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AutoCanada

TOR:ACQ · CA05277B2093
Specialty RetailMedium

360

7
EV / EBIT49
Price / Owner Earnings9
Owner Earnings Yield40
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales89
EV / Gross Profit54
Price/Book68
Return on Capital33
Cash Return on Capital40
Return on Equity27
EBIT Margin31
Gross Profitability49
Cash Conversion39
Accruals57
Owner Earnings Margin38
Sales growth18
Profit Growth31
Long-Term EPS Growth10
Reinvestment98
Price momentum53
Debt load30
Refinancing91
Debt Payback7
Liquidity38
Analyst ratings7
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside18
Market mood34
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

AutoCanada doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded2009
Employees511
Websiteinvestors.autocan.ca
ISINCA05277B2093
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Automotive

Description

AutoCanada Inc. operates as one of North America's leading multi-location automobile dealership groups. Established with a focus on providing a broad range of automotive services, the company has built a profile that includes new and used vehicle sal…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

AutoCanada Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 72.8×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
54
2023202420252026

All-time high

69

Jan 2023

All-time low

4

Jan 2025

Average rank

49

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
89
95
93
90
Price/Earnings
66
57
100
63
Price/Book
68
66
75
57
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
70
55
84
53

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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