FFH:CA:TSX-Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Subordinate Voting Shares

EQUITY | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Toronto Stock Exchange

Last Closing

CAD 638.89

Change

+5.56 (+0.88)%

Market Cap

CAD 14.46B

Volume

0.03M

Analyst Target

CAD 600.13
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About

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd is a financial services holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.

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Largest Industry Peers for Insurance - Property & Casualty

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

+0.13 (+0.06%)

CAD 40.12B
FFH-PF:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

N/A

CAD 24.94B
FFH-PE:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

+0.02 (+0.12%)

CAD 24.14B
FFH-PD:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

N/A

CAD 23.98B
FFH-PH:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

N/A

CAD 22.74B
FFH-PC:CA Fairfax Fin Hld Cum 5 Yr C Prf

-0.13 (-0.60%)

CAD 22.69B
FFH-PG:CA Fairfax Fin Hld Cum 5 Yr Rt G ..

+0.24 (+1.37%)

CAD 22.46B
FFH-PJ:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

+0.07 (+0.36%)

CAD 22.40B
FFH-PI:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

+0.08 (+0.44%)

CAD 21.75B
FFH-PM:CA Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd..

-0.28 (-1.17%)

CAD 21.53B

ETFs Containing FFH:CA

HOD:CA BetaPro Crude Oil Inverse.. 7.44 % 1.40 %

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CAD 0.06B
FCE:CA 0.00 % 0.89 %

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FDL:CA 0.00 % 0.67 %

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Insurance - Property & Casualty) Market Performance vs. Exchange (Toronto Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 6.31% 96% N/A 57% F
Dividend Return 1.66% 26% F 46% F
Total Return 7.97% 91% A- 58% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -17.58% 67% D+ 31% F
Dividend Return 1.29% 9% A- 11% F
Total Return -16.29% 54% F 29% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 25.40% 93% A 77% C+
Dividend Return 9.81% 21% F 23% F
Total Return 35.21% 93% A 74% C
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 3.82% 75% C 68% D+
Dividend Return 5.40% 75% C 64% D
Total Return 1.58% 17% F 31% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 14.26% 50% F 48% F
Risk Adjusted Return 37.88% 58% F 54% F
Market Capitalization 14.46B 100% F 98% N/A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Insurance - Property & Casualty) Ratio vs. Market (Toronto Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 39.50 15% 7%
Price/Book Ratio 1.06 15% 47%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio -1.84 100% 87%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio -6.07 100% 77%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 2.54% 14% 39%
Return on Invested Capital N/A N/A N/A
Return on Assets 0.54% 14% 41%
Debt to Equity Ratio 54.25% 5% 49%

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Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

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:
High dividend returns

The stock has outperformed its sector peers on average annual dividend returns basis in the past 5 years (for a hold period of at least 12 months) and is in the top quartile. This can be a good buy, especially if it is outperforming on total return basis , for investors seeking high income yields.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Superior Earnings Growth

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

Superior Revenue Growth

This stock has shown top quartile revenue 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.

Poor return on assets

The company management has delivered below median return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Poor return on equity

The company management has delivered below median return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

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.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

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.

Negative free cash flow

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

Low Dividend Growth

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