# Algoma Central Corporation (ALC.TO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. TSX, Canada. Sector: Industrials / Marine. Price C$23.45, market value C$951 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.6×** (5-yr avg 6.8×, 3-yr avg 6.0×). Algoma Central Corporation trades at 5.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 6.8×. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.1×**. Enterprise value is 7.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -3.8%** (5-yr avg 3.3%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 18.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 18.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 39.7%**. Algoma Central Corporation keeps 39.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 11.6%**. 11.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 18.8%**. 18.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.2%**. 14.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.1%.
- **Return on assets: 9.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.2%** (3-yr 3.9%/yr, 5-yr 6.9%/yr). Revenue grew 8.2% over the last year, against 6.9% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 54.1%** (3-yr 21.5%/yr, 5-yr 24.3%/yr). Earnings per share rose 54.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.53**. Debt is 0.53 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 2.4×**. It would take 2.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 3.4×**. Operating profit covers interest 3.4× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 0.71** (quick 0.65). Current liabilities exceed current assets, so the company depends on ongoing cash generation or refinancing to pay the next year's bills.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.58%** (C$0.82 per share, trailing). Algoma Central Corporation yields 3.58%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 22%**. 22% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -24.5%/yr** (1-yr 5.3%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 37.9%** (YTD 26.5%, 3-mo 7.1%). The shares are up 37.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.0%** (43.8% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.45** (volatility 26%). Beta of 0.45 against the S&P/TSX Composite: the shares move much less than the market.

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