Manulife Finl (MFC)

Industry: Insurance
MFC
Manulife Finl

Price: $11.82

Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Thu Sep 22 16:07 EDT 2011
$11.82

Power Gauge Rating

MFC - Neutral
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for MFC is neutral with attractive financial metrics, weak earnings performance, bullish price/volume activity and negative expert opinions. MFC's financial metrics are very good due to a low price to book value.
Earnings Performance

TM

Financial Metrics

Price/Volume Activity

MFC's earnings performance is weak as a result of a relatively high projected P/E ratio. Despite these bullish factors, Chaikin Power Tools has identified a negative trend resulting in a neutral rating.

Expert Opinions

News Sentiment Rating

Neutral
MFC Manulife Finl September 19, 2011

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for MFC is neutral. Stories concerning MFC have a balanced or neutral sentiment.

TM

News Sentiment :Neutral

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.

High Potential

Neutral

Low Potential

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Bullish
MFC's financial metrics are very good. The company may be undervalued and generates high free cash flow relative to market capitalization. The rank is based on a high long term debt to equity ratio, low price to book value, low return on equity, high price to sales ratio and relatively high cash flow.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 4.88 0.21

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 0.86 0.56

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 6.7% 9.5%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Bearish
MFC's earnings performance has been weak. The company is priced relatively high compared to next year's projected EPS and has a history of weak earnings growth. The rank is based on better than expected earnings in recent quarters, a relatively high projected P/E ratio and consistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

12/06 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth $2.23 31.56% 12/07 $2.60 16.59% 12/08 32,781.60 $0.32 -87.69% 12/09 37,603.92 14.71% $0.77 140.62% 12/10 37,840.73 0.63% $-0.27 -135.06%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $-0.55 $-0.27 Actual EPS Growth 7.67% EST EPS Current $0.06 $1.25 Est EPS Growth 10.00% Change +0.61 +1.52 Change +2.33

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $0.34 $0.42 $0.85 $-0.53 Actual $0.27 $0.52 $1.01 $-0.55 Difference $-0.07 $0.10 $0.16 $-0.02 % Difference -20.59 23.81 18.82 -3.77

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 12/09 12/10 12/11 Qtr 1 $-0.53 $0.64 $0.52 Qtr 2 $1.01 $-1.33 $0.27 Qtr 3 $-0.11 $-0.55 Qtr 4 $0.48 $1.01 Total $0.85 $-0.23 -

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Bullish
Price and volume activity for MFC is bullish. MFC is trading on higher volume than its 90 day average volume and is in an accelerating price trend compared to 4 months ago. The rank for MFC is based on its relative weakness versus the market, negative Chaikin money flow, a negative Chaikin price trend, a positive Chaikin price trend ROC and an increasing volume trend.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether MFC is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 19.35 11.82 -23.25%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value -11.53% -33.74% -10.70% -24.16%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 3,389,500 3,262,498 36%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Bearish
Expert opinions about MFC are negative. Analysts's opinions on MFC have been more negative recently and analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for MFC. The rank for MFC is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a low short interest ratio and pessimistic analyst opinions.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 0.06 0.39 Current Current FY 1.25 7 Days Ago % Change 0.06 0.39 0.00% 0.00%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 0 0 0 Down 0 1 0 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 0 0 0 0 Down 1 2 0 1

30 Days Ago % Change 1.35 -0.10

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

MFC's Competitors in Insurance

Company MFC LNC RGA SLF LFC GNW ING Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 7.67% 16.75% 13.56% 3.66% 38.33% -0.46% % Projected EPS growth 10.00% 8.00% 10.00% 13.03% 7.50% 22.30% Profit Margin 6.69% 10.24% 7.10% 8.96% 7.90% -0.88% 4.03% PEG 0.95 0.51 0.82 1.26 1.37 0.14 PE 9.46 4.59 6.52 7.58 14.26 3.84 Revenue(M) 37,841 10,406 8,262 24,941 57,104 10,089 147,434

News Headlines for MFC John Hancock Annuities Launches InflationAdjusted Annuity - Sep 7, 2011 John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Launches Education Resource Center Website for Plan Sponsors, Plan Consultants and Financial Representatives - Aug 16, 2011 Manulife sells Life Retrocession business to Pacific Life, will net $275 million - Jul 18, 2011 John Hancock RPS Introduces 2nd Generation of PRIME Elements iPad App - Jun 16, 2011 John Hancock Life Insurance Launches New Survivorship Universal Life ...

Company Details MANULIFE FINL 200 BLOOR ST EAST TORONTO ONTARIO CANA, A6 CAN Phone: 4169263500 Fax: 416-926-5410 Website: http://http://www.manulife.com/ Full Time Employees: 0 Sector: Finance

Company Profile Manulife Financial Corporation is engaged in providing financial protection products and investment management services to individuals, families, businesses and groups in selected international markets.

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