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Canadian Utilities Limited (CU-X.TO)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Diversified UtilitiesSector: Utilities

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$26.08 - $42.37$33.39
Multi-Stage$55.27 - $60.65$57.91
Blended Fair Value$45.65
Current Price$34.40
Upside32.69%
DecisionDon't Buy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
DPS4.37%12.76%1.981.982.002.011.961.601.341.351.000.84
YoY Growth--0.00%-1.11%-0.55%2.84%22.45%19.01%-0.27%35.32%18.50%40.99%
Dividend Yield--5.75%5.31%5.28%5.92%5.76%4.38%3.90%3.46%2.72%2.11%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)649.00
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)624.00
(=) Cash Retained (M)25.00
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)129.8081.1348.68
Cash Retained (M)25.0025.0025.00
(-) Cash Required (M)-129.80-81.13-48.68
(=) Excess Retained (M)-104.80-56.13-23.68
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)270.27270.27270.27
(=) Excess Retained per Share-0.39-0.21-0.09
LTM Dividend per Share2.312.312.31
(+) Excess Retained per Share-0.39-0.21-0.09
(=) Adjusted Dividend1.922.102.22
WACC / Discount Rate6.47%6.47%6.47%
Growth Rate-0.84%0.16%1.16%
Fair Value$26.08$33.39$42.37
Upside / Downside-24.18%-2.95%23.16%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)649.00650.07651.14652.21653.28654.36673.99
Payout Ratio96.15%94.92%93.69%92.46%91.23%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)624.00617.03610.04603.03595.99588.92623.44

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate6.47%6.47%6.47%
Growth Rate-0.84%0.16%1.16%
Year 1 PV (M)573.76579.55585.33
Year 2 PV (M)527.48538.17548.97
Year 3 PV (M)484.84499.66514.78
Year 4 PV (M)445.58463.82482.63
Year 5 PV (M)409.42430.48452.40
PV of Terminal Value (M)12,496.3513,139.2613,808.38
Equity Value (M)14,937.4215,650.9516,392.48
Shares Outstanding (M)270.27270.27270.27
Fair Value$55.27$57.91$60.65
Upside / Downside60.66%68.34%76.31%

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