Wajax Stock Today
| WJX Stock | CAD 21.46 0.36 1.65% |
Performance0 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 9
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Wajax is selling at 21.46 as of the 26th of November 2024; that is 1.65% down since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 21.82. Wajax has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. Equity ratings for Wajax are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 28th of August 2024 and ending today, the 26th of November 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Capital Goods | Category Industrials |
Wajax Corporation, an integrated distribution company, provides sales, parts, and services to construction, forestry, mining, industrialcommercial, oil sands, transportation, metal processing, government, utilities, and oil and gas sectors. Wajax Corporation was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. The company has 21.73 M outstanding shares of which 297.03 K shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 6.21 days to cover all short positions. More on Wajax
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| CEO | A Foote | ||||
| Business Concentration | Trading Companies & Distributors, Industrial Distribution, Industrials, Industrials, Trading Companies & Distributors, Industrial Distribution, Industrials (View all Sectors) | ||||
Wajax's financial strength is of vital concern to both outside investors and internal stakeholders. Efficiency and cost control are keys to Wajax's success, along with its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to pay bills, repay debt, and make a consistent year-to-year profit. | |||||
Debt LevelsWajax can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Wajax's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Wajax's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Wajax (WJX) is traded on Toronto Exchange in Canada and employs 3,100 people. Wajax is listed under Trading Companies & Distributors category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 474.2 M. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate Wajax's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by Wajax's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. Wajax operates under Trading Companies & Distributors sector and is part of Industrials industry. The entity has 21.73 M outstanding shares of which 297.03 K shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 6.21 days to cover all short positions.
Wajax has accumulated about 4.58 M in cash with (89 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 0.23.
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Ownership AllocationWajax retains a total of 21.73 Million outstanding shares. Roughly 74.79 (%) of Wajax outstanding shares are held by general public with 0.96 % owned by insiders and only 24.25 percent by institutional investors. Please note that no matter how many assets the company shows, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Wajax Risk Profiles
Although Wajax's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Wajax's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 1.31 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 2.49 | |||
| Variance | 6.2 | |||
| Risk Adjusted Performance | (0.04) |
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Wajax Corporate Directors
| Alexander Taylor | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Thomas Alford | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Edward Barrett | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Douglas Carty | Independent Director | Profile |
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