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Outperform 77 (OpenAI - 5.2)
Rating:77Outperform
Price Target:
C$18.00
▲(12.71% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/06/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial quality (low leverage, high ROE, and solid margins) and a constructive uptrend. Valuation is supported by a reasonable P/E and a high dividend yield. The main risks tempering the score are cash-flow volatility and, from the latest call, the sharp cash/working-capital decline tied to large dividend payouts and near-term operational lumpiness.
Positive Factors
High gross margins and strong ROE
Sustained high gross margins and a ~24% ROE indicate structural pricing power and efficient capital use across product and service lines. These metrics support durable profitability and the ability to reinvest in R&D or weather project timing swings over the next several months.
Growing recurring software & services mix
A nearly half-revenue share from software and services, growing double digits, reduces cyclicality tied to hardware. Recurring, higher-margin revenue improves revenue visibility and supports more stable margins and cash flows as customers adopt software-enabled workflows and subscriptions.
Significant R&D investment and product adoption
Heavy R&D spending and demonstrated adoption (600+ IP SDN deployments) build durable competitive advantages in IP/cloud workflows. Continued investment sustains differentiated product suite, supports higher-margin software offerings, and helps capture ongoing industry migration to modern broadcast infrastructures.
Negative Factors
Free cash flow volatility
A steep TTM FCF decline and moderate operating cash-to-earnings ratio point to working-capital and timing sensitivity. Persistent cash volatility can limit funding flexibility for capex, R&D or large project fulfilments and raises execution risk over the coming quarters.
Dividend-driven liquidity strain & lower cash buffer
Large shareholder distributions materially reduced cash and working capital cushions. With a smaller liquidity buffer, the company is more exposed to procurement delays, project timing gaps, or unexpected cash needs, constraining operational flexibility in the near term.
Hardware revenue softness & project timing lumpiness
Declining hardware sales and management's emphasis on project-timing variability highlight continued cyclicality in large deployments. Reliance on lumpy project schedules can create revenue and shipment unevenness, complicating forecasting and straining working capital management across quarters.

Evertz Technologies (ET) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)

Evertz Technologies Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company DescriptionEvertz Technologies Limited engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of video and audio infrastructure solutions for the production, post-production, broadcast, and telecommunications markets in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company offers contribution encoder, decoder, receiver, processing, and modulation products; and control panels, unified controls, accessories, and network management systems. It also provides encoding, transcoding, and multiplexing products comprising ASI/IP converters, multiplexers, scramblers, and modulators; contribution encoders/decoders; transport stream processors; and software defined accelerated encoding/transcoding/muxing products, as well as audio/data/RF transporters, CWDM/DWDM multiplexors, fiber routers, SONET/SDH transporters, and video transporters. In addition, the company offers infrastructure and conversion products, including audio/data embedder/de-embedder, keyers, media and logo inserters, master control switchers, audio processing, closed captioning, conversion, audio/video delay system, distribution amplifier, and frame synchronizer products; and IP audio/video processing, media gateway, switch routing, timing, and software defined network orchestration products. Further, it provides 3D, auto changeover, film/post graticule generator, master clock/SPG, slave clock, test/reference generator, and timecode products for live media production; EMS media server, mediator content manager, and live integrated playout products; and multi viewers. Additionally, the company offers antennas, demodulators, fiber transporters, routers/switchers, and splitters and distribution amplifiers; and audio, bypass and auto changeover, data/LTC/tally, fiber/RF, magnum unified control, video routers, and panels. It serves content creators, broadcasters, specialty channels, and television service providers. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.
How the Company Makes MoneyEvertz Technologies makes money primarily through the sale of its broadcast and media production equipment, software solutions, and related services. The company's revenue streams include direct sales of its hardware products, licensing fees from its software solutions, and ongoing support and maintenance services. Evertz also generates income from custom solutions tailored to specific client needs and from partnerships with major broadcasters and media companies. Its earnings are significantly influenced by the adoption of new technologies in the media industry, such as the shift to IP-based workflows and the increasing demand for high-definition and ultra-high-definition content delivery.

Evertz Technologies Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Mar 04, 2026
(Q3-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jun 24, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a generally positive operational and market picture: record quarterly sales, strong international growth, double-digit software and services expansion, robust gross margin within target band, healthy backlog and ongoing product adoption. These positives are tempered by near-term liquidity effects from large dividend distributions (including a special dividend), a significant decline in reported cash and working capital, a Q3 foreign exchange loss, a YoY decline in hardware revenue, and inventory build to secure constrained components. Management attributes regional softness and some variability to project timing and lumpiness rather than structural demand weakness.
Q3-2026 Updates
Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Sales
Sales for Q3 FY2026 reached a record $139.3 million, up 5% sequentially and up 2% year-over-year (from $136.9 million in Q3 FY2025).
Strong International Growth
International revenue was $43.7 million, up 27.7% sequentially and up 15% year-over-year (from $37.8 million), representing 31% of total sales (vs. 28% prior year).
Recurring Software & Services Expansion
Recurring software, services and other software revenue grew to $62.5 million (12.3% year-over-year increase from $55.7 million) and represented ~45% of total revenue for the quarter (~46% year-to-date).
Healthy Gross Margin and Profitability
Gross margin was 58.3% for the quarter (within the 56%–60% target range, up from 57.8% prior year). Net earnings were $18.7 million, with fully diluted EPS of $0.24.
Backlog and Shipment Momentum
Purchase order backlog exceeded $246 million at end of February; February shipments were $32 million, with combined backlog plus February shipments in excess of $278 million, indicating strong demand.
Disciplined Operating Expenses
Selling & administrative expenses fell to $18.6 million (a 3% decline year-over-year) and decreased to ~13.3% of revenue (from 14% prior year), reflecting expense discipline and timing of trade show costs.
Significant R&D Investment & Product Adoption
R&D investment was $36.7 million in Q3 (26.4% of revenue) and $110.4 million year-to-date, supporting IP, cloud and DreamCatcher/BRAVO product lines and over 600 industry IP SDN deployments cited as evidence of adoption.
Positive Operating Cash Generation
The company reported cash generated from operations of $29.3 million in the quarter (noting adjustments for noncash working capital/current taxes), supporting ongoing operations despite other cash uses.
Customer and Order Diversification
Top 10 customers accounted for ~44% of sales with no single customer >16% of sales, and the company recorded 107 customer orders over $200,000 in the quarter, indicating diversified demand.
Dividend Policy and Capital Returns
Board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.205 per share; the company also paid $91 million in dividends during the quarter (including a $75.5 million special dividend), demonstrating a shareholder-return focus.
Negative Updates
Significant Cash and Working Capital Decline
Cash declined to $24.8 million as at January 31, 2026 (from $111.7 million as at April 30, 2025). Working capital fell to $133.2 million from $206.9 million, primarily driven by dividend distributions of $91 million (including a $75.5 million special dividend).
Foreign Exchange Loss
Foreign exchange produced a loss of $2.3 million in Q3 (versus a $3.9 million gain in the prior year Q3), driven mainly by translation of U.S. dollar assets into Canadian dollars as the USD weakened versus CAD.
Hardware Revenue Decline
Quarterly hardware revenue decreased to $76.8 million from $81.2 million in the prior year period, indicating softness in hardware sales even as software/services grew.
North America Growth Slower
U.S./Canada revenues declined 3% year-over-year to $95.6 million (from $99.1 million), with management attributing this to project timing lumpiness rather than structural deterioration.
Inventory Build and Cash Usage for Procurement
The company used about $10 million in cash and inventory during the quarter to purchase standby products and secure constrained components (e.g., memory) to ensure future shipments, tying up cash and increasing inventory.
February Shipments Light and Backlog Volatility
Management noted February shipments were a bit light, and backlog movement is subject to project timing/lumpiness (backlog rose modestly quarter-over-quarter by roughly $6 million), indicating some short-term volatility in order flow and shipments.
Company Guidance
Guidance in the call was limited but specific: management said the company is entering Q4 with momentum after record Q3 sales of $139.3M (software & services $62.5M, ~45% of revenue) and gross margin of 58.3% (inside the 56–60% target; 9‑month margin 59.3%); February shipments were ~$32M with a purchase‑order backlog >$246M (backlog + Feb shipments >$278M). The board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.205/share (payable ~Mar 20); cash was $24.8M and working capital $133.2M at Jan 31, shares outstanding ~75.5M (diluted 76.7M). For Q4 management expects selling & admin to increase roughly $1.5–$2.0M sequentially for NAB activity, plus about $0.5M extra in R&D materials/prototypes, noted a Q3 FX loss of $2.3M and a ~ $10M use of cash/inventory to secure components (and ~$91M dividends paid in the quarter, including a $75.5M special dividend), and emphasized results remain subject to project timing, procurement dynamics and other risks.

Evertz Technologies Financial Statement Overview

Summary
Overall fundamentals are solid: strong revenue rebound and healthy profitability (TTM ~59% gross margin, ~13% net margin) with a conservatively financed balance sheet (debt-to-equity ~0.10; ROE ~24%). The main drag is cash-flow consistency, with TTM free cash flow down sharply (-29%) and only moderate operating cash flow relative to earnings (~0.63), suggesting recent working-capital/timing volatility.
Income Statement
78
Positive
TTM (Trailing-Twelve-Months) revenue rebounded strongly (+47.4%), while profitability remains solid with a ~59% gross margin and ~13% net margin. However, margins have drifted down versus prior annual periods (net margin ~16% in 2023 vs ~13% in 2025/TTM), suggesting some pricing/volume mix pressure or cost creep despite higher sales.
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
The balance sheet looks conservatively financed with low leverage (TTM debt-to-equity ~0.10) and modest absolute debt. Returns on equity are strong (TTM ~24%), supporting the view that the company is generating healthy profits without relying heavily on borrowing, though equity has come down versus 2021–2025 levels which slightly reduces the cushion.
Cash Flow
63
Positive
Cash generation is generally healthy (TTM operating cash flow ~$91M; free cash flow ~$73M) and free cash flow is close to net income (TTM ~0.89x), indicating earnings quality is decent. The main concern is volatility: free cash flow growth swung to a steep decline in TTM (-29%) after being positive in the prior annual period, and operating cash flow relative to reported earnings is only moderate in TTM (~0.63), implying more working-capital or timing noise recently.
BreakdownTTMApr 2024Apr 2022Apr 2021Apr 2020Apr 2019
Income Statement
Total Revenue512.02M501.62M454.58M441.02M342.89M443.56M
Gross Profit303.19M298.50M268.26M255.31M199.42M253.36M
EBITDA95.49M99.56M100.28M107.10M62.65M117.00M
Net Income61.83M59.39M64.03M71.75M41.76M77.88M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets417.04M469.49M436.65M420.98M451.79M466.60M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments24.79M111.67M12.47M33.90M108.77M108.61M
Total Debt15.06M18.87M28.82M26.85M25.37M533.00K
Total Liabilities217.49M198.19M190.57M187.33M156.89M111.19M
Stockholders Equity196.53M268.12M243.10M230.94M292.73M353.12M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow72.95M91.68M47.24M63.20M91.42M76.82M
Operating Cash Flow90.97M99.63M53.81M68.67M101.00M88.47M
Investing Cash Flow-16.02M-6.73M-17.12M-4.96M-18.64M-23.51M
Financing Cash Flow-147.91M-71.43M-58.02M-137.52M-49.38M-54.83M

Evertz Technologies Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis Sentiment
Positive
Last Price15.97
Price Trends
50DMA
13.88
Positive
100DMA
12.36
Positive
200DMA
10.56
Positive
Market Momentum
MACD
0.45
Negative
RSI
79.30
Negative
STOCH
12.62
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:ET, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 15.97 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 14.89, above the 50-day MA of 13.88, and above the 200-day MA of 10.56, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.45 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 79.30 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 12.62 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:ET.

Evertz Technologies Peers Comparison

Overall Rating
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Financial Indicators
Name
Overall Rating
Market Cap
P/E Ratio
ROE
Dividend Yield
Revenue Growth
EPS Growth
77
Outperform
C$1.21B14.7924.24%5.97%2.96%11.50%
64
Neutral
C$301.50M565.37-8.77%2.14%-11.70%-199.55%
61
Neutral
$37.18B12.37-10.20%1.83%8.50%-7.62%
56
Neutral
C$122.94M-6.48-15.76%1.48%11.75%
55
Neutral
C$85.38M35.747.47%27.55%-39.69%
50
Neutral
C$42.26M67.38-4.10%1.52%-46.11%-149.26%
44
Neutral
C$701.02M-5.31-22.61%-25.79%-413.48%
* Technology Sector Average
Performance Comparison
Ticker
Company Name
Price
Change
% Change
TSE:ET
Evertz Technologies
15.97
8.82
123.23%
TSE:QTRH
Quarterhill
1.05
-0.52
-33.12%
TSE:BEW
BeWhere Holdings
0.88
0.26
41.94%
TSE:CMI
C-Com Satellite Systems
1.00
-0.20
-16.67%
TSE:VCM
Vecima Networks
12.40
1.63
15.10%
TSE:TSAT
Telesat Corp
47.34
13.86
41.40%

Evertz Technologies Corporate Events

Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Evertz Delivers Record Revenue but Cash Dips After Special Dividend
Positive
Mar 5, 2026

Evertz Technologies reported record third-quarter revenue of $139.3 million for the period ended January 31, 2026, up 2% year-over-year, driven by a 15.5% increase in international sales to $43.7 million even as U.S. and Canadian revenue declined. Gross margin rose to 58.3% and earnings from operations before foreign exchange climbed 16% to $28.1 million, but net earnings fell to $18.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, reflecting foreign exchange impacts and a higher dividend payout.

The company’s balance sheet showed a sharp reduction in cash and working capital, with cash falling to $24.8 million from $111.7 million and working capital dropping to $133.2 million, largely due to $91 million in dividends, including a sizable special dividend, and capital spending such as a $4.4 million airplane purchase. Despite lower cash generation from operations versus a year earlier, Evertz reported a robust purchase order backlog exceeding $246 million at the end of February 2026, indicating strong future demand and underpinning its competitive position in global broadcast and media infrastructure markets.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ET) stock is a Buy with a C$18.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Evertz Technologies stock, see the TSE:ET Stock Forecast page.

DividendsFinancial Disclosures
Evertz Technologies Reports Strong Q2 Financial Results and Declares Special Dividend
Positive
Dec 10, 2025

Evertz Technologies reported a quarterly revenue of $132.7 million for the second quarter ended October 31, 2025, marking a 6% increase from the previous year. The company also saw significant growth in international revenue and net earnings, with a special dividend declared, indicating strong financial performance and shareholder value enhancement.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ET) stock is a Hold with a C$12.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Evertz Technologies stock, see the TSE:ET Stock Forecast page.

Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Evertz Technologies Secures TSX Approval for Share Buyback Program
Positive
Dec 9, 2025

Evertz Technologies Limited has received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange to initiate a Normal Course Issuer Bid, allowing the company to repurchase up to 3,774,227 of its common shares over a 12-month period. This move reflects Evertz’s belief that its shares are undervalued and represents a strategic use of corporate funds. The company has also established an automatic securities purchase plan to facilitate share repurchases during blackout periods, underscoring its commitment to enhancing shareholder value.

The most recent analyst rating on (TSE:ET) stock is a Buy with a C$15.50 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Evertz Technologies stock, see the TSE:ET Stock Forecast page.

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This AI Analyst Stock Report is automatically generated by our AI systems using advanced algorithms and publicly available financial, technical, and market data. While the information provided aims to be accurate and insightful, it is intended for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Any content created by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system may contain inaccuracies and/or contain errors. Investing in stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This report does not account for your personal financial circumstances, objectives, or risk tolerance. Always conduct your own research or consult with a qualified financial advisor before making investment decisions. The analysis and recommendations provided are based on historical and current data and may not fully reflect future market conditions or unexpected developments. Neither the creators of this report nor its affiliated entities guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information presented. Use this report at your own discretion and risk.Date of analysis: Mar 06, 2026