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E-L Financial Corporation Limited (ELF.TO)

CAD16.89 +0.05 (+0.30%)
CA TSX Financial Services Insurance - Life
Address 165 University Avenue M5H 3B8
Toronto, ON, CA
CEO Duncan N. R. Jackman
IPO 2002-07-08
ISIN CA2685751075

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Also trades on Other OTC · ELFIF (USD) Toronto Stock Exchange · ELF.TO (CAD)
Description

E-L Financial Corporation Limited operates as an investment and insurance holding company in Canada. It operates in two segments, E-L Corporate and Empire Life. The company owns investments in equities and fixed income securities directly and indirectly through common shares, investment funds, closed-end investment companies, limited partnerships, and other private and investment companies. It underwrites life and health insurance policies, wealth management products, employee benefit plans, and financial services, as well as segregated funds, mutual funds, and annuity products to individuals, professionals, and businesses through a network of independent financial advisors, managing general agents, national account firms, and group solutions brokers and representatives. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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CAD16.89 +0.05 (+0.30%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
47.5K
Beta
0.83
Float Shares
146.08M
Free Float %
42.2%
Price Performance
1D5D1M3M6M YTD1Y3Y5Y10YMax
+1.30% -2.22% +2.51% -1.32% +0.76% +5.53% +14.47% +88.68% +79.79% +148.84% +517.63%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
16.89
DCF (Unlevered) 2.21 -86.9%
DCF (Levered) 0.22 -98.7%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM)
Rating 2024-11 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 0 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
0.87
Distress
Piotroski F-Score
4 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
2 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Insurance - Life: +10.6%
    -47.2% Q1'26: -95.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Insurance - Life: +13.4%
    +8,417.7% Q1'26: -62.4% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Insurance - Life: +31.7%
    +75.9% Q1'26: +820.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Insurance - Life: +12.4%
    +93.1% Q1'26: +31.3% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Insurance - Life: +1.0%
    +13.0% Q1'26: +0.2% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Insurance - Life: +0.4%
    -7.4% Q1'26: -1.0% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Insurance - Life: -1.05×
    0.36× Q1'26: 29.98× (vs Q1'25)
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WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.83) × ERP
WACC = 91% × Ke + 9% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 2.21 Current price: 16.89
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Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2018
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Dec 2019
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Revenue
1.07B
est: 330.12M (+223.2%)
2.91B
est: 380.43M (+664.0%)
EBITDA
132.98M
est: 164.31M (-19.1%)
1.07B
est: 189.36M (+465.1%)
EBIT
109.83M
est: 162.57M (-32.4%)
1.04B
est: 187.35M (+457.1%)
Net Income
28.05M
747.86M
SGA
176.96M
est: 9.70M (+1,723.6%)
184.93M
est: 11.18M (+1,553.8%)
EPS
0.06
1.86
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-11 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-07 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-06 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-05 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-04 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-01 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-30 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-29 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-28 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-27 A 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-24 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 3/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-23 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-22 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-21 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-20 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-17 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-16 A 4/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 4/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
350.54M
OE per share TTM
0.99
Owner's Yield
5.82%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
2.27%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
0.6%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

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At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

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ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 7 ETFs in our universe

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Executive team

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EBIT / Employee
1.32M
Shares Outstanding
346.10M

Executive compensation

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Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

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Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Mark Sylvia Chief Executive Officer & President of The Empire Life Insurance Company 2M male
Duncan Newton Rowell Jackman Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer 1M male
Fahad Khan Vice President & Chief Investment Officer 1M male
Richard Carty Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 1M male
Paul Holba Senior Vice President & Chief Investment Officer of Empire Life Investments Inc. 956.0K male
Scott F. Ewert Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 676.2K male
Muhammad Patel Controller
Susan C. Clifford Treasurer female
ESG Score History

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House Trading Activity

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