QTRH:CA:TSX-Quarterhill Inc (CAD)

COMMON STOCK | Communication Equipment |

Last Closing

CAD 1.87

Change

+0.14 (+8.09)%

Market Cap

CAD 0.20B

Volume

0.22M

Analyst Target

CAD 2.55
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About

Quarterhill Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in intelligent transportation system business in Canada and internationally. The company offers riteSuite, which offers mobility solutions, such as all-electronic tolling, dynamic pricing, agency interoperability, hosted mobility solutions, and machine learning; back-office solutions, which offers account management, customer service, violation processing, and technical services operations; roadside solutions, which offers onsite and remote maintenance and field operations services, including tolling facility support, lane equipment control, and cash management services; and international road dynamics products and services, which offers automated truck weigh stations, toll road systems and equipment, red light and speed enforcement systems, and traffic management and safety systems. It also provides VectorSense, a tire sensor suite; Vehicle Information-In-Motion traffic intelligence system, an integrated traffic control system; permanent Weigh-InMotion systems; portable slow speed Weigh-In-Motion systems; portable wheel load scales; traffic data collection products, vehicle and axle detection equipment, and automated vehicle identification services and equipment; and other hardware and software products and offerings. The company was formerly known as Wi-LAN Inc. and changed its name to Quarterhill Inc. in June 2017. Quarterhill Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Communication Equipment) Market Performance vs. Exchange
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -4.10% 40% F 13% F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return -4.10% 40% F 14% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 33.57% 80% B- 81% B-
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 33.57% 80% B- 77% C+
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 14.02% 75% C 46% F
Dividend Return 10.67% 67% D+ 44% F
Total Return 24.70% 75% C 46% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 3.67% N/A N/A 51% F
Dividend Return 5.48% N/A N/A 53% F
Total Return 1.81% N/A N/A 52% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 31.54% N/A N/A 28% F
Risk Adjusted Return 17.36% N/A N/A 40% F
Market Capitalization 0.20B 40% F 46% F

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Analyst Rating

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This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Underpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to book value basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Underpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

Superior Revenue Growth

This stock has shown top quartile revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.

Superior Dividend Growth

This stock has shown top quartile dividend growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector

What to not like:
Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Overpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is above the sector median.

Low market capitalization

This is among the smaller entities in its sectors with below median market capitalization. That may make it less stable in the long run unless it has a unique technology or market which can help it grow or get acquired in future.

Negative cashflow

The company had negative total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.