Matthias Bichsel - Canadian Utilities Independent Director

CU Stock  CAD 35.62  0.48  1.33%   

Director

Dr. Matthias F. Bichsel, Ph.D. serves as Independent Director of Canadian Utilities Limited. he recently retired as a member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell plc as Projects and Technology Director, with country responsibilities for Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, India and Pakistan. Dr. Bichsel was accountable for the delivery of capital projects exploration and development drilling contracting and procurement activities and upstream and downstream technology development and deployment. In addition, he was responsible for Shells safety, environmental and social performance. Prior to that Dr. Bichsel held various senior management roles with Royal Dutch Shell plc. Dr. Bichsel is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Petroleum Engineers, where he is a member of the Industry Advisory Council. In 2011 Dr. Bichsel was appointed Honorary Professor at the Chinese University of Petroleum, Beijing since 2014.
Age 64
Tenure 10 years
Professional MarksPh.D
Address West Building, Calgary, AB, Canada, T3E 8B4
Phone403 292 7500
Webhttps://www.canadianutilities.com
Bichsel has a PhD in Geology from the University of Basel, Switzerland.

Canadian Utilities Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0266 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0266 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.0872 %, meaning that it generated $0.0872 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Canadian Utilities' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Canadian Utilities manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of the 26th of November 2024, Return On Tangible Assets is likely to grow to 0.05. Also, Return On Capital Employed is likely to grow to 0.11. At this time, Canadian Utilities' Other Assets are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 26th of November 2024, Return On Tangible Assets is likely to grow to 0.05, while Total Assets are likely to drop about 13.9 B.
Canadian Utilities Limited has accumulated 10.59 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 1.39, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Canadian Utilities has a current ratio of 1.48, which is within standard range for the sector. Debt can assist Canadian Utilities until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Canadian Utilities' shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Canadian Utilities sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Canadian to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Canadian Utilities' use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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Canadian Utilities Limited and its subsidiaries engage in the electricity, natural gas, and retail energy businesses worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1927 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. CANADIAN UTILITIES operates under UtilitiesDiversified classification in Canada and is traded on Toronto Stock Exchange. It employs 4796 people. Canadian Utilities Limited (CU) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 9,018 people. Canadian Utilities is listed under Electric Utilities category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Canadian Utilities Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Canadian Utilities' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Canadian Utilities inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Canadian. The board's role is to monitor Canadian Utilities' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Canadian Utilities' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Canadian Utilities' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Brian Bale, CFO and Sr. VP
Robert Normand, Independent Director
Robert Myles, Exec Devel
Melanie Bayley, President Ltd
Marshall Wilmot, President - ATCO Energy, Chief Digital Officer
Lisa Cooke, Senior Officer
Roger Urwin, Lead Independent Director
Brian Shkrobot, Executive CFO
C Jackson, Vice President - Finance, Treasury & Risk
M Constantinescu, Senior Vice President Chief Transformation Officer
Charles Wilson, Independent Director
Dennis DeChamplain, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Kyle Brunner, General VP
Loraine Charlton, Independent Director
Kurt Kadatz, Communications Mang
Alan Skiffington, Chief Information Officer, Vice President
Laura Reed, Independent Director
George Lidgett, Executive Vice President, General Manager - Utilities
Alexander Pourbaix, Independent Director
P Cook, Senior Vice President, Controller
Rebecca Penrice, Executive Services
Deanna Girard, Vice President People Development
R Penrice, Executive Vice President - Corporate Services
Siegfried Kiefer, President, Chief Executive Officer
Hector Rangel, Independent Director
Wayne Wouters, Independent Director
Matthias Bichsel, Independent Director
Carol Gear, Corporate Secretary
James Simpson, Lead Independent Director
Eng BSc, Chief EnPower
KatherineJane Patrick, Executive CFO
Nancy Southern, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ATCO
Myles Dougan, Senior Manager - Investor Relations
Linda SouthernHeathcott, Vice Chairman of the Board
Sarah Shortreed, Ex CTO
John Ivulich, CEO Australia
Wayne Stensby, Managing Director - Electricity Global Business Unit

Canadian Stock Performance Indicators

The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Canadian Utilities a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.

Pair Trading with Canadian Utilities

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Canadian Utilities position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Canadian Utilities will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.

Moving together with Canadian Stock

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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Canadian Utilities could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Canadian Utilities when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Canadian Utilities - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Canadian Utilities Limited to buy it.
The correlation of Canadian Utilities is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Canadian Utilities moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Canadian Utilities moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Canadian Utilities can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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Other Information on Investing in Canadian Stock

Canadian Utilities financial ratios help investors to determine whether Canadian Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Canadian with respect to the benefits of owning Canadian Utilities security.