RY 169.88 -1.0542% SHOP 144.59 -0.959% TD 77.85 -0.1667% ENB 59.62 -0.5505% BN 78.53 -0.971% TRI 223.92 -0.2495% CNQ 47.03 -0.0213% CP 102.49 -0.5627% CNR 147.77 -0.8787% BMO 131.32 -0.0685% BNS 78.4 0.0255% CSU 4463.7002 0.6222% CM 90.42 0.6344% MFC 44.91 -1.3184% ATD 77.0 -0.7604% NGT 60.01 -0.4149% TRP 68.0 -2.2989% SU 56.965 -0.4282% WCN 260.14 -0.653% L 176.45 0.7135%
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Company Overview
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (TSX: ATD) operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. The company primarily generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services.
Kalkine’s Inflation Report covers the Investment Highlights, Key Financial Metrics, Risks, Technical Analysis along with the Valuation, Target Price, and Recommendation on the stock.
2.1 The Key Positives, Negatives, Investment Highlights, and Risks
Section3: Financial Highlights
3.1 Key Financial Highlights
Section 4: Key Metrics
The company's quick and current ratios fell somewhat. In addition, the company's EBITDA and gross margins fell slightly, owing to decreasing fuel volume and increased cost pressures.
Section 5: Stock Recommendation Summary
5.1 Valuation Methodology Illustrative EV to Sales Based
5.2 Price Performance and Stock Recommendation
The stock has witnessed an upside of ~5.13% in 1 week and ~2.00% over the last 1 month. Moreover, the stock is trading above the average 52-week high price of CAD 87.27 and 52-week low price of CAD 63.29 providing an opportunity to ride the trend.
5.3 One-Year Technical Price Chart
One-Year Technical Price Chart (as of May 23, 2024). Source: REFINITIV, Analysis: Kalkine Group
5.4 Technical Summary
Note 1: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is May 23, 2024. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.
Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual's appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An 'Exit' from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.
Note 4: Dividend Yield may vary as per the stock price movement.
Technical Indicators Defined: -
Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest.
Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and the uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest.
Stop-loss: In general, it is a level to protect further losses in case of any unfavourable movement in the stock prices.
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