Ratings TransAlta Corporation

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CA89346D1078

Market Closed - Toronto S.E. Other stock markets 01:30:00 27/04/2024 am IST			5-day change	1st Jan Change
9.06 ^CAD	-2.79%		+1.91%	-17.79%

25/04	Transcript : TransAlta Corporation - Shareholder/Analyst Call
25/04	North American Morning Briefing : More Tech Earnings in Focus With GDP Data Adding to the Uncertainty	DJ

Strengths

The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
Given the positive cash flows generated by its business, the company's valuation level is an asset.
Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.

Weaknesses

According to Standard & Poor's' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.
The company is in a hindered financial situation with significant debt and rather low EBITDA levels.
For the last four months, earnings estimated by analysts have been revised downwards with respect to the next two years.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been significantly revised downwards over the last four months.
The overall consensus opinion of analysts has deteriorated sharply over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.

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