Guardian Capital Valuation

GCG-A Stock  CAD 40.42  0.68  1.65%   
At this time, the firm appears to be fairly valued. Guardian Capital retains a regular Real Value of C$40.82 per share. The prevalent price of the firm is C$40.42. Our model calculates the value of Guardian Capital from evaluating the firm fundamentals such as return on asset of 0.0188, and Return On Equity of 0.0862 as well as inspecting its technical indicators and probability of bankruptcy. Key fundamental drivers impacting Guardian Capital's valuation include:
Price Book
0.803
Enterprise Value
B
Enterprise Value Ebitda
6.9552
Price Sales
3.5106
Forward PE
17.0648
Fairly Valued
Today
40.42
Please note that Guardian Capital's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. Calculation of the real value of Guardian Capital is based on 3 months time horizon. Increasing Guardian Capital's time horizon generally increases the accuracy of value calculation and significantly improves the predictive power of the methodology used.
Guardian Capital's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price of 40.42, 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  40.42 Real  40.82 Hype  40.42
The intrinsic value of Guardian Capital'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 Guardian Capital'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.
40.82
Real Value
42.25
Upside
Estimating the potential upside or downside of Guardian Capital Group helps investors to forecast how Guardian 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 Guardian Capital more accurately as focusing exclusively on Guardian Capital's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors:
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjectedHigh
0.460.530.60
Details
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
38.9940.4241.85
Details
Traditionally, analysts and sophisticated investors use multiple methods for valuing a cash-flow-generating entity or its stock. For example, some money managers use Guardian Capital's intrinsic value based on its ongoing forecasts of Guardian Capital's financial statements. In contrast, other private, professional wealth advisors use a multiplier approach by looking to relative value analysis against Guardian Capital's closest peers.

Guardian Capital Cash

76.03 Million

Guardian Valuation Trend

Guardian Capital's real value is important for investors to make better decisions and a more accurate overall view of Guardian Capital's financial worth over time. Using both Guardian Capital's enterprise value as well as its market capitalization is the best way to gauge the value of the company and is usually enough for investors to make market timing conclusions.

Guardian Capital Total Value Analysis

Guardian Capital Group is currently anticipated to have takeover price of 1.01 B with market capitalization of 1.01 B, debt of 158.65 M, and cash on hands of 101.08 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 Guardian Capital fundamentals before making investing decisions based on enterprise value of the company
  Takeover PriceMarket CapDebt ObligationsCash
1.01 B
1.01 B
158.65 M
101.08 M

Guardian Capital Investor Information

About 24.0% of the company shares are held by company insiders. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 0.8. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Guardian Capital last dividend was issued on the 10th of January 2025. The entity had 2:1 split on the 29th of May 2006. Guardian Capital Group may be sliding down financialy. It has an above-average probability of going through some form of financial hardship next quarter.
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Operating Profit Margin0.220.2351
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities85.5 M81.4 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Operating Income50.6 M59.8 M
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile

Guardian Capital Asset Utilization

The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Guardian Capital has an asset utilization ratio of 14.69 percent. This implies that the Company is making C$0.15 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Guardian Capital Group is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
 
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Guardian Capital Ownership Allocation

Guardian Capital Group has a total of 21.98 Million outstanding shares. Guardian Capital secures significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. Since such a large part of the company is owned by insiders, it is advisable to analyze if each of these insiders have been buying or selling the stock in recent months. Please note that no matter how many assets the company holds, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.

Guardian Capital Profitability Analysis

The company reported the revenue of 254.54 M. Net Income was 657.1 M with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 97.28 M.

Guardian Capital Past Distributions to stockholders

About Guardian Capital Valuation

The stock valuation mechanism determines Guardian Capital's current worth on a daily basis. In general, an absolute valuation approach attempts to find the value of Guardian Capital based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Guardian Capital. We calculate exposure to Guardian Capital's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, and relevant financial multiples and ratios and then compare them to those of Guardian Capital's related companies.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Gross Profit131.2 M86.1 M
Pretax Profit Margin 0.46  0.49 
Operating Profit Margin 0.24  0.22 
Net Profit Margin 2.21  2.32 
Gross Profit Margin 0.52  0.44 

Guardian Capital Quarterly Retained Earnings

1.21 Billion

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