Canadian Utilities (CU.TO)
Utilities · TSX · Canada
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Canadian Utilities trades at C$54.16, which is 61% above the C$21.05 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 40 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 526.3 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 Canadian Utilities
Canadian Utilities Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity, natural gas, renewables, pipelines, and liquids businesses in Canada, Australia, and internationally. It operates through ATCO Energy Systems, ATCO EnPower, ATCO Australia, and Financing & Other segments. The ATCO Energy Systems segment provides regulated electricity transmission and distribution services in northern and central east Alberta, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and in the Lloydminster area of Saskatchewan; and international electricity services, as well as offers integrated natural gas transmission and distribution services throughout Alberta and in the Lloydminster area of Saskatchewan. The ATCO EnPower segment provides electricity generation, natural gas storage, industrial water solutions, and related infrastructure development throughout Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, Mexico, and Chile. The ATCO Australia segment offers regulated natural gas distribution services in Western Australia and electricity generation services. It also provides home maintenance solutions. It has a strategic alliance with AltaLink to complete central east transfer-out project. The company was incorporated in 1927 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Canadian Utilities Limited is a subsidiary of ATCO Ltd.
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Common questions
Is Canadian Utilities (CU.TO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of C$21.05, CU.TO at C$54.16 is 61% 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 CU.TO's P/E ratio?
CU.TO trades at 526.3 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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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.