FFH-PE:CA:TSX-Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd Pref E (CAD)

PREFERRED STOCK | Insurance - Property & Casualty |

Last Closing

CAD 17.44

Change

+0.08 (+0.46)%

Market Cap

CAD 24.50B

Volume

1.40K

Analyst Target

N/A
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About

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance, Life insurance and Run-off, and Non-Insurance Companies segments. It insures against losses to property from fire, explosion, earthquake, windstorm, flood, terrorism, boiler explosion, machinery breakdown, and construction defects, as well as underwrites automobile, commercial and personal property, and crop insurance. The company also offers workers' compensation, automobile, employer's liability, accident and health, medical malpractice, professional liability, and umbrella coverage insurance products; marine, aerospace, surety risk, and other risks and liabilities insurance products; and reinsurance products. In addition, it franchises, owns, and operates restaurants; retails sports lifestyle products; provides integrated travel and travel-related financial services, as well as advanced digital tools for agriculture; owns and operates holiday resorts; originates, processes, and distributes value-added pulses and staple foods; develops, manages, and invests in hospitality real estate. The company was formerly known as Markel Financial Holdings Limited and changed its name to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in 1987. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Address: 95 Wellington Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5J 2N7

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Largest Industry Peers for Insurance - Property & Casualty

Symbol Name Price(Change) Market Cap
IFC:CA Intact Financial Corporation

-0.41 (-0.15%)

CAD 47.69B
FFH:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd

-16.45 (-0.93%)

CAD 43.97B
FFH-PF:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

N/A

CAD 25.37B
FFH-PD:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

-0.15 (-0.66%)

CAD 24.74B
FFH-PC:CA Fairfax Fin Hld Cum 5 Yr C Prf

-0.11 (-0.49%)

CAD 23.62B
FFH-PG:CA Fairfax Fin Hld Cum 5 Yr Rt G ..

+0.04 (+0.22%)

CAD 22.92B
FFH-PH:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

+0.04 (+0.22%)

CAD 22.82B
FFH-PI:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

+0.18 (+0.96%)

CAD 22.80B
FFH-PK:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

-0.03 (-0.13%)

CAD 22.55B
FFH-PJ:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

N/A

CAD 22.34B

ETFs Containing FFH-PE:CA

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Insurance - Property & Casualty) Market Performance vs. Exchange
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 16.11% 79% B- 62% D
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 16.11% 79% B- 63% D
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 23.34% 63% D 57% F
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 23.34% 63% D 58% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 32.62% 78% C+ 60% D-
Dividend Return N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Return 32.62% 78% C+ 60% D-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 11.33% 74% C 73% C
Dividend Return 16.00% 84% B 79% B-
Total Return 4.67% 89% A- 89% A-
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 26.84% 37% F 33% F
Risk Adjusted Return 59.59% 74% C 75% C
Market Capitalization 24.50B 73% C 93% A

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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 earnings

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to earning 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 total returns

The stock has outperformed its sector peers on average annual total returns basis in the past 5 years (for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile.

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.

High volatility

The total returns for this company are volatile and above median for its sector over the past 5 years. Make sure you have the risk tolerance for investing in such stock.

Negative cashflow

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

Low Earnings Growth

This stock has shown below median earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector

Low Revenue Growth

This stock has shown below median revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector