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Pembina Pipeline Corporation

PPL-PC.TO
52
Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy
Price
C$25.35
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$39.69B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
52
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Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Winston Score between 40 and 70. The stock passes some quality checks but not all.

Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a Canadian energy infrastructure company that moves oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids from where they are produced to where they are processed or sold. It owns and operates pipelines, storage facilities, and processing plants, mainly serving oil and gas producers in western Canada, including the Alberta oil sands and the Montney and Duvernay shale regions. Pembina is one of the largest midstream energy companies in Canada.

Pembina makes most of its money through long-term, fee-based contracts, meaning customers pay a set fee to use its pipelines and facilities regardless of commodity prices. This contract structure provides steady, predictable cash flow and acts as a key competitive advantage. The company operates almost entirely in Canada and generates roughly $10 billion in annual revenue. The main growth driver is expanding capacity to serve growing natural gas and NGL production in western Canada, while the main risk is a slowdown in upstream drilling activity reducing demand for its infrastructure.

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Quality

Gross Margin
38.5%
Modest — 38.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
32.4%
Excellent — 32.4% operating margin
ROCE
2.2%
Weak — 2.2% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-6.4%
Shrinking sales (-6.4% YoY)
EPS YoY
-13.4%
Earnings shrinking (-13.4% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
164%
Turns 164% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
25.9%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (25.9%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.79
Moderate — manageable debt (0.79)
Interest Cover
4.17x
Adequate interest coverage (4.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
21.3x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+13.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.3 → 7.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.17%
Healthy income — 4.17% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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