Extendicare (TSE:EXE)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
C$33.00
▲(13.40% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/02/26
The score is supported primarily by strong technical momentum and a constructive earnings-call outlook highlighting improving operations and an accretive, strategically significant acquisition. The main constraints are only moderate underlying financial-quality consistency (thin margins and volatile free-cash-flow conversion) and a valuation that is not especially cheap, with added integration and leverage risk tied to the pending CBI transaction.
Positive Factors
Home‑health volume & margins
Sustained double‑digit organic volume growth and meaningful margin expansion in ParaMed indicate scalable, fee‑for‑service home‑care operations. That growth drives recurring revenue, improves operating leverage and supports durable cash generation as aging demographics sustain demand.
Negative Factors
Volatile free cash flow
Material year‑to‑year swings in free cash flow and weak conversion of earnings to cash limit the firm's ability to self‑fund capex, M&A and dividends without external financing. Persistent conversion volatility raises refinancing and liquidity risk during industry shocks.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Home‑health volume & margins
Sustained double‑digit organic volume growth and meaningful margin expansion in ParaMed indicate scalable, fee‑for‑service home‑care operations. That growth drives recurring revenue, improves operating leverage and supports durable cash generation as aging demographics sustain demand.
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Extendicare (EXE) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$2.81B
Dividend Yield2.28%
Average Volume (3M)175.59K
Price to Earnings (P/E)18.9
Beta (1Y)0.55
Revenue Growth13.25%
EPS Growth26.71%
CountryCA
Employees23,500
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryMedical - Care Facilities
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.29
Shares Outstanding94,821,945
10 Day Avg. Volume108,359
30 Day Avg. Volume175,588
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.14
Price to Book (P/B)4.88
Price to Sales (P/S)1.10
P/FCF Ratio28.76
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
C$32.30Price Target Upside11.00% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering5
EPS Forecast (FY)1.25
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$2.23B
Extendicare Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Extendicare Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides care and services for seniors in Canada. The company offers long term care (LTC) services; retirement living services; and home health care services, such as nursing care, occupational, physical...
How the Company Makes Money
Extendicare primarily earns revenue from delivering seniors’ care services that are largely funded through Canadian provincial healthcare and long-term care programs. A core revenue stream is operating long-term care homes, where income is generat...
Extendicare Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 26, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 07, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed strong operational and financial momentum driven by robust home health organic growth, margin expansion across segments, successful midyear acquisitions performing ahead of expectations, a strategic accretive CBI transaction, improved liquidity and a dividend increase. Identified challenges were largely manageable and relate to integration execution, lumpy out-of-period items, localized labor constraints in rural markets, some managed services revenue loss following third-party contract terminations, higher maintenance CapEx timing and modest dilution from an equity raise. Overall, positives (notably large percentage increases in EBITDA, revenue growth, home health volume and margin gains, and strategic M&A) materially outweigh the headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Adjusted EBITDA Growth
Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $45.6 million, an increase of 36.4% year-over-year (after adjusting for out-of-period items); consolidated Q4 NOI improved by $14.3 million or 30.2% (ex-out-of-period).
Negative Updates
Reported AFFO Per Share and Maintenance CapEx Pressure
Reported Q4 AFFO per share was $0.337, slightly down year-over-year due to higher maintenance CapEx timing and additional maintenance spend related to acquired LTC homes; maintenance CapEx moderated reported earnings despite underlying improvement (ex-items AFFO up 6%).
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Adjusted EBITDA Growth
Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $45.6 million, an increase of 36.4% year-over-year (after adjusting for out-of-period items); consolidated Q4 NOI improved by $14.3 million or 30.2% (ex-out-of-period).
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Company Guidance
Guidance emphasized an expected early‑Q2 close of the $570M CBI Home Health acquisition (adding ~10 million hours, ~8,500 team members, an estimated $478M of revenue and $61.9M of pro‑forma adjusted EBITDA; 9% EPS accretive at close, rising to 15% with $7.4M of synergies) and completion of Closing the Gap integration by Q3; financing plans include a $200M bought‑deal (net $191.5M), a $214.5M upsizing of senior secured facilities (incremental $154.5M delayed‑draw + $60M revolver), planned draws of ~$154.5M (delayed draw) and ~ $154M on the revolver plus cash on hand of $348M, yielding pro‑forma total debt/adjusted EBITDA of ~2.7–2.9x (based on previously disclosed pro‑forma adj. EBITDA). Operational expectations include home‑health margin expansion toward a 13%+ target (Q4 excl. items 13.2%, normalized 2025 at 12.8%) with continued elevated organic volume growth (15.3% Q4), managed‑services NOI margins in the 50–55% target range (Q4 55.5%), LTC NOI margin and occupancy at 10.9% and 98% respectively, AFFO per basic share excl. out‑of‑period +6% to $0.301 (Q4 AFFO $0.337), payout ratios of 42% (Q4) and 46% (FY) and a 5% dividend increase to $0.0441/month; cash tax guidance for 2026 is ~24–27% of pretax FFO.Extendicare Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
63
Positive
Cash Flow
57
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.66B | 1.47B | 1.30B | 1.22B | 1.17B |
| Gross Profit | 199.59M | 168.00M | 167.62M | 76.83M | 115.61M |
| EBITDA | 175.61M | 155.27M | 98.63M | 48.90M | 67.46M |
| Net Income | 96.66M | 75.21M | 33.98M | 69.55M | 11.50M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 1.07B | 719.79M | 672.73M | 781.58M | 900.32M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 349.18M | 121.85M | 75.91M | 167.28M | 104.63M |
| Total Debt | 342.93M | 292.49M | 334.52M | 383.97M | 536.85M |
| Total Liabilities | 693.14M | 595.44M | 584.81M | 680.88M | 798.40M |
| Stockholders Equity | 373.37M | 124.35M | 87.92M | 100.70M | 101.92M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 63.40M | 101.69M | -106.13M | -2.76M | -6.10M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 165.21M | 143.64M | 23.28M | 98.87M | 59.08M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -119.02M | -9.11M | -84.45M | 155.64M | -59.39M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 180.43M | -87.87M | -30.93M | -191.86M | -74.84M |
Extendicare Technical Analysis
Positive
29.10
Price Trends
26.32
Positive
24.14
Positive
19.19
Positive
Market Momentum
1.05
Negative
65.56
Neutral
78.01
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:EXE, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 29.1 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 27.60, above the 50-day MA of 26.32, and above the 200-day MA of 19.19, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.05 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.56 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 78.01 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:EXE.
Extendicare Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | C$2.81B | 18.86 | 47.65% | 2.28% | 13.25% | 26.71% | |
67 Neutral | C$299.23M | 10.68 | 27.57% | 2.35% | -0.93% | -75.34% | |
66 Neutral | C$232.59M | 9.17 | 28.24% | 1.03% | 0.96% | ― | |
63 Neutral | C$2.29B | 42.05 | 6.93% | 4.47% | 12.52% | -4.11% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% |
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Extendicare Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDividends
Extendicare Declares April 2026 Monthly Dividend for Shareholders
Positive
Apr 15, 2026
Extendicare Inc. has declared a cash dividend of C$0.0441 per common share for April 2026, payable on May 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2026. The payment, designated as an eligible dividend for Canadian tax purposes, reflects ...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Extendicare Raises $450 Million in Debut Investment-Grade Note Offering
Positive
Apr 14, 2026
Extendicare has completed a $450 million inaugural offering of 4.345% senior unsecured notes maturing in 2031, which have been rated BBB with a stable trend by Morningstar DBRS. The company used most of the proceeds to fully repay its term credit ...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Extendicare launches $450 million inaugural investment-grade notes to strengthen balance sheet
Positive
Apr 9, 2026
Extendicare Inc. has priced a $450 million inaugural offering of 4.345% senior unsecured notes due April 14, 2031, assigned a provisional BBB rating with a stable trend by Morningstar DBRS. The company plans to use the net proceeds primarily to re...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Extendicare Sets Date for Q1 2026 Results and Investor Call
Neutral
Apr 6, 2026
Extendicare Inc., a major Canadian seniors’ care operator with 99 long-term care homes and extensive home health and group purchasing operations, continues to position itself as a key player in serving the country’s growing aging popul...
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Extendicare’s ParaMed Closes $570 Million Acquisition of CBI Home Health
Positive
Apr 1, 2026
Extendicare’s ParaMed subsidiary has completed the acquisition of CBI Home Health from CBI Health LP and related entities, in a cash deal valued at $570 million plus approximately $13.6 million in lease liabilities. The transaction was finan...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Extendicare refreshes board as it deepens shift to health services
Positive
Mar 19, 2026
Extendicare has announced proposed changes to its board, nominating Josh Blair and Leslee Thompson as new directors ahead of its April 16 annual shareholder meeting, while long-serving board members and key committee chairs Alan Torrie and Donna K...
Business Operations and StrategyDividends
Extendicare Declares March 2026 Dividend, Signals Confidence in Senior-Care Operations
Positive
Mar 16, 2026
Extendicare Inc., a major player in Canada’s seniors-care sector, operates long-term care homes, extensive home health services and a group purchasing network that serves care facilities nationwide. Its diversified service lines and sizeable...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A TransactionsPrivate Placements and Financing
Extendicare boosts earnings, raises dividend and doubles down on home health with $570 million CBI deal
Positive
Feb 26, 2026
Extendicare reported a strong finish to 2025, with fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA excluding out-of-period items rising 36.4% to $45.6 million, driven by 27.3% growth in home health care volumes and contributions from recent acquisitions, including...
Business Operations and StrategyDividends
Extendicare declares February 2026 monthly dividend of C$0.042 per share
Positive
Feb 17, 2026
Extendicare Inc., a major Canadian provider of senior care services, operates 99 long-term care homes, extensive home health care operations and a large group purchasing network serving facilities across the country. Its diversified platform spans...
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