TransAlta Corporation (TAC)

15.92 -0.32  -1.97%  Jun 01, 5:20PM Go Pro
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TransAlta Corporation Valuation

No matter how good a company is, if the price that you pay to buy it is too high, you won't make much money. These valuation metrics should give you a sense of reasonable prices, but be careful with them. Always seek to understand why a valuation is changing over time.

Price Multiples

Price Multiples show how much you get for the price you pay. They can fluctuate drastically over time. Looking at price multiples over time and comparing to those of competitors will help to triangulate a reasonable valuation.

Price to Sales Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of sales.

TAC 1.400
NU 1.490
HTM 10.49
NI 1.278

Price to Earnings Ratio

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of earnings.

TAC 20.15
NU 17.01
HTM
NI 25.69

Price to Book

Tells you how much you are paying for one dollar of net assets (net assets is total assets - total liabilities).

TAC 1.169
NU 1.584
HTM 0.4065
NI 1.370

Enterprise Valuation

Enterprise Value (EV) multiples tell you what you would get if you were to buy the whole company (including paying off all debt). Similar to price multiples, they can be compared across time and with peers.

EV / EBITDA Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / Revenue Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of sales if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / EBIT Pro

Tells you how much you pay for one dollar of earnings before interest and taxes if you were buying the whole company.

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EV / Free Cash Flow Pro

Tells how much you are paying for one dollar of current free cash flow if you were buying the whole company.

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TAC News

Utilities Sector Wrap
May 30, 4:37PM Fox Business
@theRandomTrader $TAC I added a very small position (like the dividend), will add more if it lowers that much
about 35 days ago by CaptainOyama
$TAC I see more downside ahead. It's below S1 now and lost volume.
about 35 days ago by theRandomTrader
$TAC seeing a double bottom
about 35 days ago by theRandomTrader
TransAlta declares dividends
Apr 25, 5:35PM Marketwire
$TAC took profit yesterday, bought back on dip today. nice divi
about 58 days ago by Good2go
$TAC got in @ 18.50 to hold for the 6% divi but realize it's also a good flipping candidate as long as in on X div day in May.
about 61 days ago by Good2go
Best Yielding Utilities With Biggest Income Forecast + http://stks.co/2IVG + $PNG $TAC $EDE $ATLS $CPK $NVE $TRGP $SJW $PNM $AWK
about 115 days ago by DividendYield
TransAlta declares dividends
Jan 25, 5:33PM Marketwire
Desjardins Starts TransAlta (TAC) at Buy
Dec 01, 9:57AM Street Insider
Shares of TAC Now Oversold
Nov 21, 11:58AM
TransAlta 2011 Investor Day Conference
Nov 01, 11:05AM Marketwire
TransAlta declares dividends
Oct 27, 12:45PM Marketwire
$NGG $CIG $TAC $TRP Grabbing High Yields Overseas - these utilities are back to LT support, great yields http://tinyurl.com/3zx5tsq
about 296 days ago by tea8207
RT @ycharts Five Expensive Stocks Worth The Price http://stk.ly/m2EFid $TAC $CHFC $LFC $NS $BKH
about 393 days ago by howardlindzon
Five Expensive Stocks Worth The Price http://stk.ly/m2EFid $TAC $CHFC $LFC $NS $BKH
about 393 days ago by ycharts
$tac TD cuts price target by $1 http://stk.ly/hjJYzw
about 488 days ago by darcykeith
And the gut wins! $TAC drops 3% in the first 10 minutes of trading today, breaking all tech support, before recovering over 1/2 its losses.
about 581 days ago by Johnny905
$TAC http://chart.ly/e88f2g6 Lots of technical support here in the 20.40/20.50 area. A good risk/reward long but gut says lower.
about 582 days ago by Johnny905
$TAC ex div on 8/30 @ $1.16 also traded on TSX
about 644 days ago by CaptainOyama
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