | 251.9%251.9% | 106.5%95.6% | 45.0%35.4% |
| 5 Year | 173.0%173.0% | 368.2%322.6% | 127.7%102.3% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Canadian Solar's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of DebtValuation
Is Canadian Solar undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
15.78x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CSIQ ($55.03) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($30.25)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CSIQ is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CSIQ is good value based on its PE Ratio (15.8x) compared to the US Semiconductor industry average (45.7x).
PE vs Market: CSIQ is good value based on its PE Ratio (15.8x) compared to the US market (21x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CSIQ is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CSIQ is good value based on its PB Ratio (2.2x) compared to the US Semiconductor industry average (4.4x).
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Future Growth
How is Canadian Solar forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 6 analysts?
27.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CSIQ's forecast earnings growth (27.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: CSIQ's earnings (27.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: CSIQ's revenue (22.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CSIQ's revenue (22.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CSIQ's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (9.8%).
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Past Performance
How has Canadian Solar performed over the past 5 years?
17.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CSIQ has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CSIQ's current net profit margins (6.2%) are lower than last year (6.8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CSIQ's earnings have grown by 17.4% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CSIQ's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CSIQ had negative earnings growth (-3.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Semiconductor industry average (20.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CSIQ's Return on Equity (11.5%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Canadian Solar's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CSIQ's short term assets ($3.9B) exceed its short term liabilities ($3.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: CSIQ's short term assets ($3.9B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CSIQ's debt to equity ratio (118.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CSIQ's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 224.9% to 118.4% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CSIQ's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (27.9%).
Interest Coverage: CSIQ's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.4x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Canadian Solar current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CSIQ's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CSIQ'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 CSIQ's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CSIQ'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 CSIQ's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Shawn Qu (56 yo)
no data
Tenure
Dr. Xiaohua Qu, also known as Shawn, Founded Canadian Solar Inc. in October 2001 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and served as its President since October 2001 until June 2020. Prior to joining C...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | no data | no data | 23.51% $ 763.7m | |
| Director | 0.33yr | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Senior VP | 0.33yr | no data | 0.0066% $ 214.8k | |
| Senior VP & CTO | no data | no data | 0.019% $ 603.0k | |
| Managing Director of Investor Relations | 9.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 4.75yrs | no data | 0.031% $ 1.0m | |
| Managing Director of Global EPC - Global Energy Group | 3.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate VP & President of the Energy business | 0.25yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior Supervisor of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data |
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
56yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CSIQ's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | no data | no data | 23.51% $ 763.7m | |
| Director | 0.33yr | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Senior VP | 0.33yr | no data | 0.0066% $ 214.8k | |
| Independent Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 0.33yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 9.5yrs | no data | 0.059% $ 1.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6.42yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 367.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.83yrs | no data | no data |
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CSIQ's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1 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.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Canadian Solar Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Canadian Solar Inc.
- Ticker: CSIQ
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2001
- Industry: Semiconductors
- Sector: Semiconductors
- Market Cap: US$3.249b
- Shares outstanding: 59.04m
- Website: https://www.canadiansolar.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Canadian Solar Inc.
- 545 Speedvale Avenue West
- Guelph
- Ontario
- N1K 1E6
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSIQ | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Nov 2006 |
| L5A | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Nov 2006 |
| 0XGH | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | GB | USD | Nov 2006 |
Biography
Canadian Solar Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power products. The company operates through two segmen...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/20 00:37 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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