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Capital Power (CPX)

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; prices in Canadian dollars. All 218 TSX stocks.

Your signal

Hold51 / 100

Hold: 51 is between your Sell line (40) and Buy line (60). Off the high (−14% from its 1-year high) scores 54 and lifts it; Trend (+1% vs 200-day) scores 46 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightCPXPointsWeightAdds
Plays in53%534021.2
Off the high−14% from its 1-year high543016.2
Trend+1% vs 200-day463013.8
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for CPX
FactorCPXPointsWhat it is
Plays in53%53The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+20% · 13 analysts57How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.9 · buy54The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E124.5×7Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E22.4×24Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG1.4348P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales2.5×64Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book2.4×64Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yield4.3%84Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth––Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher.
Revenue growth+75%93Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin3%26Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity2%22Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity1.51×16Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high−14% from its 1-year high54How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+1% vs 200-day46How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum−5%28The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure3/10 · moderate70The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on CPX

This analysis does not constitute trading advice. Please meet with an advisor or independently review sources before making any decision. New to this? Start with the basics.

Plays in53 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureModerate3 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.01×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+1%). Higher than on 36% of days since 2010. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about CPX now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved CPX lately

Its biggest move against the S&P/TSX in the last 30 sessions, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on CPX

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on CPX went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2009. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyINOct 5, 2026 +4.0%Exit below C$62.75 (−3.1%)29% 136/470+6.5% / +13.3%−34.0% / −47.4%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyOUTJul 31, 2026 −0.6%Enter above C$66.64 (+2.9%)24% 18/75+6.5% / +13.1%−42.6% / −47.4%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$63.00 (−2.7%)25% 61/246+7.1% / +13.1%−31.7% / −47.4%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −7.1%Not on one close21% 20/96+2.7% / +13.2%−33.0% / −47.4%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTAug 21, 2026 −0.3%Enter above C$66.07 (+2.0%)22% 14/63+6.2% / +12.9%−37.4% / −47.4%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyOUTJul 31, 2026 −0.6%Enter above C$69.45 (+7.3%)19% 14/73+2.0% / +13.1%−37.4% / −47.4%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 +2.6%Enter above C$64.44 (−0.5%)31% 11/35+9.5% / +13.1%−47.4% / −47.4%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$63.97 (−1.2%)14% 17/122+9.3% / +13.1%−34.5% / −47.4%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyOUTOct 2, 2026 +5.3%Enter above C$122.32 (+88.9%)43% 10/23+8.9% / +13.1%−47.4% / −47.4%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$63.97 (−1.2%)20% 15/76+8.0% / +13.1%−30.1% / −47.4%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINOct 9, 2026 +0.3%Exit below C$58.84 (−9.1%)33% 38/114+5.7% / +13.2%−50.8% / −47.4%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyINSep 28, 2026 +5.4%Exit below C$63.40 (−2.1%)27% 158/576+5.8% / +13.4%−30.7% / −47.4%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +5.1%Exit below C$42.55 (−34.3%)39% 78/202+6.1% / +13.1%−34.4% / −47.4%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINJun 5, 2024 +85.3%Exit below C$45.93 (−29.1%)28% 5/18+8.8% / +12.7%−49.1% / −47.4%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyOUTJul 28, 2026 −3.9%Enter above C$73.71 (+13.9%)24% 24/99+6.6% / +13.2%−36.5% / −47.4%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyOUTJul 29, 2026 −0.8%Enter above C$68.70 (+6.1%)22% 21/94+5.6% / +13.5%−38.4% / −47.4%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$60.21 (−7.0%)35% 39/112+7.3% / +13.3%−27.8% / −47.4%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyOUTJul 22, 2026 −10.4%Not on one close42% 91/219+5.9% / +13.3%−35.4% / −47.4%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyINOct 1, 2026 +5.4%Exit below C$58.63 (−9.4%)41% 169/412+8.5% / +13.1%−34.4% / −47.4%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$57.27 (−11.5%)30% 51/172+7.0% / +13.4%−30.1% / −47.4%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +6.1%Exit below C$62.07 (−4.1%)42% 163/390+7.1% / +13.1%−33.8% / −47.4%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −7.1%Enter above C$163.09 (+151.9%)33% 42/126+4.7% / +13.5%−29.6% / −47.4%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +1.1%Exit below C$58.77 (−9.2%)31% 45/147+8.8% / +14.0%−31.1% / −47.4%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyINOct 9, 2026 +0.3%Exit below C$61.98 (−4.3%)32% 40/125+3.8% / +13.4%−45.5% / −47.4%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 7, 2026 +0.7%Not on one close32% 56/175+6.9% / +14.0%−38.4% / −47.4%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +5.1%Not on one close33% 63/193+1.2% / +13.1%−35.5% / −47.4%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +1.1%Exit below C$59.81 (−7.6%)34% 34/101+7.4% / +13.1%−31.1% / −47.4%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyOUTAug 5, 2026 −0.3%Enter above C$77.61 (+19.9%)28% 20/71+7.3% / +13.1%−42.4% / −47.4%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyOUTJul 17, 2026 −8.4%Not on one close35% 48/138−0.1% / +13.0%−51.1% / −47.4%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTNov 3, 2025 −8.1%Not on one close40% 16/40+1.7% / +14.0%−11.7% / −47.4%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$57.27 (−11.5%)31% 33/105+6.1% / +13.3%−31.9% / −47.4%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTJul 16, 2026 −8.8%Enter above C$72.91 (+12.6%)33% 36/108+5.7% / +13.7%−22.7% / −47.4%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −7.1%Enter above C$72.91 (+12.6%)35% 27/78+5.6% / +13.7%−26.5% / −47.4%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJul 27, 2026 −7.1%Enter above C$111.74 (+72.6%)36% 25/70+8.9% / +13.1%−24.6% / −47.4%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$57.27 (−11.5%)29% 29/99+1.8% / +13.3%−29.8% / −47.4%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTJun 10, 2026 −3.2%Enter above C$65.77 (+1.6%)34% 39/116+4.2% / +13.4%−28.4% / −47.4%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$62.07 (−4.1%)33% 57/173+4.6% / +13.3%−24.8% / −47.4%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$60.72 (−6.2%)34% 48/143+6.6% / +13.4%−35.6% / −47.4%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +4.6%Exit below C$60.55 (−6.5%)32% 44/138+5.5% / +13.3%−35.2% / −47.4%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyOUTSep 11, 2026 +7.7%Enter above C$76.46 (+18.1%)38% 12/32+9.3% / +13.9%−34.8% / −47.4%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINOct 5, 2026 +4.0%Exit below C$61.00 (−5.8%)29% 68/235+7.2% / +13.6%−35.1% / −47.4%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTJun 5, 2026 −5.2%Not on one close24% 37/152+0.2% / +13.3%−14.7% / −47.4%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTApr 14, 2026 −1.4%Not on one close31% 32/102+0.4% / +13.4%−18.8% / −47.4%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +5.3%Exit below C$60.80 (−6.1%)34% 168/493+6.0% / +13.1%−32.0% / −47.4%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTJun 27, 2025 +23.5%Not on one close21% 6/28+1.4% / +13.0%−11.2% / −47.4%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endOUTSep 30, 2026 +5.6%Enter above C$70.50 (+8.9%)52% 11/21+10.3% / +13.2%−47.4% / −47.4%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINJan 30, 2026 +11.8%Flips at next check55% 12/22+10.0% / +13.2%−47.4% / −47.4%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 −0.6%Enter above C$78.40 (+21.1%)44% 11/25+5.3% / +13.2%−47.4% / −47.4%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTJul 29, 2026 −0.8%Not on one close23% 21/93+8.5% / +13.2%−28.0% / −47.4%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 +2.6%Enter above C$71.33 (+10.2%)45% 5/11+8.2% / +12.9%−47.4% / −47.4%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyOUTJul 31, 2026 −0.6%Enter above C$68.82 (+6.3%)31% 31/101+5.0% / +13.2%−37.4% / −47.4%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +5.1%Exit below C$56.40 (−12.9%)35% 119/343+6.2% / +14.0%−28.7% / −47.4%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyINSep 28, 2026 +5.4%Exit below C$63.07 (−2.6%)34% 186/553+7.1% / +14.0%−27.3% / −47.4%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINSep 23, 2026 +4.6%Exit below C$42.48 (−34.4%)38% 95/250+2.4% / +13.5%−41.4% / −47.4%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINMay 31, 2024 +85.2%Not on one close44% 4/9+12.7% / +13.0%−47.4% / −47.4%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$63.54 (−1.8%)28% 139/491+1.5% / +13.3%−20.2% / −47.4%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +5.7%Exit below C$20.11 (−68.9%)38% 75/200+4.3% / +13.1%−35.1% / −47.4%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +1.1%Exit below C$58.78 (−9.2%)29% 42/144+8.3% / +13.1%−29.6% / −47.4%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endOUTJul 31, 2026 −0.6%Enter above C$62.64 (−3.2%)32% 18/56+11.6% / +13.2%−31.4% / −47.4%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINJan 30, 2026 +11.8%Flips at next check47% 9/19+10.3% / +14.7%−47.4% / −47.4%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyINJan 30, 2026 +11.8%Not on one close50% 11/22+9.0% / +13.2%−47.4% / −47.4%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINSep 22, 2026 +5.1%Exit below C$51.73 (−20.1%)34% 86/254+3.5% / +13.1%−43.6% / −47.4%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +9.9%Not on one close58% 18/31+5.1% / +13.2%−45.4% / −47.4%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTAug 4, 2026 −2.7%Not on one close58% 144/248+1.0% / +13.1%−37.3% / −47.4%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 21, 2026 +5.1%Not on one close58% 172/295+1.8% / +13.1%−46.0% / −47.4%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTSep 23, 2026 +4.6%Buy below C$58.47 (−9.7%)65% 97/150+6.0% / +13.3%−37.9% / −47.4%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 +1.1%Not on one close71% 91/128+7.8% / +13.2%−28.6% / −47.4%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyOUTOct 2, 2026 +5.3%Not on one close68% 148/218+8.5% / +13.1%−45.4% / −47.4%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close68% 45/66+10.6% / +13.0%−41.4% / −47.4%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINMay 26, 2010 +668.2%Sell above C$154.61 (+138.8%)–+13.1% / +13.1%−47.4% / −47.4%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTNov 28, 2025 +10.2%Not on one close42% 5/12+1.1% / +13.1%−20.3% / −47.4%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 7, 2026 +0.7%Not on one close54% 139/258+6.3% / +13.4%−45.4% / −47.4%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +9.9%Exit below C$64.21 (−0.8%)60% 201/333+11.8% / +13.4%−45.4% / −47.4%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +4.0%Buy below C$64.74 (0.0%)59% 764/1302+3.9% / +13.5%−25.8% / −47.4%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Not on one close58% 40/69+2.7% / +13.1%−35.6% / −47.4%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINOct 6, 2026 +0.4%Exit below C$63.02 (−2.7%)38% 304/797+8.2% / +14.0%−35.8% / −47.4%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endINJul 31, 2026 −0.6%Sell above C$62.54 (−3.4%)59% 55/94+5.6% / +13.7%−38.6% / −47.4%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyINSep 29, 2026 +5.3%Not on one close28% 150/533+6.9% / +13.3%−45.1% / −47.4%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyINOct 8, 2026 +1.1%Not on one close37% 52/141+2.8% / +13.3%−41.6% / −47.4%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyINSep 17, 2026 +6.1%Not on one close66% 19/29+5.3% / +13.2%−20.1% / −47.4%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyINJan 9, 2026 +12.6%Exit below C$62.12 (−4.0%)35% 30/86+9.3% / +13.1%−54.2% / −47.4%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyINOct 5, 2026 +4.0%Exit below C$62.96 (−2.7%)31% 149/481+7.2% / +13.5%−31.7% / −47.4%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyINSep 24, 2026 +5.7%Exit below C$50.29 (−22.3%)34% 100/296+3.4% / +13.3%−43.6% / −47.4%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINSep 28, 2026 +5.4%Not on one close32% 139/441−1.4% / +13.3%−48.8% / −47.4%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINMay 26, 2026 −5.5%Exit below C$64.08 (−1.0%)37% 28/76+7.4% / +13.1%−47.4% / −47.4%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyINSep 18, 2026 +6.7%Not on one close36% 241/669+7.8% / +13.2%−35.2% / −47.4%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTJun 29, 2026 −10.6%Not on one close47% 50/106+5.3% / +13.1%−47.4% / −47.4%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 +5.0%Not on one close34% 24/70+3.1% / +13.1%−43.8% / −47.4%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTMay 8, 2026 −0.1%Not on one close48% 19/40+3.3% / +13.3%−10.1% / −47.4%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 +1.7%Buys Oct 3041% 14/34+6.6% / +13.5%−47.4% / −47.4%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 14, 2026 −1.4%Not on one close38% 13/34+5.9% / +14.0%−47.4% / −47.4%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTApr 20, 2026 +0.4%Window opens Oct 1641% 14/34+4.8% / +14.0%−47.4% / −47.4%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +13.3%Buys Dec 2350% 17/34+2.2% / +13.5%−5.8% / −47.4%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 +4.0%Buys Oct 2950% 208/412+3.5% / +13.5%−19.8% / −47.4%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +5.6%Sells Jun 3022% 2/9+1.0% / +13.5%−27.4% / −47.4%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +3.9%Buys Nov 2446% 139/304+0.9% / +13.5%−13.9% / −47.4%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +69.6%Not on one close43% 6/14+8.6% / +13.2%−33.8% / −47.4%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 13, 2026 0.0%Sells Oct 1651% 907/1791+6.3% / +13.5%−35.3% / −47.4%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +9.9%Buys Oct 2745% 123/274+1.0% / +13.5%−14.9% / −47.4%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 +5.3%Sells Oct 1648% 204/425+6.6% / +13.5%−36.4% / −47.4%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINAug 10, 2009Always in–+13.5%−47.4%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureModerate3 of 10 points
  • Market swings0/3
  • Past crashes0/2
  • Debt3/3
  • Run-up0/2
  • It operating profit covers interest only 1.6×.

Past crashes, peak to low

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Jan 2021

CPX−47%
TSX−37%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Jan 2022 · back to its old high Jan 2022

CPX−5%
TSX−14%
  • Beta0.99Moves about 1.0× as much as the TSX week to week.
  • Downside capture3%In months the TSX fell, this fell 3% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
  • Two-year change+41%
  • From 52-week high−14%
  • Debt to equity1.47×
  • Net debt / EBITDA6.4×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
  • Interest cover1.6×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Utilities - Independent Power Producers · Capital Power Corporation develops, acquires, owns, and operates utility-scale renewable and flexible generation facilities in Canada and the United States. The company generates electricity from various energy sources, including wind, waste heat, solar, landfill gas, gas, and battery storage. It also manages its related electricity and natural gas portfolios by undertaking trading and marketing activities.

Size and valuation
Market capC$10.2BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)C$4.1BTotal sales. The market values it at 2.5× sales.
P/E ratio124.5×Buyers pay C$124 for each C$1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E22.4×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book2.4×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin2.7%Keeps 3¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth+75.4%Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Return on equity2.4%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow−C$98.9MBurning cash: needs savings or new money to keep going.
Balance sheet
Total equityC$4.9BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debtC$7.2BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
CashC$153MCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity1.47×Moderate.
Interest cover1.6×Operating profit divided by interest. Under 2× means one bad year could make the interest hard to pay.
Wall Street
Average analyst targetC$77.4620% above the close, from 13 analysts (range C$57.00 to C$88.00).
Consensus ratingBuyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.
Dividend yield4.30%Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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