Celestica IncCLS.TOCOMMENTApr 29, 2013Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Aug 12, 2026. Market Open.
In a massive growth segment, with the AI infrastructure buildout. Strategically in a very good position. If you have your heart set on this one, valuation is very reasonable at below 20x PE. Yet FCF is fairly meagre, which indicates valuation is still stretched. Watch and wait.
Instead, he uses TSM for client portfolios. Valuations in the space tend to be fairly rich. So this name isn't a buy today. Watch and wait.
Trades at 41x PE. It comes down to whether demand will continue to rise with AI spending. If so, profits will continue to be profitable with EPS to jump from $10 in 2026 to $15 in 2027, then $19 in 2028, then $26 in 2029. CLS comes down to how much you want to pay for it. Beta is a volatile 2.04, twice as much as the TSX. So, earnings is very important.
It's a manufacturing company. Can they continue to grow at this level and justify a high multiple? The market overestimates their earnings and margins. So when AI emerges, you see a strong pullback. Be cautious with stocks like this which aren't consistent over time. View their PE as a manufacturing and not a tech company.
Helps build hardware behind AI and cloud infrastructure. Massive growth. Revenue jumped more than 50% last quarter. Moving into products with better margins, increasingly important in AI supply chain.
Expectations are high. She sees upside potential of 30%, price target of ~$625. No dividend.
Instead of dividends, historically this company has favoured buybacks. Have a lot of cash in the balance sheet. Priced cheaply at around 8X earnings. Generates quite a bit of cash flow. Raised their 2nd quarter guidance and are talking about taking market share from competitors. In this sector, the tide shifts pretty quickly and contracts can go to somebody else.On his watch list.