TransAlta Corporation (TAC) is a Independent Power Producers company in the Utilities sector, currently trading at $13.49. It has a SharesGrow Score of 50/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of TAC = $6.24 (-53.8% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is TAC = $16 (+18.6% upside).
Valuation: TAC trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -41.9 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $2.4B, -6%/yr average growth. Net income is $138M (loss), growing at +34.8%/yr. Net profit margin is -5.7% (negative). Gross margin is 32.6% (-22.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $4.5B against $1.4B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 3.21, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.73 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 51.8%. Total assets: $8.7B.
Analyst outlook: 8 / 9 analysts rate TAC as buy (89%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 75/100 (Pass), Growth 58/100 (Partial), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 45/100 (Partial), Future 88/100 (Pass), Income 10/100 (Fail).
