65/100
-11.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 24% of 17 observed editionsValue with deterioration warnings / ACQ / Company ReportOpen chart terminal ↗
Sharemaestro company report · Value with deterioration warnings · TOR
AutoCanada Inc.
ACQ · The discount needs evidence of repair
2 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive.
Factor edition25 Sep 2026
Weekly chart through2026-09-25
Company inputs through30 Jun 2026
Factor coverage91%
The selected research question · Value with deterioration warnings
What is challenging the apparent value?
This screen requires a value reading alongside multiple deterioration warnings. Test whether growth, business strength and market conditions are stabilising or worsening.
The value case under challenge
The discount needs evidence of repair
The useful change would be stronger company readings alongside improving market conditions. Continued weakness would reinforce the concern, even if the value rank stays high.
Latest change: 1 improving, 1 weakening and 2 unchanged across the 4 comparable focus pillars since the previous edition.
1/4 strong
Focus pillars with standing ≥65. This is a breadth check, not a new combined score.10/100
-13.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 0% of 17 observed editions17/100
+10.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 0% of 17 observed editions5/100
-26.0 points vs screen median
Strong in 0% of 17 observed editionsThe comparison uses companies qualifying for this screen in the same universe and edition. Medians require at least five companies. Historical strength counts actual factor observations; it does not claim historical screen membership.
01 · The company in perspective
The shape of the evidence
Current research reading
Value needs scrutiny
The value ranking is attractive, but business strength is weaker.
Cheapness needs stronger operating evidence and market confirmation.
Strongest pillar
Capital return
77/100 standing
Weakest pillar
Price strength
5/100 standing
The strongest and weakest pillars describe this profile, not changes in company performance. The history below shows whether the readings are improving.
Beneath the factor profile
How well does the business support the score?
Cash value37/100
Cash backing46/100
Business durability23/100
Financial resilience15/100
Capital discipline74/100
Price support28/100
These established Sharemaestro cash-research scores summarise cash backing, durability, resilience and capital discipline. Higher is stronger on the available tests. They are separate from universe ranks and are not percentiles or probabilities. Missing components remain unavailable.
02 · Market confirmation
Is the price supporting the case?
Trend SignalPositivelatest completed chart observation
Market DynamicsPositivelatest completed chart observation
Relative StrengthNot positivelatest completed chart observation
Price / Fair Value+5.9%positive is above the reference
03 · What is changing
A strong reading matters more when it lasts.
Factor standing, one edition at a time
Read across for persistence. Read down for breadth. Each cell is an actual published observation.
80–9965–7940–640–39No reading
| Factor | 7 Jun2026 | 14 Jun2026 | 21 Jun2026 | 28 Jun2026 | 5 Jul2026 | 12 Jul2026 | 19 Jul2026 | 26 Jul2026 | 2 Aug2026 | 9 Aug2026 | 16 Aug2026 | 23 Aug2026 | 30 Aug2026 | 4 Sep2026 | 11 Sep2026 | 18 Sep2026 | 25 Sep2026 | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CombinedFocus | 22 | -1.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| ValueFocus | 65 | -2.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| Business strengthFocus | 10 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| GrowthFocus | 17 | 0.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| Price strengthFocus | 5 | +2.0points | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital returnFurther context | 77 | -1.0points |
Hover or focus a cell to inspect its dated reading. Arrow keys move between factors and editions. Scroll across for more dates.
Changes since the previous edition
Value-2.0 pts67 → 65
Price strength+2.0 pts3 → 5
Capital return-1.0 pts78 → 77
Business strength0.0 pts10 → 10
Growth0.0 pts17 → 17
Changes compare 18 Sep 2026 with 25 Sep 2026. The underlying company period did not change between these editions. Prices, peer rankings and other inputs can still move the scores. Changes in a relative score do not, by themselves, identify a cause.
04 · Competitive position
Company strength, in its peer context
Value and Business strength
ACQ is highlighted against companies in the Value with deterioration warnings screen. Select a point to compare the same research angle. Up to 250 companies shown.
Has price kept pace?
Price returns to 25 Sep 2026. The comparison is the median of companies in the same sector with a reading, not a traded portfolio.
3 monthsACQ+1.2%Sector median-2.5%Difference+3.8 pp
6 monthsACQ+20.8%Sector median1.3%Difference+19.5 pp
12 monthsACQ-29.3%Sector median-0.7%Difference-28.5 pp
Relative standing is the useful comparison.
A rising share price can still trail its peers. A company with falling prices can still outperform a weaker sector. Compare the return gap with the factor profile before drawing a conclusion.
At least five sector observations are required to display a median. Returns exclude dividends. These are completed historical returns, not forward estimates.
05 · Staying power and price risk
Separate company standing from the ride.
Value · strong editions24%score ≥65 in 17 observed editions
Annualised volatility48.6%stored one-year daily measure · factor date
Input coverage91%available factor inputs, not certainty
Drawdown measures the weekly close below its running high within the displayed price history. It starts at zero and is not an all-time drawdown. Persistence counts observed editions only; missing weeks are not filled in.
06 · Research playbook
What would strengthen — or weaken — this reading?
Deterioration slows and market conditions stabilise
Watch for improving business strength and growth over more than one edition, then test for market confirmation.
2 of 3 available weekly market readings are positive.
Company weakness and negative price evidence reinforce each other
Price strength is the weakest measured focus pillar at 5/100. Check whether it is recovering, stable or deteriorating in the history above.
A loss of screen qualification, lower coverage or deterioration across several readings would require a fresh review.
Keep the research question consistent
Compare ACQ with other companies selected by Value with deterioration warnings. A stronger overall score does not necessarily mean stronger evidence for this particular approach.
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Where ACQ qualifies
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This report uses published Sharemaestro factor snapshots and stored completed weekly prices and indicators. Company inputs are translated into comparable standing, change and context. The page does not fetch live accounts or infer missing company results.
Scores use the established higher-is-stronger Sharemaestro display convention and are relative to Canada - CAD. Sector medians compare those same universe scores; they do not re-rank the company. Peer medians exclude missing readings.
The company period is the period end used in the factor edition, not its filing date. Stored history is an observation record, not a claim of a point-in-time investable backtest. None of these scores is a probability or expected return.
Historical price series may reflect provider adjustments. The combined score is a summary, not a substitute for the distinct strengths, weaknesses and data coverage shown above.