Canadian National Railway Company
stock CA:CNR (TORONTO)

Alternative ID: CA1363751027

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  • Exchange: TORONTO
  • Sector: Industrial Goods
  • Industry: Industrial Products and Services
  • Market Cap: Large (120.1B)
  • Data in CAD
  • EPS: 4.95
  • Current PE: 33.99
  • BVPS: 30.91
  • Price/BVPS:
  • Dividend: 2.34 / 1.4%
  • Hist Grade: B (69.85)
  • YOY Grade: C (54.13)
  • Debt/FCF: 3.58
  • ROIC: 15.4%
  • PEG: 3.88
  • PEGY: 3.35
  • Value Price: 71.32
  • MOS Price: 35.66
  • MOS %:
  • Graham Number: 58.67
  • Graham MOS %:
  • IRT: 14.83

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General Info

  • Exchange: TORONTO
  • Sector: Industrial Goods
  • Industry: Industrial Products and Services
  • Market Cap: Large (120.1B)
  • Inst. Ownership: 74.24%
  • Insider Ownership: 2.26%
  • Full Time Employees: 23828
Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail and related transportation business. The company's portfolio of goods includes petroleum and chemicals, grain and fertilizers, coal, metals and minerals, forest products, intermodal, and automotive products serving exporters, importers, retailers, farmers, and manufacturers. It operates a network of 19,500 route miles of track spanning Canada and the United States. The company also provides vessels and docks, transloading and distribution, automotive logistics, and freight forwarding and transportation management services. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Financial Statements

The charts below show selected Annual and Quarterly Financial Data.

The purpose of these charts is to discover long and short term change dynamics. When numbers are growing year after year in the annual statements chart, the business become stronger and stronger and this is a good sign.

Quarterly Data Chart can be used to do a short term analysis. It makes sense to pay attention to the quarterly dynamics and do not wait for the next yearly statement. We should be alerted if we see that quarterly numbers are going down.

You can check "Annual Financial Statements" and "Quarterly Financial Statements" sections for exact numbers and growth rates.

Annual Statements

On a charts below the Line shows absolute values and the Bar chart shows Year-Over-Year Growth Rate for selected financial statement item. A consistent GROWTH is generally considered necessary to fund future growth from within a business.
NOTE: Growth Rate is not provided if either the latest period or the year-ago period contains a net loss. (source: WSJ Digest of Earnings)
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Financial Statements

Income Statement


 

Cash Flow Statement


 

Balance Sheet


 

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

 

Current Ratio measures the ability to meet short term obligations. Generally accepted standard is 2 (current assets should be 2 times or 200% of current liabilities).

Quick Ratio

 

Measures immediate liquidity or the cash available to cover immediate liabilities. A safe margin would be at least 1 (100%).

Financial Leverage

 

Defined as total assets divided by total shareholders' equity. The higher the ratio, the more debt a company uses in its capital structure.

Profitability Ratios

ROA

 

Return on Assets (ROA) measures the income (profit) that is generated by the use of the assets of the business.

ROE

 

Return on Equity (ROE) is a measure of profitability that calculates how many dollars of profit a company generates with each dollar of shareholders equity. ROE is sometimes called "return on net worth."

ROIC

 

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measure gives a sense of how well a company is using its money to generate returns. Some investors use this figure as a final evaluation to determine whether or not to invest in a company.

Annual Statements

Item Name Dec '11 Dec '12 Dec '13 Dec '14 Dec '15 Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21
Equity (BVPS) 13.18
12.86
13.93
16.99
18.34
19.78
20.31
24.21
25.91
27.19
30.91
growth rate -2.4% 8.3% 22.0% 8.0% 7.9% 2.7% 19.2% 7.0% 4.9% 13.7%
Earnings BIT 3,360.00
3,660.00
3,873.00
4,624.00
5,266.00
5,312.00
5,558.00
5,795.00
6,437.00
6,086.00
6,506.00
growth rate 8.9% 5.8% 19.4% 13.9% 0.9% 4.6% 4.3% 11.1% -5.5% 6.9%
Avg.PE 14.81
14.75
19.61
26.32
17.60
21.62
13.52
18.57
21.21
25.90
23.54
growth rate -0.4% 33.0% 34.2% -33.1% 22.8% -37.5% 37.4% 14.2% 22.1% -9.1%
ROA 9.59
10.17
9.19
10.22
10.38
9.91
14.69
10.98
9.92
8.04
10.48
growth rate 6.1% -9.6% 11.2% 1.6% -4.5% 48.2% -25.3% -9.7% -19.0% 30.4%
ROE 22.37
24.70
21.79
23.97
24.90
24.44
34.82
25.24
23.63
18.90
23.08
growth rate 10.4% -11.8% 10.0% 3.9% -1.9% 42.5% -27.5% -6.4% -20.0% 22.1%
ROIC 15.63
16.66
14.84
16.11
16.32
15.62
21.92
16.29
14.82
12.24
15.63
growth rate 6.6% -10.9% 8.6% 1.3% -4.3% 40.3% -25.7% -9.0% -17.4% 27.7%
Cur. Ratio 1.08
0.85
0.79
0.94
0.72
0.70
0.55
0.78
0.66
0.95
1.10
growth rate -21.3% -7.1% 19.0% -23.4% -2.8% -21.4% 41.8% -15.4% 43.9% 15.8%
Quick Ratio 0.54
0.45
0.41
0.45
0.34
0.35
0.26
0.41
0.30
0.52
0.61
growth rate -16.7% -8.9% 9.8% -24.4% 2.9% -25.7% 57.7% -26.8% 73.3% 17.3%
Leverage 2.44
2.42
2.33
2.36
2.43
2.50
2.26
2.34
2.43
2.28
2.13
growth rate -0.8% -3.7% 1.3% 3.0% 2.9% -9.6% 3.5% 3.9% -6.2% -6.6%
Balance Sheet Dec '11 Dec '12 Dec '13 Dec '14 Dec '15 Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21
Acct.Receivable 820.00
831.00
878.00
928.00
878.00
875.00
984.00
1,169.00
1,432.00
1,139.00
1,074.00
growth rate 1.3% 5.7% 5.7% -5.4% -0.3% 12.5% 18.8% 22.5% -20.5% -5.7%
Acct.Payable 408.00
464.00
391.00
484.00
738.00
982.00
866.00
780.00
903.00
growth rate 13.7% -15.7% 23.8% 52.5% 33.1% -11.8% -9.9% 15.8%
Cur.Assets 1,848.00
1,869.00
1,977.00
1,993.00
2,153.00
2,107.00
2,190.00
2,728.00
2,830.00
3,102.00
3,426.00
growth rate 1.1% 5.8% 0.8% 8.0% -2.1% 3.9% 24.6% 3.7% 9.6% 10.4%
Total Assets 26,026.00
26,659.00
30,163.00
31,687.00
36,402.00
37,057.00
37,629.00
41,214.00
43,784.00
44,804.00
48,538.00
growth rate 2.4% 13.1% 5.1% 14.9% 1.8% 1.5% 9.5% 6.2% 2.3% 8.3%
Cash 101.00
155.00
214.00
52.00
153.00
176.00
70.00
266.00
64.00
569.00
838.00
growth rate 53.5% 38.1% -75.7% 194.2% 15.0% -60.2% 280.0% -75.9% 789.1% 47.3%
Inventory 201.00
230.00
274.00
335.00
355.00
363.00
424.00
557.00
611.00
583.00
589.00
growth rate 14.4% 19.1% 22.3% 6.0% 2.3% 16.8% 31.4% 9.7% -4.6% 1.0%
Cur.Liabilities 1,715.00
2,203.00
2,498.00
2,201.00
2,998.00
3,008.00
3,983.00
3,500.00
4,287.00
3,274.00
3,120.00
growth rate 28.5% 13.4% -11.9% 36.2% 0.3% 32.4% -12.1% 22.5% -23.6% -4.7%
Liabilities 15,346.00
15,641.00
17,210.00
18,217.00
21,452.00
22,216.00
20,973.00
23,573.00
25,743.00
25,153.00
25,794.00
growth rate 1.9% 10.0% 5.9% 17.8% 3.6% -5.6% 12.4% 9.2% -2.3% 2.6%
LT Debt 6,441.00
6,323.00
6,819.00
7,828.00
8,985.00
9,448.00
8,748.00
11,366.00
11,791.00
11,992.00
11,974.00
growth rate -1.8% 7.8% 14.8% 14.8% 5.2% -7.4% 29.9% 3.7% 1.7% -0.2%
Equity 10,680.00
11,018.00
12,953.00
13,470.00
14,950.00
14,841.00
16,656.00
17,641.00
18,041.00
19,651.00
22,744.00
growth rate 3.2% 17.6% 4.0% 11.0% -0.7% 12.2% 5.9% 2.3% 8.9% 15.7%
Common Shares 908.00
875.00
846.00
824.00
805.00
779.00
757.00
3,634.00
3,650.00
3,698.00
3,704.00
growth rate -3.6% -3.3% -2.6% -2.3% -3.2% -2.8% 380.1% 0.4% 1.3% 0.2%
Cash Flow Statement Dec '11 Dec '12 Dec '13 Dec '14 Dec '15 Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21
Capital Expenditures 1,256.00
1,420.00
1,973.00
2,297.00
2,706.00
2,695.00
2,673.00
3,531.00
3,865.00
2,863.00
2,891.00
growth rate 13.1% 38.9% 16.4% 17.8% -0.4% -0.8% 32.1% 9.5% -25.9% 1.0%
Cash Dividends 585.00
652.00
724.00
818.00
996.00
1,159.00
1,239.00
1,333.00
1,544.00
1,634.00
1,740.00
growth rate 11.5% 11.0% 13.0% 21.8% 16.4% 6.9% 7.6% 15.8% 5.8% 6.5%
Cash From OA 2,976.00
3,060.00
3,548.00
4,381.00
5,140.00
5,202.00
5,516.00
5,918.00
5,923.00
6,165.00
6,971.00
growth rate 2.8% 16.0% 23.5% 17.3% 1.2% 6.0% 7.3% 0.1% 4.1% 13.1%
FCF per Share 1.82
1.52
1.62
2.66
2.43
3.11
4.05
2.97
3.05
3.71
5.71
growth rate -16.5% 6.6% 64.2% -8.7% 28.0% 30.2% -26.7% 2.7% 21.6% 53.9%
Sale Purchase of Stock 25.00
74.00
61.00
58.00
growth rate 196.0% -17.6% -4.9%
FCF 1,351.00
1,329.00
1,575.00
2,084.00
2,434.00
2,507.00
2,843.00
2,387.00
2,058.00
3,302.00
4,080.00
growth rate -1.6% 18.5% 32.3% 16.8% 3.0% 13.4% -16.0% -13.8% 60.5% 23.6%
Income Statement Dec '11 Dec '12 Dec '13 Dec '14 Dec '15 Dec '16 Dec '17 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21
Sales 9,028.00
9,920.00
10,575.00
12,134.00
12,611.00
12,037.00
13,041.00
14,321.00
14,917.00
13,819.00
14,477.00
growth rate 9.9% 6.6% 14.7% 3.9% -4.6% 8.3% 9.8% 4.2% -7.4% 4.8%
Op.Income 3,296.00
3,685.00
3,873.00
4,624.00
5,266.00
5,312.00
5,558.00
5,795.00
6,437.00
6,086.00
6,506.00
growth rate 11.8% 5.1% 19.4% 13.9% 0.9% 4.6% 4.3% 11.1% -5.5% 6.9%
IBT 3,356.00
3,658.00
3,589.00
4,360.00
4,874.00
4,927.00
5,089.00
5,682.00
5,429.00
4,544.00
6,333.00
growth rate 9.0% -1.9% 21.5% 11.8% 1.1% 3.3% 11.7% -4.5% -16.3% 39.4%
Net Income 2,457.00
2,680.00
2,612.00
3,167.00
3,538.00
3,640.00
5,484.00
4,328.00
4,216.00
3,562.00
4,892.00
growth rate 9.1% -2.5% 21.3% 11.7% 2.9% 50.7% -21.1% -2.6% -15.5% 37.3%
EPS 2.70
3.06
3.09
3.85
4.39
4.67
7.24
5.87
5.83
5.00
6.89
growth rate 13.3% 1.0% 24.6% 14.0% 6.4% 55.0% -18.9% -0.7% -14.2% 37.8%
Gross Profit 6,496.00
6,899.00
5,148.00
6,042.00
6,818.00
6,900.00
7,271.00
7,593.00
7,999.00
7,675.00
8,104.00
growth rate 6.2% -25.4% 17.4% 12.8% 1.2% 5.4% 4.4% 5.4% -4.1% 5.6%

Quarterly Statements

Item Name Sep '21 Dec '21 Mar '22 Jun '22 Sep '22
Earnings BIT 1,659.00
1,801.00
1,352.00
1,893.00
2,057.00
growth rate 8.6% -24.9% 40.0% 8.7%
Balance Sheet Sep '21 Dec '21 Mar '22 Jun '22 Sep '22
Acct.Receivable 1,218.00
1,074.00
1,331.00
1,358.00
1,526.00
growth rate -11.8% 23.9% 2.0% 12.4%
Acct.Payable 2,105.00
903.00
2,344.00
2,157.00
2,565.00
growth rate -57.1% 159.6% -8.0% 18.9%
Cur.Assets 4,937.00
3,426.00
3,239.00
3,354.00
3,389.00
growth rate -30.6% -5.5% 3.6% 1.0%
Total Assets 47,762.00
48,538.00
48,236.00
49,285.00
51,206.00
growth rate 1.6% -0.6% 2.2% 3.9%
Cash 2,194.00
838.00
490.00
465.00
403.00
growth rate -61.8% -41.5% -5.1% -13.3%
Inventory 622.00
589.00
660.00
731.00
706.00
growth rate -5.3% 12.1% 10.8% -3.4%
Cur.Liabilities 3,552.00
3,120.00
3,848.00
4,756.00
3,357.00
growth rate -12.2% 23.3% 23.6% -29.4%
Liabilities 26,102.00
25,794.00
26,384.00
27,541.00
29,206.00
growth rate -1.2% 2.3% 4.4% 6.1%
LT Debt 12,328.00
11,974.00
11,879.00
11,922.00
14,600.00
growth rate -2.9% -0.8% 0.4% 22.5%
Equity 21,660.00
22,744.00
21,852.00
21,744.00
22,000.00
growth rate 5.0% -3.9% -0.5% 1.2%
Common Shares 3,727.00
3,704.00
3,695.00
3,660.00
3,625.00
growth rate -0.6% -0.2% -1.0% -1.0%
Cash Flow Statement Sep '21 Dec '21 Mar '22 Jun '22 Sep '22
Capital Expenditures 836.00
914.00
379.00
707.00
744.00
growth rate 9.3% -58.5% 86.5% 5.2%
Cash Dividends 435.00
433.00
509.00
504.00
498.00
growth rate -0.5% 17.6% -1.0% -1.2%
Cash From OA 2,458.00
2,086.00
570.00
1,713.00
2,112.00
growth rate -15.1% -72.7% 200.5% 23.3%
Sale Purchase of Stock
growth rate
FCF 1,622.00
1,172.00
191.00
1,006.00
1,368.00
growth rate -27.7% -83.7% 426.7% 36.0%
Income Statement Sep '21 Dec '21 Mar '22 Jun '22 Sep '22
Sales 3,591.00
3,753.00
3,708.00
4,344.00
4,513.00
growth rate 4.5% -1.2% 17.2% 3.9%
Op.Income 1,659.00
1,801.00
1,352.00
1,893.00
2,057.00
growth rate 8.6% -24.9% 40.0% 8.7%
IBT 2,099.00
1,572.00
1,212.00
1,755.00
1,915.00
growth rate -25.1% -22.9% 44.8% 9.1%
Net Income 1,685.00
1,199.00
918.00
1,325.00
1,455.00
growth rate -28.8% -23.4% 44.3% 9.8%
EPS
growth rate
Gross Profit 2,064.00
2,184.00
1,922.00
2,471.00
2,627.00
growth rate 5.8% -12.0% 28.6% 6.3%

Growth Grade & Financial Ratios

All financial ratios below are calculated based on latest annual statements available and present the most up to date snapshot of a company finances.

Growth Grade

Historical Growth Grade:

B (69.85)

YOY Growth Grade:

C (54.13)

Click on buttons above for detailed yearly growth rates.

Market Ratios

  • Dividend Yield: 1.4%

  • Beta: 0.69

    Beta of 0.6884 suggests that the asset is less volatile than the rest of the market.

  • PE: 33.99

  • EY: 2.9%

  • PEG: 3.88

    PEG Ratio of 3.88 suggests that stock is overpriced.

  • PEGY: 3.35

    PEGY Ratio of 3.35 suggests that stock is overpriced.

  • Price/BVPS:

Profitability Ratios

  • ROE: 23.1%

    Return on Equity (ROE) of 23.1% suggests that a company is doing well.

  • ROS: 44.9%

    The value of Return on Sales depends on the business and/or industry. Usually the higher ratio the better.

  • ROA: 13.1%

    Return on Assets (ROA). Low ratio usually means poor performance, or ineffective use of assets by management. High ratio usually means good performance.

  • ROI: 27.8%

    Return on Investment (ROI) of 27.8% suggests that a company is doing well.

  • ROIC: 15.4%

    Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) of 15.4% suggests that a company is doing well.

Liquidity Ratios

  • Current Ratio: 1.10

    Current Ratio of 1.10 suggests that a company may not be able to pay off bills as rapidly as it should.

  • Quick Ratio: 0.61

    Quick Ratio of 0.61 suggests that a company does not have enough cash to cover immediate liabilities.

  • Cash Turnover: 47.31

    Turnover Of Cash Ratio of 47.31 suggests that a company may be vulnerable to creditors. As a result it may be unable to pay wages or utility bills.

  • Equity Ratio: 46.9%

    Equity Ratio of 46.9% suggests that a reasonably large percent of the company's assets financed by shareholder equity.

  • Debt/Equity: 113.4%

    Debt to Equity Ratio of 113.4% suggests that greater risk assumed by creditors, hence greater interest by them in the way the company is being managed.

  • Debt/FCF: 3.58

    Debt/FCF of 3.58 suggests that a company does not have enough cash to pay off its long term debt within three years.

Efficiency Ratios

  • Avg Collection Period: 27.08

    Average Collection Period of 27.08 days suggests that a company is doing well.

  • Inventory Turnover: 10.82

    Inventory Turnover Ratio of 10.82 suggests that a company is doing well.

  • Cash Flow Ratio: 1.84

    Cash Flow Ratio of 1.84 suggests a company is doing OK, but lower inventory is generally viewed as a positive trend.

  • Profit Margin: 33.8%

Value Price

PE and EPS

Historical Current Forward
PE 34.35 33.99 24.90
EPS / Growth 7.9% 4.95 8.8%

Value Price & Investment Recovery Time

Read more about Stock2Own value price in Stock Market: Fundamental Analysis.

Equity Growth Rate: 9.2%

Estimates Pessimistic Moderate Optimistic My Numbers
Rate of Return 15.0%
MOS Price % 50 %
Future EPS Growth 7.9% 8.6% 8.6%
Future PE 15.70 25.50 25.50
Future EPS 10.54 11.32 11.32
Value Price
MOS %		 40.90
71.32
71.32
MOS Price 20.45 35.66 35.66
IRT

Graham Number:

NOTE: The Graham Number applies only to certain types of stocks in combination with a number of other criteria.

Read more about Graham Number in Stock Market: Fundamental Analysis.

  • Graham Number: 58.67
  • Graham MOS:

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