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Colabor Group
Colabor Group is a good company, but its stock just wants to go down.
We're selling.
Background
A master wholesaler and distributor of food and
non-food products serving mainly local distributors that in turn service
medium and small-sized grocery and convenience stores, as well as
restaurants and other food service establishments. Colabor
recently begun implementing a strategy of acquiring higher margin
specialized distributors. Its first major acquisition in January 2007 was
Summit Food Service Distributors, which was a leading distributor of brand
name products in Quebec and Ontario. Since that time, Colabor has made
around six additional acquisitions.
Quarterly Reports
September '12: EPS $0.13, down $0.01 vs.
year-ago. Revenues up 8% to $350.3 million. Comparable store sales
(excluding acquisition) up 3.2%. Operating cash flow $7.593 million ($0.33/share) vs. year-ago $7.830 million
($0.34/share). Not great numbers,
but okay for a firm in turnaround mode.
June '12: EPS $0.13 vs. $0.07.
Revenues up 12% to $354.3 million. Excluding acquisitions, comparable
sales up 1%. Operating cash flow up 4% to $7.567 million
($0.32/share) vs. $7.290 million
($0.32/share).
March '12: EPS loss -$0.03 vs. breakeven. Revenues up 24% to $297.9
million. Excluding acquisitions, comparable sales up 1%. Operating cash
flow -$1.262 million (-$0.05/share)
$6.180 million ($0.27share). Completed acquisition of Viandes Decarie, a
distributor of fresh and frozen meat products to foodservice distributors,
food retailers and specialty butchers in
Quebec. In March, dividend
down 33%
to $0.18.
December '11: EPS $0.09 vs. $0.14.
Revenues up 24% to $431.7 million. Excluding acquisitions, comparable
sales up 2%. Operating cash flow $0.35/share vs.
$0.54. Blamed competitive pressures, higher fuel prices, among other
factors for shortfall.
September '11: EPS $0.14, up 75%.
Operating cash flow (adjusted) $0.34/share. Revenues up 30%.
Liquor Stores
sold 2/1/14
The province of British Columbia, reversing its
previous policy, is planning to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in
grocery stores, negatively impacting Liquor Stores sales outlook.
Background
Holds an 84% interest in Liquor Stores LP, which
operates more than 235 liquor stores, mostly in Alberta, but also in
British Columbia, Alaska and Kentucky. In September 2012, Liquor
Stores Launched a new upscale store concept in Canada called "Wine and
Beyond," intended to be Western Canada's largest liquor stores in terms of
product selection and size.
Last Quarterly Report
September '13: EPS $0.25 vs. year-ago
$0.28. Revenues up 5% to $172.9 million. Operating cash flow totaled
($0.51/share vs. year-ago $0.57/share. Same store sales (sales at stores
open 12-months or longer) up 0.7% in Canada and down 1.0% in the U.S. Disappointing cash flow and same
store sales growth numbers.
Previous Quarterly Reports
June '13: EPS $0.23, up $0.02. Revenues
up 5% to $167.7 million. Operating cash flow $0.43/share vs. $0.51/share. Same store sales up 0.4% in Canada and down 3.0% in the U.S. Hired a new CEO, Stephen Bebis,
who has had experience running several large retail chains. Liquor
Stores previous CEO, Richard Crook, resigned with one days notice last
August.
March '13: EPS $0.06 vs. $0.10.
Revenues up 8% to $136.3 million. Operating cash flow -$1.3 million (-$0.05/share)
vs. $3.0 million ($0.13/share). Same store sales up 3.0% in Canada and down 2.2% in the U.S.
December '12: EPS (adjusted) $0.33 vs.
$0.35. Revenues up 7% to $178.4 million. Operating cash flow $12.4 million
($0.54/share) vs. $13.9 million ($0.62/share). Had 249 stores in operation
at 12/31 vs. 239. Same store sales up 0.3% in Canada and up
1.5% in the U.S.
September '12: EPS $0.28, up 17%
(continuing). Revenues up 5% to $164.5 million. Operating cash flow
$11.046 million ($0.48/share) vs. $10.862 ($0.47). Had 244
stores in operation at 9/30. Same store sales up 3% vs. year-ago in
Canada, but flat in U.S. Launched new upscale store
concept, "Wine and Beyond," which will be Western Canada's
largest liquor stores in terms of product selection and size. First two
locations opened in Alberta on September 28. Liquor Stores' CEO
unexpectedly resigned.
June '12: EPS 0.21 vs. $0.31. Revenues
up 6% to $159.6 million. Operating cash flow $0.51/share vs. $0.46. Had 242 stores in operation at 6/30 vs. year-ago 236. Same
store sales up 3%. Sold $67.5 million of convertible notes
paying 5.85%.
March '12: EPS $0.10 vs. $0.00. Revenues
up 9% to $126.6 million. Operating cash flow $3.0 million ($0.13/share)
vs. $3.4 million ($0.15). Same store sales up 5%.
December '11: EPS $0.25 vs. $0.69.
Revenues up 3% to $168.2 million. Operating cash flow $13.9 million
($0.62/share) vs. $12.0 million ($0.63). Same store sales up 2%.
September '11: EPS $0.48 vs.
$0.15. Revenues up 4% to $157.1 million. Operating cash flow $15.8 million
($0.70/share vs. $10.5 million ($0.57/share)
June '11: Operating cash flow (excluding non-recurring) of $0.46 per share, up
$0.02 vs. year-ago. Revenues
up 1% vs. year-ago to $150.2
million. Same store sales up 3%. Operating margin 8.1% vs. 7.4%.
March '11:
Operating cash flow of $0.15 per share, up 67%. Revenues even with
year-ago at $116.0 million. Gross margin 25.1% vs. 24.3%.
Magna International
Quarterly Reports
December '20: EPS (adjusted)
$2.83, up 101%. Revenues up 12% to $10.56 billion.
Operating cash flow $2,300 million ($7.64 per share) vs. $1,700
million ($5.55 per share). Announced joint venture with LG Electronics dubbed ,
LG Magna e-Powertrain, to
manufacture e-motors, inverters and on board chargers for
electric-vehicle makers.
Also finalized a deal with electric-vehicle startup Fisker to
produce Fisker's Ocean SUV in Europe. As part of the deal, Magna
will receive warrants to purchase a 6% stake in Fisker.
September '20: EPS $1.35 vs. -$0.75 loss. Revenues down 2% to $9.13 billion. Operating
cash flow $1,612 million ($5.38 per share) vs. $750 million ($2.41
per share).
June '20: EPS loss -$1.71 vs. +$1.59. Revenues down 58% to $4.3 billion.
Morneau Shepell
9/1/20: We're advising selling Morneau Shepell.
Morneau reported June quarter earnings of $0.12 per share, up 20%
vs. year-ago. Revenues up 16% to $246.2 million. Free cash flow up
12% vs. year-ago to $30.844 million ($0.44 per share).
Growth numbers came from recent acquisition. Organic revenue growth
was only 2%.
Background
Largest Canadian-owned
pension and benefits consulting and outsourcing firm. Designs retirement,
employee compensation and benefits programs for mid- and large-sized
businesses in the U.S. and Canada.
Quarterly Reports
March '20: EPS $0.56 vs. year-ago $0.13. Revenues up 19% to
$243.0 million. Operating cash flow $29.645 million ($0.42/share)
vs. $27.126 million ($0.41/share).
December '19: EPS $0.04, down $0.01 vs.
year-ago. Revenues up 23% to $247.5 million. Operating cash flow
$374.387 million ($0.51/share) vs. $25.920 million ($0.41/share).
September '19: EPS 0.02 vs.
year-ago -$0.15 loss. Revenues up 23% to $224.0 million. Operating
cash flow $37.085 million ($0.56/share) vs. $24.587 million
($0.69/share).
June '19: EPS $0.10, down 60%.
Revenues up 27% to $212.7 million.
Operating cash flow -$6.365 million (-$0.10/share) vs.
-$2.631 million (-$0.05/share).
March '19: EPS $0.13 vs. $0.26. Revenues up
22% to $204.7 million. Operating cash flow $27,126 million
($0.41/share) vs. $16,916 million ($0.30/share).
Year '18: EPS $0.36, down 28% vs. year 2017. Revenues up 16% to $722.3 million. Operating cash
flow $64.792 million (-$0.04/share) vs. $77.588
million ($0.02/share).
September '18: EPS (adjusted)
$0.20, up 25%. Revenues up 20% to $182.8 million. Operating cash
flow $24.052 million ($0.38/share) vs.
$18.388 million ($0.33/share).
Paid C$426 million to acquire Lifeworks Corp., which
offered employee assistance, wellness, recognition and incentive
programs in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K.
June'18: EPS
$0.24, up 9%. Revenues up 8% to $171.2 million.
Operating cash flow -$2.091 million (-$0.04/share) vs. $1.079 million ($0.02/share).
March '18: EPS
$0.25, up 67%. Revenues up 7% to C$167.5 million.
Operating cash flow $16.916 million ($0.30/share) vs. $14.116 million ($0.25/share).
December '17: EPS $0.08, down 20%.
Revenues up 7% to $158.7 million. Operating cash flow $44.005
million ($0.79/share) vs. $27.947 million
($0.52/share).
September '17: EPS C$0.17 per
share, up 89%. Revenues up 6% to $153.8 million. Operating cash flow
$20.388 million ($0.36/share) vs.
$30.143 million ($0.54/share).
June '17: EPS $0.22, up 38%. Revenues up 8% to
$160.8 million. Operating cash flow $1.079 million ($0.02/share) vs. -$6.427 million (-$0.13/share).
March '17: EPS $0.15 per share, vs. $0.14. Revenues up 6% to $157.8 million. Operating cash flow
$14.116 million ($0.25/share) vs. $15.322
million ($0.30/share).
December '16: EPS $0.10 vs.
year-ago $0.05. Revenues up 2% to $149.1 million. Free cash flow up
8% to $19.69 million. Launched MyFuture, an online health and life
insurance benefits marketplace for retirees living in Canada.
Available to Morneau Shepell clients.
September '16: EPS $0.09 vs. -$0.07 loss. Revenues up 3% to $144.6 million. Free cash
flow up 31% to $17.3 million.
June '16: EPS $0.16, down $0.03. Revenues up 5% to $149.25 million. Operating cash flow
-$6.427 million vs. -$3.444 million.
March '16: EPS $0.14, down 13% vs.
year-ago. Revenues up 8% to $149.1 million. Operating cash flow
$15.322 million ($0.30/share) vs. $10.425 million
($0.21/share).
December '15: EBITDA (adjusted)
$25.211 million, up 12%. Revenues up 11% to $145.7 million.
Free cash flow $18,178 million vs. $13.446 million. After getting elected to the Canadian
Parliament, Bill Morneau resigned from executive chair of
Morneau Shepell.
June '14: EPS $0.20, up 25%.
Revenues up 19% to $140.9 million. Operating cash flow $2.155
million ($0.04/share) vs. $5.255 million ($0.10/share).
March '14: EPS $0.17, up $0.03. Revenues
up 13% to $131.1 million. Operating cash flow $8.755 million
($0.18/share) vs. $0.1 million ($0.00/share). Acquired workers compensation provider
Quebec-based Groupe AST, formerly a unit of ADP Canada. Groupe AST has
150 employees in Montreal and Quebec City and serves 12,000 clients.
December '13: EPS loss -$0.23 vs.
year-ago +$0.09. Revenues up 11% to $118.6 million. Operating cash flow
$15.549 million ($0.32/share) vs. $14.876 million.
September '13: EPS $0.14, up $0.02. Revenues up 17% to $118.5 million. Operating cash flow $18.604
million ($0.38/share) vs. $18.160 million ($0.37/share).
Acquired
Collage Pediatric Therapy, a privately-held firm that provides
multidisciplinary health services to children, and the workers'
compensation services business, based in Quebec from Dion Durrell &
Associates.
June '13: EPS $0.16, up 23%. Revenues up
11% to $118.3 million. Operating cash flow $5.141 million ($0.10/share)
vs. -$1.210 million (-$0.02/share).
March '13: EPS $0.14, up 55%. Revenues
up 11% to $115.7 million. Operating cash flow $0.184 million
($0.00/share) vs. $4.963 million ($0.10/share).
December '12: EPS
$0.09 vs. $0.12. Revenues up 10%
to $107.3 million, but higher expenses hurt earnings. Operating cash flow
$14.876 million ($0.30/share) vs. $22.695 million
($0.47/share).
September '12: EPS $0.12 vs. $0.13.
Revenues up 11% to $101.3 million. Operating cash flow $18.150 million
($0.37/share) vs. $19.975 million ($0.41/share). Acquired Mercer Canada's pension and
benefits outsourcing business consisting of 250 employees and 60 clients.
Deal will increase annual revenues by 4%.
June '12: EPS $0.13 vs.
$0.13. Revenues up 18% to $106.8 million. Operating cash flow -$1.200 million (-$0.02/share)
vs. $3.039 million ($0.06).
March '12: EPS $0.09,
down 31%. Revenues up 22% to $104.0 million. Operating cash flow $4.963
million ($0.10/share) vs. $9.161 million ($0.19). Acquired the business of Atlanta, Georgia-based SBC Systems, which
provided employee benefits administration systems. Deal added about
2% to revenues.
December '11: EPS $0.12, down $0.01. Revenues up 12% to $97.48 million.
September '11: EPS $0.13. Revenues up 10% to $91.6 million.
Operating cash flow $19.97 million ($0.42/share).
June '11: EPS $0.13. Revenues up 8% to
$90.57 million. Operating cash flow $3.04 million ($0.06/share).
March '11: EPS $0.13. Operating cash
flow up 46% to
$9.16 million ($0.19/share). Revenues up 5% to $85.4
million.
Student Transportation
Quarterly Reports
June '16: EPS
$0.07, even.
Revenues up 9% to $102.2 million.
March '16: EPS $0.04, up $0.02 vs. year-ago, but up only $0.01 vs. March 2014.
Revenues up 11% to $173.2 million. Awarded $10.5 million annual
revenue contract to provide new transportation services in the
greater Los Angeles area, and a new $4.8 million annual contract to
provide school transportation services to the Tigard-Tualatin School
District, the 9th largest in Oregon, with 17 schools.
December '15: EPS $0.06, up 50%. Revenues up 6% to $167.4 million.
June '14: EPS $0.06 vs. year-ago
$0.08. Revenues up 17% to $142.6 million. Awarded a new
contract with San Bernardino County in California that will add around
$10 million annually (2%) to revenues, and
two new contracts in Pennsylvania that will add about $10 million in
annual revenues. Launched "SchoolWheels Direct" in the Charleston,
South Carolina area, which provides transportation services to charter and private
schools. Parents can sign up and manage their account on the SchoolWheels' website.
March '14: EPS
$0.03, up $0.01. Revenues up
15% to $138.3 million. Operating cash flow $11.807 million
($0.11/share) vs. $13.704 million ($0.15/share).
Announced three new contracts with
schools in upstate New York that would add $7 million (around 2%) to
annual revenues. Awarded contract to manage the Atlantic Express
Transportation Group's California operations. Atlantic operates 425
school vehicles in the Los Angeles area. Estimated annual revenues are
$25 million. Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy and the contract was
awarded by the bankruptcy court.
December '13: EPS $0.04, even. Revenues up 14% to $135.5 million. Grossed $75 million by
selling 6.25% convertible notes due June 2019.
September '13: EPS -$0.11 vs.
-$0.10 loss. Revenues up 19% to $73.14 million.
June '13: EPS $0.08 vs. $0.12. Operating
cash flow $35.424 million ($0.37/share) vs. $13.353
million ($0.16/share). Revenues up 18% to $122.3 million. Awarded new school transportation contracts in Texas,
Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada that added $10 million
(2.5%) to annual revenues.
March '13: EPS $0.02 vs. $0.04. Revenues
up 6% to $120.5 million. Operating cash flow $13.704 million
($0.15/share) vs. $23.787 million ($0.29/share).
December '12: EPS $0.04, up 100%.
Revenues up 18% to $119.4 million. Operating cash flow $22.186 million
($0.24/share) vs. $11.981 million ($0.15/share). Announced a new contract to supply 530 vehicles to serve the Omaha and
Millard Public Schools in Nebraska starting in August 2013. The contract
is the largest single new order that Student has received.
September '12: EPS loss -$0.10
vs. -$0.18 loss. Revenues up 21% to $61.6 million. Operating cash flow -$16.215
million (-$0.17/share) vs. -$14.211 million (-$0.18/share).
June '12: EPS (operating) $0.03, even.
Counting non-cash accounting credit, EPS $0.11. Revenues up 15% to $103.4
million. Operating cash flow $14.739 million ($0.18/share) vs. $23.242 million ($0.32/share). For June 30 fiscal year,
operating cash flow $34.910 million. Completed acquisition of rival National Express
Corporation's transportation contracts in Texas and Washington. National divested the contracts as part of an
antitrust agreement with the U.S. government.
March '12: EPS $0.05, up 67%. Revenues up 22% to $113.3 million. Awarded two new contracts in
New Hampshire that add $4.3
million to annual revenues, two new contracts in Connecticut that add
$4.6 million, and two new contracts in Ontario that
add C$9.0 million. Raised $75 million by selling 10.95 million new shares
for $6.85.
December '11: EPS USD $0.02 vs. $0.05.
Non-cash expenses cut earnings. Revenues up 24% to $101.1 million.
Operating cash flow $11.981 million ($0.15/share) vs. $8.941
million ($0.12/share). Acquired Wisconsin-based Dairyland Bus, Inc., which operated 700+
buses from five Midwestern locations. Expected deal to increase 2012
revenues by 6%.
September '11: EPS USD-$0.18 loss
vs. -$0.09 loss. Revenues up 18% to $51.1 million. Operating cash
flow -$15.6 million loss vs. -$14.5 million. Note: most
schools are closed in the September quarter.
June '11: EPS USD$0.04 vs. $0.02. Revenues up 16% to $89.9 million. Operating cash flow
$36.3 million vs. $41.7 million.
TELUS
Quarterly Reports
December '20: EPS $0.22 per share,
down 31%. Revenues up 5% to $4.06 billion. Total
subscriber connections up 5% to 15.97 million. Free cash flow up 62%
vs. year-ago to $218 million. In November, dividend up
7% to US$0.2396 per share.
September '20: EPS (adjusted)
$0.28 per share, down 28%. Revenues up 8% to $3.98
billion. Total subscriber connections up 8% to 15.72 million. Free
cash flow $161 million vs. year-ago $320 million.
June '20: EPS $0.25, down 29%.
Revenues up 4% to $3.73 million. Total subscriber connections up 8%
to 15.41 million. Free cash flow $511 million ($0.37 per share) vs. $324 million ($0.27 per share).
March '20: EPS
$0.32, down 16%. Revenues up 4% to $3.694 billion. Total subscriber
connections up 9% to 15.27 million. Free cash flow $545 million
($0.44 per share) vs. $153 million ($0.13 per
share). TELUS split its common shares 2 for 1 on
March 17.
December '19: EPS (adjusted)
$0.67, down 3%. Revenues up 2.5% to $3.86 billion. Total subscriber
connections up 9% to 15.17 million. Free cash flow $135 million
($0.23 per share) vs. $132 million ($0.22 per
share). Agreed to pay C$780 million to acquire residential and
business security services provider ADT Security Services, Canada,
which had around 500,000 customers in Canada.
September '19: EPS (adjusted)
$0.76, up 3% vs. year-ago. Revenues up 3% to $5.7 billion. Total
subscriber connections up 5% to 14.50 million.
June '19: EPS (adjusted) $0.69,
down $0.01 vs. year-ago. Revenues up 4% to $3.597 million. Total
subscriber connections up 4% vs. year-ago to 14.17 million.
March '19: EPS $0.75, up 3%. Revenues up 4% to $3.5 billion. Total subscriber
connections up 4% to 13.98 million.
December '18: EPS (adjusted)
$0.69, up 5%. Revenues up 6% to $3.76 billion. Total
subscriber connections up 3% to 13.43 million.
September '18: EPS (adjusted) of
$0.74, up 6% vs. year-ago. Revenues up 11% to $3.77 billion. Total
subscriber connections up 3% to 13.31 million.
June '18: EPS $0.70 per share,
even with year-ago. Revenues up 3% to $3.45 billion. Total
subscriber connections up 3% to 13.12 million.
March '18: EPS (adjusted) C$0.73,
up 3%. Revenues up 6% to C$3.377 billion. Total subscriber
connections up 3% to 13.07 million.
December '17: EPS (adjusted)
$0.55, up 4%. Revenues up 5% to $3.47 billion. Total
subscriber connections up 3% to 13.05 million.
September '17: EPS (adjusted)
$0.66, up $0.01. Revenues up 4% to $.37 billion.
Total subscriber connections up 3% to 12.94 million.
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