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Canadian National Railway Co CNR

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Canadian National Earnings: Margins Unspectacular, but Weather a Factor and Guidance Reaffirmed

Matthew Young

Wide-moat Canadian National's first-quarter revenue declined roughly 1.5% year over year due to a slight volume decline, along with easing accessorial income and lower fuel surcharges, which reduced total yield. Core carload pricing remains positive. Revenue was slightly shy of our expected run rate, partly because of coal, which should see sequential recovery in the quarters ahead.

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Price vs Fair Value

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CNR is trading at a 14% premium.
Price
CAD 177.19
Fair Value
CAD 748.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
CAD 666.87
5-Star Price
CAD 283.20
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Over the past year, CN has reinvigorated its precision railroading roots, narrowing the margin gap with peers.

Bears

Grain carload-volume growth will likely take a breather in 2024 on a less robust late-2023 harvest and a less favorable export backdrop (to China).

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
CAD 170.40
Day Range
CAD 169.77–171.56
52-Week Range
CAD 143.13–181.34
Bid/Ask
CAD 171.05 / CAD 171.60
Market Cap
CAD 108.95 Bil
Volume/Avg
661,253 / 1.0 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
23.09
Price/Sales
6.59
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
1.91%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.01%
Total Yield
5.92%

Company Profile

Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2023, CN generated CAD 16.8 billion in revenue by hauling intermodal containers (23% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (19%), grain and fertilizers (19%), forest products (12%), metals and minerals (12%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (6%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Railroads
Stock Style Box
Large Growth
Total Number of Employees
18,299
Website
https://www.cn.ca

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Valuation

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Metric
CNR
UNP
CSX
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 23.0923.2418.81
Price/Book Value
 5.389.465.28
Price/Sales
 6.596.154.63
Price/Cash Flow
 15.8117.4912.65
Price/Earnings
CNR
UNP
CSX

Financial Strength

Metric
CNR
UNP
CSX
Quick Ratio
 0.320.690.88
Current Ratio
 0.600.931.05
Interest Coverage
 9.247.166.95
Quick Ratio
CNR
UNP
CSX

Profitability

Metric
CNR
UNP
CSX
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 12.60%9.60%8.83%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 31.55%45.57%30.10%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 18.67%15.23%13.72%
Return on Assets
CNR
UNP
CSX
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