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Horizon North Logistics private (Horizon North Logistics private) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $-4.85 (As of Mar20)


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What is Horizon North Logistics private Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Mar20, Horizon North Logistics private's earnings power value is $-4.85. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


Horizon North Logistics private Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Horizon North Logistics private Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

Horizon North Logistics private Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.77 -3.36 -2.41 -4.53

Horizon North Logistics private Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.16 -3.21 -3.19 -4.53 -5.04

Competitive Comparison of Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



Horizon North Logistics private Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

Horizon North Logistics private's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 270.0
DDA 35.6
Operating Margin % -9.50
SGA * 25% 4.5
Tax Rate % -42.81
Maintenance Capex 23.9
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.0
Short-Term Debt 15.7
Long-Term Debt 99.3
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 165.4

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = -9.50%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = $270.0 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -9.50%, Average Adjusted SGA = 4.5,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 270.0 * -9.50% +4.5 = $-21.17748352 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = -42.81%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $-21.17748352 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = -21.17748352 * ( 1 - -42.81% ) = $-30.24367010233 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 35.6 * 0.5 * -42.81% = $-7.6249353445 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = -30.24367010233 + -7.6249353445 = $-37.86860544683 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
Horizon North Logistics private's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $23.9 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. Horizon North Logistics private's current cash and cash equivalent = $0.0 Mil.
Horizon North Logistics private's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 99.3 + 15.7 = $115.076 Mil.
Horizon North Logistics private's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 165.4 Mil.

Horizon North Logistics private's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Mar20 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( -37.86860544683 - 23.9)/ 9%+0.0-115.076 )/165.4
=-4.85

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -4.8478992449943-7.50 )/-4.8478992449943
= N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.


Horizon North Logistics private  (OTCPK:HZNOF) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


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Horizon North Logistics private (Horizon North Logistics private) Business Description

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Address
240-4th Avenue SW, Suite 900, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4H4
Horizon North Logistics Inc is a Canadian company which provides a range of industrial services and modular construction solutions. The operating segments of the company are Camps and Catering, Rentals and Logistics, and Modular Solutions. Camps and Catering segment includes camp management services, access solutions, and maintenance and utility services as well as handles catering operations. The Rentals and Logistics include all rental operations, mat rental operations, relocatable structures rental operations, transportation operations, and associated services. Its Modular Solutions comprised of all modular manufacturing and installation operations for commercial and residential end markets. Most of the company's revenue comes from Camps and Catering segment.

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