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Transcontinental (TSX:TCL.B) Piotroski F-Score : 6 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Transcontinental Piotroski F-Score?

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Transcontinental has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:TCL.B' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 8
Current: 6

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Transcontinental was 8. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.


Transcontinental Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score 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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Transcontinental Piotroski F-Score Chart

Transcontinental Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.00 6.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

Transcontinental Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Piotroski F-Score 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 6.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 6.00

Competitive Comparison of Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.


Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Transcontinental's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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.

This Year (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Net Income was 22.2 + 20.9 + 41.7 + 13.9 = C$99 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 105 + 109.1 + 246.2 + 57.4 = C$518 Mil.
Revenue was 747.2 + 706.7 + 779.7 + 680.4 = C$2,914 Mil.
Gross Profit was 337.5 + 329.2 + 370.6 + 324.8 = C$1,362 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jan23)
to the end of this year (Jan24) was
(3667.5 + 3708.2 + 3623.5 + 3700.3 + 3468.2) / 5 = C$3633.54 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jan23) was C$3,668 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$944 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$947 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$438 Mil.
Net Income was 28.3 + 34.1 + 60.4 + 1 = C$124 Mil.

Revenue was 715.5 + 747.8 + 802.2 + 707 = C$2,973 Mil.
Gross Profit was 318.7 + 337.6 + 360.4 + 318.1 = C$1,335 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jan22)
to the end of last year (Jan23) was
(3506 + 3541.8 + 3635.4 + 3801 + 3667.5) / 5 = C$3630.34 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jan22) was C$3,506 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,142 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,047 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$445 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Transcontinental's current Net Income (TTM) was 99. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Transcontinental's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 518. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Jan23)
=98.7/3667.5
=0.02691207

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Jan22)
=123.8/3506
=0.0353109

Transcontinental's return on assets of this year was 0.02691207. Transcontinental's return on assets of last year was 0.0353109. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Transcontinental's current Net Income (TTM) was 99. Transcontinental's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 518. ==> 518 > 99 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Jan24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jan23 to Jan24
=944.4/3633.54
=0.25991182

Gearing (Last Year: Jan23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jan22 to Jan23
=1142.3/3630.34
=0.31465372

Transcontinental's gearing of this year was 0.25991182. Transcontinental's gearing of last year was 0.31465372. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Jan24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=947.1/437.5
=2.1648

Current Ratio (Last Year: Jan23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=1047.4/445
=2.35370787

Transcontinental's current ratio of this year was 2.1648. Transcontinental's current ratio of last year was 2.35370787. ==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Transcontinental's number of shares in issue this year was 86.6. Transcontinental's number of shares in issue last year was 86.6. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1362.1/2914
=0.46743308

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=1334.8/2972.5
=0.44904962

Transcontinental's gross margin of this year was 0.46743308. Transcontinental's gross margin of last year was 0.44904962. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Jan23)
=2914/3667.5
=0.79454669

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Jan22)
=2972.5/3506
=0.84783229

Transcontinental's asset turnover of this year was 0.79454669. Transcontinental's asset turnover of last year was 0.84783229. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+1+1+0+1+1+0
=6

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Transcontinental has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Transcontinental  (TSX:TCL.B) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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Transcontinental (TSX:TCL.B) Business Description

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1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3240, Affaires Juridiques,, A/s Caroline Hamel, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 0G1
Transcontinental Inc or TC Transcontinental, is a Canadian printer and flexible packaging provider that operates in three segments: packaging, printing, and other. Its packaging segment features the production of different plastic products geared toward consumer goods. Production plants specialize in extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting. The company offers premedia, printing, and distribution services through the printing segment. Publishers, retailers, cataloguers, and marketers are some of the customers who tap TC Transcontinental for these printing solutions. The smaller other segment focuses on the media sector, which generates revenue from print and digital publishing products.

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