Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.TO)
Consumer · TSX · Canada
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Alimentation Couche-Tard trades at C$90.41, which is 36% above the C$57.62 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 41 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 19.0 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Alimentation Couche-Tard
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. operates and licenses convenience stores in North America, Europe, and Asia. It offers cigarette products and other nicotine products, beverages, beer, wine, fresh food offerings comprising quick-service restaurants, candy and snacks, grocery items, and car wash and other services; road transportation fuels and operates electric vehicle charging stations; sells energy for stationary engines and aviation fuels; sells lottery tickets, and calling and gift cards; franchise and license fees; royalties from franchisees and licensees; and automatic teller machines. The company operates its convenience store chain under various banners, including Circle K, Couche-Tard, and Ingo. In addition, it operates and licenses stores operated under the Circle K banner in Egypt, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Macau, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. The company was formerly known as Actidev Inc. and changed its name to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. in December 1994. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.
Common questions
Is Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.TO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of C$57.62, ATD.TO at C$90.41 is 36% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is ATD.TO's P/E ratio?
ATD.TO trades at 19.0 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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