Thursday, November 16, 2023

Toromont and Finning

I knew I had done well with Toromont over the years which I bought in 2007. I was curious when I was looking at Finning how they compared. It looks like I bought the right stock. Both these companies are into Equipment Distributors, although they do seem to be classified differently.

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 32 to the end of 2022 for Toromont. Under the Capital Gain column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to capital gains. Under the Dividend column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to dividends. See chart below.

From Years Div. Gth Tot Ret Cap Gain Div.
2017 5 15.17% 13.83% 12.14% 1.69%
2012 10 12.45% 18.64% 16.56% 2.07%
2007 15 11.57% 13.94% 12.23% 1.71%
2002 20 14.02% 16.81% 14.67% 2.15%
1997 25 13.71% 14.26% 12.58% 1.68%
1992 30 13.21% 22.24% 18.42% 3.82%
1990 32 14.80% 22.65% 18.54% 4.10%

The Total Return per year is shown below for years of 5 to 35 to the end of 2022 for Finning. Under the Capital Gain column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to capital gains. Under the Dividend column is the portion of the Total Return attributable to dividends. See chart below.

From Years Div. Gth Tot Ret Cap Gain Div.
2017 5 4.60% 3.79% 1.19% 2.59%
2012 10 5.43% 5.90% 3.20% 2.70%
2007 15 6.55% 3.20% 1.08% 2.12%
2002 20 11.81% 7.48% 4.96% 2.52%
1997 25 9.34% 7.68% 5.42% 2.26%
1992 30 11.07% 11.25% 8.32% 2.93%
1987 35 8.16% 10.90% 8.04% 2.87%

So, what about growth?

Toromont Growth for the past 5 and 10 years to the end of 2022 is below. Most growth is good except for Cash Flow for the last 5 years. Cash Flow seems to vary a lot and was down in 2022.

Year Item Tot. Growth Per Year
5 Revenue Growth 80.02% 12.48%
5 EPS Growth 148.64% 19.98%
5 Net Income Growth 158.11% 20.88%
5 Cash Flow Growth -20.54% -3.67%
5 Dividend Growth 102.67% 15.17%
5 Stock Price Growth 77.33% 12.14%
10 Revenue Growth 180.71% 10.87%
10 EPS Growth 250.64% 13.37%
10 Net Income Growth 276.76% 14.18%
10 Cash Flow Growth 480.79% 19.23%
10 Dividend Growth 223.40% 12.45%
10 Stock Price Growth 363.08% 16.56%

Finning ‘s Growth for the past 5 and 10 years to the end of 2022 is below. This company has low growth in Revenue. Cash Flow seems to vary a lot here also and 2022’s Cash Flow was very low. They also have low growth in Dividends and Stock Price.

Year Item Tot. Growth Per Year
5 Revenue Growth 31.13% 5.57%
5 AEPS Growth 138.97% 19.03%
5 Net Income Growth 127.60% 17.88%
5 Cash Flow Growth -99.65% N/C
5 Dividend Growth 25.23% 4.60%
5 Stock Price Growth 6.12% 1.19%
10 Revenue Growth 24.05% 2.18%
10 AEPS Growth 65.82% 5.19%
10 Net Income Growth 48.98% 4.07%
10 Cash Flow Growth -99.25% N/C
10 Dividend Growth 69.64% 5.43%
10 Stock Price Growth 37.00% 3.20%

What about Dividend Payout Ratios?

This is the Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) for Toromont. Toromont does not have an Adjusted Earnings per Share (AEPS) value. The Earnings per Share (EPS) ratio is similar to Finning’s. I do often wonder about the value of the Free Cash Flow (FCF) as different sites have different values.
Item Cur 5 Years
EPS 27.79% 31.17%
CFPS 20.79% 20.88%
FCF 84.82% 33.26%

This is the Dividend Payout Ratios (DPR) for Finning. Finning has a lower Cash Flow per Share (CFPS) DPR than Toromont. Again, I wonder about the value of Free Cash Flow (FCF) as different sites have different values.

Item Cur 5 Years
EPS 28.71% 43.08%
AEPS 28.71% 47.47%
CFPS 12.24% 17.89%
FCF -82.01% 70.98%

Let’s look at dividend growth. I have two questions, what is the current yield on my original investment and how much of my original purchase price has been paid by dividends. It would seem from this prospective that Toromont has done better.

For Toromont, I have data for 30 years and on an original stock price from 10 years ago, the yield in 2022 would be 6.88% and 41.53% of the cost of the stock would have been paid.

Years Yield Cost Cov.
5 3.05% 11.96%
10 6.88% 41.53%
15 9.49% 69.45%
20 22.06% 176.28%
25 31.94% 265.27%
30 278.84% 2352.43%

I also have data for 30 years from Finning. on an original stock price from 10 years ago, the yield in 2022 would be 3.62% and 29.84% of the cost of the stock would have been paid.

Years Yield Cost Cov.
5 3.32% 15.02%
10 3.62% 29.84%
15 3.30% 35.69%
20 7.69% 93.45%
25 10.68% 136.11%
30 29.86% 393.46%

After this review, I am glad that I bought Toromont.

On my other blog I wrote yesterday about Chesswood Group Ltd (TSX-CHW, OTC-CHWWF) ... learn more. Next, I will write about Northland Power Inc (TSX-NPI, OTC-NPIFF) ... learn more on Friday, November 17, 2023 around 5 pm.

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