First National Financial Stock Price To Earning
| FN Stock | CAD 44.04 0.07 0.16% |
First National Financial fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to First National's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of First Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure First National's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to First National stock.
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First National Financial Company Price To Earning Analysis
First National's Price to Earnings ratio is typically used for current valuation of a company and is one of the most popular ratios that investors monitor daily. Holding a low PE stock is less risky because when a company's profitability falls, it is likely that earnings will also go down as well. In other words, if you start from a lower position, your downside risk is limited. There are also some investors who believe that low Price to Earnings ratio reflects the low pricing because a given company is in trouble. On the other hand, a higher PE ratio means that investors are paying more for each unit of profit.
Current First National Price To Earning | 13.28 X |
Most of First National's fundamental indicators, such as Price To Earning, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, First National Financial is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.
First Price To Earning Driver Correlations
Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for First National is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of First Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Price To Earning. Since First National's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of First National's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of First National's interrelated accounts and indicators.
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Generally speaking, the Price to Earnings ratio gives investors an idea of what the market is willing to pay for the company's current earnings.
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Based on the latest financial disclosure, First National Financial has a Price To Earning of 13.28 times. This is 27.35% lower than that of the Thrifts & Mortgage Finance sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The price to earning for all Canada stocks is 53.76% higher than that of the company.
First Price To Earning Peer Comparison
Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses First National's direct or indirect competition against its Price To Earning to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of First National could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing First National by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.First National is currently under evaluation in price to earning category among its peers.
First National Current Valuation Drivers
We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of First National from analyzing First National's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess First National's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of First National's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (projected) | ||
| Market Cap | 2.3B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 2.2B | 2.3B | 1.2B | |
| Enterprise Value | 35.7B | 37.9B | 39.5B | 40.6B | 42.9B | 45.1B |
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| Return On Equity | 0.24 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.0039 | ||||
| Profit Margin | 0.29 % | ||||
| Operating Margin | 0.32 % | ||||
| Current Valuation | 49.55 B | ||||
| Shares Outstanding | 59.97 M | ||||
| Shares Owned By Insiders | 71.44 % | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 3.95 % | ||||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 497.46 K | ||||
| Price To Earning | 13.28 X | ||||
| Price To Book | 4.16 X | ||||
| Price To Sales | 4.13 X | ||||
| Revenue | 751.4 M | ||||
| Gross Profit | 525.7 M | ||||
| EBITDA | 511.47 M | ||||
| Net Income | 252.81 M | ||||
| Cash And Equivalents | 1.07 B | ||||
| Cash Per Share | 17.93 X | ||||
| Total Debt | 40.61 B | ||||
| Current Ratio | 14.60 X | ||||
| Book Value Per Share | 10.74 X | ||||
| Cash Flow From Operations | (103.51 M) | ||||
| Short Ratio | 16.90 X | ||||
| Earnings Per Share | 3.01 X | ||||
| Price To Earnings To Growth | 0.58 X | ||||
| Target Price | 43.4 | ||||
| Number Of Employees | 1.75 K | ||||
| Beta | 1.06 | ||||
| Market Capitalization | 2.64 B | ||||
| Total Asset | 45.96 B | ||||
| Retained Earnings | 477.8 M | ||||
| Working Capital | 591.96 M | ||||
| Current Asset | 602.16 M | ||||
| Current Liabilities | 10.2 M | ||||
| Annual Yield | 0.06 % | ||||
| Five Year Return | 6.14 % | ||||
| Net Asset | 45.96 B | ||||
| Last Dividend Paid | 2.45 |
About First National Fundamental Analysis
The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze First National Financial's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of First National using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of First National Financial based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.
Pair Trading with First National
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if First National position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in First National will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.Moving together with First Stock
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The ability to find closely correlated positions to First National could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First National when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First National - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First National Financial to buy it.
The correlation of First National is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First National moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First National Financial moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for First National can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Other Information on Investing in First Stock
First National financial ratios help investors to determine whether First 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 First with respect to the benefits of owning First National security.