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Wajax CorpWJX.TOCOMMENTDec 18, 2012Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 22, 2026. Market Open.
Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. Cheap at 11x earnings. A cyclical company that has never reached over 20x multiple. They continued their dividends during the pandemic. Sales missed but EPS beat by 20%. Cash flow is good. The small size presents some risks but it is doing many things right. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
They cut their dividend, but he sees this as pretty safe with a 60% payout ratio. He models 45% EPS growth. Their balance sheet has gotten much better. The cycle is just starting to come on with equipment makers, and is trading at about a 6-point discount to Finning. Trades at about 13.8X with Finning at around 19X.
Equipment company with about 50% revenues coming from heavy trucks, 25% from industrial components and 25% from power systems. A play on economic growth in Canada. Purchased some big trucks on spec that they are planning on selling in 2013, which is a little bit concerning. Very clean balance sheet EBITDA is 0.5X. Management has publicly said that as long as the EBITDA is lower than 1.5-2, they will use debt to sustain the dividend.