Intact Financial (IFC.TO)
Financials · TSX · Canada
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Intact Financial trades at C$294.25, which is 66% below the C$488.96 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 50 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. 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 15.7 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 Intact Financial
Intact Financial Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products to individuals and businesses in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It offers insurance, such as personal auto that provides coverage from accidents, third-party liability, and physical damage; personal property which provides protection for homes and belongings from risks, including fire, theft, vandalism, water damages, other damages, and personal liability; and commercial line and specialty line insurance, including commercial auto, property, and liability coverages. The company also provides business insurance. It serves its products to accident and health, technology, ocean and inland marine, builder's risk, and entertainment, as well as financial professional lines; and various products to specialty property, surety, tuition reimbursement, general liability, and cyber and environmental institutions. The company offers specialty insurance products, including brokers, direct to consumer, agencies, wholesalers, affinity partners, Intact Prestige, and managing general agent platform. It offers its products through multiple distribution channels, such as brokers, direct-to-consumer, and managing general agent (MGA) platforms. The company was formerly known as ING Canada Inc. and changed its name to Intact Financial Corporation in 2009. Intact Financial Corporation was founded in 1809 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
IFC.TO passes 3 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Intact Financial (IFC.TO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of C$488.96, IFC.TO at C$294.25 is 66% below 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 IFC.TO's P/E ratio?
IFC.TO trades at 15.7 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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