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Paul Gardner, CFAdentalcorp Holdings LtdDNTL.TOTOP PICKSep 01, 2021

Trying to consolidate all dental practices in Canada. Acquiring story, so it's kind of a growth story. Underlying business is solid. Hit in pandemic, but recession-proof and ROE is quite high. Moving into orthodontics. No dividend. (Analysts’ price target is $19.56)
$16.22

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$11.00

As of Jan 16, 2026. Market Open.

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DNTL is still getting into its acquisition and roll-out strategy, and currently trades at an OK valuation. 
The company has a strong equity position of $1.8 billion on a $1.6B market cap, although $2.1B of its assets are in goodwill, which can change quickly if an impairment charge takes place. 
Revenue growth has been averaging in the 20%+ range, and it generates positive free cash flows which is mostly puts towards acquisitions. 
We would like to see the company maintain or grow its current sales growth rates, and increase its profitability before stepping in here, but largely the company is on a decent trajectory.  
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Fantastic business, but high debt levels recently.
Currently going through a strategic review process.
Expecting a private equity business to purchase company.
Strong management team.

BUY
Their future looks strong. They've been acquiring dental offices of various sizes. The costs of dental track inflation, so there is increased revenues from this sector. People need their teeth to be look after regularly, so dental won't be impacted much by a recession. However, interest rates do pressure this sector. DNTL has lots of runway in Canada as well as the U.S, to expand.
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He's looking at it. They have a roll-up strategy integrating software across many facilities. He wonders if there are too many dental offices around. Also, it's a recent IPO, so he wants to see how they execute their roll-up strategy for a year or two.
WEAK BUY
He likes the repeatability of the business. Pretty good model of what its rate of return will be. Accounting is new and will take a couple of years to sort out. The pandemic didn't help its revenue. He's looking for stable cashflow in the underlying business.
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AND does drug distribution in western Canada. Incredibly stable business with good runway for growth. Nice compliment to a portfolio without expensive or risky plays. DNTL rolls up dental practices in Canada. A recession proof business.