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Transcontinental Total Payout Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio 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.
TCLAF vs SW, PKG, IP: Total Payout Ratio Comparison
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Ratio 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 Total Payout Ratio vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio falls into.
* 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.
Transcontinental (TCLAF) has a Total Payout Ratio of 20.28 as of Jul. 16, 2026. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on Transcontinental and its competitors.
Is Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio too high?
Transcontinental's current Total Payout Ratio is 20.28. Overall, Transcontinental has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio compare to SW and PKG?
Transcontinental's Total Payout Ratio of 20.28 can be compared against companies in the Packaging & Containers industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Payout Ratio for a Packaging & Containers company?
A good Total Payout Ratio depends on the Packaging & Containers industry context. However, Total Payout Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Total Payout Ratio mean?
A high Total Payout Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on Transcontinental and its competitors. Transcontinental's current Total Payout Ratio is 20.28. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Transcontinental stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transcontinental (TCLAF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.13, compared to a current price of $4.02 — trading 43.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Total Payout Ratio is 20.28. Transcontinental's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Payout Ratio calculated?
Total Payout Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Transcontinental (TCLAF), the current Total Payout Ratio is 20.28 as of Jul. 16, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Transcontinental (TCLAF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transcontinental stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $4.02 is trading 43.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $7.13.
GuruFocus considers Transcontinental to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TCLAF:
Total Payout Ratio: 20.28
GF Value™: $7.13 vs. price of $4.02 (43.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TCLAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Transcontinental Inc operates in flexible packaging, retail marketing services, printing, and French-language educational publishing across Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. Its Packaging Sector provides extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting of flexible plastic products, including rollstock, labels, die cut lids, shrink films, bags, pouches, and coatings. The Retail Services and Printing Sector offers content solutions, marketing and media services, flyer printing, digital flyer solutions, in-store marketing and print solutions for newspapers, magazines and 4-colour books, and the Other column includes the Media Sector, which publishes print and digital educational, supplemental and professional books, along with head office costs and eliminations.
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