Chesswood Group (CHW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chesswood Group Limited operates primarily in the specialty finance industry in North America. The company offers micro and small-ticket commercial equipment financing and origination to small and medium-sized businesses through the third-party broker and equipment vendor channels; and commercial equipment financing and loans to small and medium-sized businesses. It also provides home improvement and other consumer financing solutions; credit alternatives to investors; consumer financing for motor vehicle purchasers; and specialized financing solutions. The company was formerly known as Chesswood Income Fund and changed its name to Chesswood Group Limited in January 2011. Chesswood Group Limited was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$0.90 to C$0.90
• 50-Day Range: C$0.90 to C$0.90
• 52-Week Range: C$0.90 to C$9.20
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 11,630 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$16.67 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 13.33%
• Price Target: C$5.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chesswood Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chesswood Group scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chesswood Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chesswood Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chesswood Group is -0.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chesswood Group is -0.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chesswood Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.10. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CHW.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Chesswood Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Chesswood Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CHW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Chesswood Group has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Chesswood Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chesswood Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

40.34% of the stock of Chesswood Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 3.76% of the stock of Chesswood Group is held by institutions.

CHW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CHW shares performed this year?

Chesswood Group's stock was trading at C$8.18 at the start of the year. Since then, CHW shares have decreased by 89.0% and is now trading at C$0.90.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Chesswood Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chesswood Group investors own include EnerCare (ECI), CGI (GIB.A), Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (HMMJ), AltaGas (ALA), Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Enbridge (ENB).

Company Calendar

• Today: 11/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Credit Services
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:CHW
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.chesswoodgroup.com
• Phone: +1-416-3863099
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 409
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$5.25
• High Stock Price Target: C$7.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$3.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +483.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C($2.05)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.37
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$-36,970,000.00
• Net Margins: -37.96%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -19.79%
• Return on Assets: -1.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 894.06
• Current Ratio: 43.15
• Quick Ratio: 38.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$97.38 million
• Price / Sales: 0.17
• Cash Flow: C$0.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.02
• Book Value: C$9.25 per share
• Price / Book: 0.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,520,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$16.67 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.96