North American Valuation
| FFN Stock | CAD 7.63 0.04 0.53% |
At this time, the firm appears to be undervalued. North American Financial secures a last-minute Real Value of C$8.39 per share. The latest price of the firm is C$7.63. Our model forecasts the value of North American Financial from analyzing the firm fundamentals such as Return On Equity of -0.3, operating margin of 0.91 %, and Shares Outstanding of 52.89 M as well as examining its technical indicators and probability of bankruptcy. Key fundamental drivers impacting North American's valuation include:
Price Book 1.2963 | Enterprise Value 103.9 M | Price Sales 145.3072 | Trailing PE 2.6446 | Enterprise Value Revenue 2.0037 |
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Please note that North American's price fluctuation is not too volatile at this time. Calculation of the real value of North American Financial is based on 3 months time horizon. Increasing North American's time horizon generally increases the accuracy of value calculation and significantly improves the predictive power of the methodology used.
Since North American is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of North Stock. However, North American's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value. | Historical | Market 7.63 | Real 8.39 | Hype 7.63 | Naive 7.95 |
The intrinsic value of North American's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence North American's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
Estimating the potential upside or downside of North American Financial helps investors to forecast how North stock's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of North American more accurately as focusing exclusively on North American's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors: Traditionally, analysts and sophisticated investors use multiple methods for valuing a cash-flow-generating entity or its stock. For example, some money managers use North American's intrinsic value based on its ongoing forecasts of North American's financial statements. In contrast, other private, professional wealth advisors use a multiplier approach by looking to relative value analysis against North American's closest peers.
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North Valuation Trend
Knowing North American's actual value is paramount for traders when making sound investment determinations. Using both North American's enterprise value as well as its market capitalization is the best way to estimate the value of the company and is usually enough for investors to make market timing decisions.
North American Total Value Analysis
North American Financial is currently estimated to have takeover price of 103.89 M with market capitalization of 401.44 M, debt of 520.29 M, and cash on hands of 282.06 M. Please note that takeover price may be misleading and is a subject to mistakes in financial statements. We encourage investors to thoroughly investigate all of the North American fundamentals before making investing decisions based on enterprise value of the company| Takeover Price | Market Cap | Debt Obligations | Cash |
103.89 M | 401.44 M | 520.29 M | 282.06 M |
North American Investor Information
The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.3. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. North American Financial last dividend was issued on the 28th of June 2024. The entity had 882:1000 split on the 30th of December 2019. Based on the analysis of North American's profitability, liquidity, and operating efficiency, North American Financial is not in a good financial situation at this time. It has a very high probability of going through financial hardship in December.North American Asset Utilization
One of the ways to look at asset utilization of North is to check how much profit was generated for every dollar of assets it reports. North American Financial secures a negative usage of assets of -0.0221 %, losing C$2.21E-4 for each dollar of assets held by the firm. Inadequate asset utilization conveys that the company is being less effective with each dollar of assets it secures. Strictly speaking, asset utilization of North American Financial shows how discouraging it operates for each dollar spent on its assets.North American Profitability Analysis
Net Loss for the year was (70.43 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 1.96 M.North American Past Distributions to stockholders
About North American Valuation
We use absolute and relative valuation methodologies to arrive at the intrinsic value of North American Financial. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of North American Financial based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. By analyzing North American's financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and their related drivers, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of North American's intrinsic value. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of North American. We calculate exposure to North American's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, and relevant financial multiples and ratios and then compare them to those of North American's related companies.| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Gross Profit | -34.4 M | -32.7 M | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 3.46 | 3.63 | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 1.34 | 1.41 | |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.71 | 1.42 | |
| Gross Profit Margin | (0.59) | (0.56) |
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North American financial ratios help investors to determine whether North 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 North with respect to the benefits of owning North American security.