TransAlta Corp TAC
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News
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TransAlta Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
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TransAlta Corporation Announces Results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Election of all Directors
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TransAlta Declares Dividends
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TransAlta Achieves Commercial Operation of 300 MW White Rock Project and Increases its US Renewables Fleet to 820 MW
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TransAlta Joins Other Water Licence Holders and the Alberta Government to collaborate on flow management on the Bow River System
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TransAlta Taps Joel Hunter to CFO Role, Succeeds retiring CFO Todd Stack
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TransAlta Announces Retirement of CFO and Appointment of New CFO
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Media Advisory: TransAlta Annual Meeting of Shareholders and First Quarter 2024 Results and Conference Call
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $6.75
- Day Range
- $6.83–7.13
- 52-Week Range
- $5.95–10.39
- Bid/Ask
- $7.05 / $7.06
- Market Cap
- $2.17 Bil
- Volume/Avg
- 526,848 / 825,029
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 3.87
- Price/Sales
- 0.75
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 2.51%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 2.62%
- Total Yield
- 5.47%
Company Profile
TransAlta Corp is an independent power producer based in Alberta, Canada. The company operates a diverse and growing fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company has six reportable segments namely, hydro, wind & solar, Energy Marketing, gas, energy transition segment and Corporate Segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the gas segment.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Independent Power Producers
- Stock Style Box
- Small Growth
- Total Number of Employees
- 1,260
- Website
- https://www.transalta.com
Comparables
Valuation
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Metric
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RNW
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BLX
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 3.87 | 41.98 | 30.98 |
Price/Book Value | 4.62 | 2.02 | 1.87 |
Price/Sales | 0.75 | 6.72 | 2.99 |
Price/Cash Flow | 1.88 | 14.81 | 6.83 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
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Metric
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TAC
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RNW
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BLX
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.58 | 0.78 | 1.00 |
Current Ratio | 0.91 | 0.87 | 1.08 |
Interest Coverage | 4.11 | 2.76 | 2.12 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Metric
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RNW
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BLX
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 6.89% | 2.33% | 2.00% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 123.80% | 4.35% | 7.87% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 12.85% | 3.09% | 3.73% |
Return on Assets
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