FirstService Corporation

Description

FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The FirstService Residential segment offers services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments. This segment provides a range of ancillary services, including on-site staffing for building engineering and maintenance, full-service amenity management, and security and concierge/front desk; and financial services comprising cash management, other banking transaction-related, and specialized property insurance brokerage. In addition, this segment offers energy management solutions and advisory services, and resale processing services. Its FirstService Brands segment operates and provides essential property services to residential and commercial customers through franchise networks; and company-owned operations, including California Closets, Paul Davis Restoration, and CertaPro Painters operations. It provides residential and commercial restoration, painting, and floor coverings design and installation services; custom-designed and installed closet, and home storage solutions; home inspection services; and fire protection and related services. This segment offers its services primarily under the Paul Davis Restoration, Roofing Corp of America, First Onsite property Restoration, Century Fire Protection, CertaPro Painters, California Closets, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, and Floor Coverings International brand names. FirstService Corporation was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About

CEO
Mr. D. Scott Patterson
Employees
30,000
Instrument type
Common Stock
Sector
Real Estate
Industry
Real Estate Services
MIC code
XNGS
Address
1255 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5R 2A9, Canada
Phone
416 960 9566
Website
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Earnings

Date Estimate EPS Actual EPS Difference % Surprise
Oct 22, 2025
Jul 23, 2025
Apr 22, 2025
Feb 4, 2025 1.37

Earnings estimate

Next Quarter
(Mar 2025)
Next Year
(Dec 2025)
Number of analysts 4 9
Average estimate 0.75 5.63
Low estimate 0.48 5.54
High estimate 0.91 5.74
Last year EPS 0.67 5.05
[stock_revenue_estimate]

Growth estimates

Current qtr
24.390%
Next qtr. (Mar 2025)
11.370%
Current year
8.270%
Next year (Dec 2025)
11.530%
Next 5 years (per annum)
Past 5 years (per annum)

Analyst Ratings

Date Firm Action Rating Price Target
Jan 22, 2025
Raymond James
Frederic Bastien
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $215 → $225
Nov 22, 2024
TD Securities
Daryl Young
Maintains Hold ▼ Lowers $194 → $192
Oct 28, 2024
TD Securities
Daryl Young
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $182 → $194
Oct 21, 2024
Stifel
Daryl Young
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $200 → $215
Oct 17, 2024
TD Securities
Daryl Young
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $179 → $182
Oct 15, 2024
Scotiabank
Himanshu Gupta
Maintains Sector Perform ▲ Raises $190 → $200
Sep 11, 2024
TD Securities
Daryl Young
Maintains Buy ▲ Raises $178 → $179
Jul 29, 2024
Scotiabank
Himanshu Gupta
Maintains Sector Perform ▲ Raises $175 → $190
Jul 26, 2024
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $187 → $192
Jul 12, 2024
Scotiabank
Himanshu Gupta
Maintains Sector Perform ▲ Raises $170 → $175
Jun 7, 2024
BMO Capital
Stephen MacLeod
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $193 → $196
Apr 11, 2024
Scotiabank
Himanshu Gupta
Downgrade Sector Perform ▲ Raises $166 → $170
Feb 7, 2024
BMO Capital
Stephen MacLeod
Maintains Outperform ▼ Lowers $196 → $193
Feb 7, 2024
Scotiabank
Michael Doumet
Maintains Sector Outperform ▲ Raises $165 → $166
Feb 7, 2024
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $187
Dec 20, 2023
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $178 → $187
Oct 30, 2023
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $173 → $178
Oct 24, 2023
Veritas Research
Initiates Buy
Jul 28, 2023
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Maintains Outperform ▲ Raises $165 → $173
Jun 30, 2023
BMO Capital
Stephen MacLeod
Upgrade Outperform ▲ Raises $166 → $176
Apr 27, 2023
TD Securities
Daryl Young
Upgrade Buy ▲ Raises $150 → $170
Apr 27, 2023
Deutsche Bank
Faiza Alwy
Maintains Hold ▲ Raises $143 → $145
Apr 27, 2023
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Reiterates Outperform Maintains $165
Apr 19, 2023
RBC Capital
Tom Callaghan
Initiates Outperform Announces $165
Feb 8, 2023
BMO Capital
Stephen MacLeod
Maintains Market Perform ▲ Raises $142 → $161
Jul 28, 2022
BMO Capital
Stephen MacLeod
Maintains Market Perform ▼ Lowers $152 → $144
Apr 28, 2022
BMO Capital
Stephen MacLeod
Maintains Market Perform ▼ Lowers $175 → $152
Jan 24, 2022
Raymond James
Frederic Bastien
Upgrade Outperform ▲ Raises $195 → $200
Apr 28, 2021
RBC Capital
Matt Logan
Maintains Sector Perform ▲ Raises $160 → $190
Apr 28, 2021
CIBC
Scott Fromson
Downgrade Neutral ▲ Raises $161 → $180

Income statement

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total reported revenue 4.33B 3.75B 3.25B 2.77B 2.41B
Cost of revenue 2.95B 2.57B 2.20B 1.87B 1.63B
Gross profit 1.39B 1.18B 1.05B 900.62M 773.31M
Operating expense
Research & development
Selling general and admin 993.20M 846.43M 733.60M 628.52M 546.26M
Other operating expenses 314.38M
Operating income 266.41M 223.55M 213.67M 173.71M -166.88M
Non operating interest income
Income
Expense 47.36M 25.19M 16.04M 24.32M 32.08M
Other income expense -15.71M -4.37M 11.38M -3.94M -1.52M
Pretax income 203.34M 193.98M 209.01M 145.46M -200.48M
Tax provision 56.32M 48.97M 52.88M 35.87M 27.15M
Net income 147.02M 145.01M 156.13M 109.59M -227.63M
Basic EPS 2.25 2.74 3.08 2.04 -6.58
Diluted EPS 2.24 2.72 3.05 2.02 -6.58
Basic average shares 44.56M 44.18M 43.84M 42.76M 38.23M
Diluted average shares 44.56M 44.18M 43.84M 42.76M 38.23M
EBITDA 395.80M 333.83M 316.22M 272.46M -87.39M
Net income from continuing op. 147.02M 145.01M 156.13M 109.59M -227.63M
Minority interests -46.63M -23.93M -20.92M -22.33M -23.98M
Preferred stock dividends

Balance sheet

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Fiscal date 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31 2020-12-31 2019-12-31
Total assets 3.63B 2.77B 2.51B 2.20B 1.96B
Current assets
Cash
Cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 187.62M 136.22M 165.67M 184.30M 121.20M
Other short term investments
Accounts receivable 842.24M 635.94M 551.56M 418.89M 393.73M
Other receivables
Inventory 246.19M 242.34M 161.39M 141.98M 94.51M
Prepaid assets 50.60M 42.11M 41.46M
Restricted cash 19.26M 23.13M 28.61M 24.64M 13.09M
Assets held for sale
Hedging assets
Other current assets 56.89M 50.35M 50.60M 42.11M 41.46M
Non current assets
Properties 218.30M 205.54M 159.73M 153.19M 132.89M
Land and improvements 26,000 1.28M 1.28M 1.94M 2.52M
Machinery furniture equipment 543.05M 464.73M 382.80M 332.83M 291.20M
Construction in progress
Leases 65.83M 50.62M 48.65M 47.33M 43.17M
Accumulated depreciation -409.27M -358.90M -299.38M -261.70M -215.95M
Goodwill 2.99B 2.14B 2.07B 1.79B 1.66B
Investment properties
Financial assets
Intangible assets 628.01M 368.45M 382.11M 378.76M 366.22M
Investments and advances
Other non current assets 34.42M 38.55M 21.10M 14.97M 11.82M
Total liabilities 2.27B 1.63B 1.49B 1.34B 1.35B
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 143.35M 115.99M 100.13M 98.50M 76.23M
Accrued expenses 320.59M 275.93M 280.91M 248.46M 163.99M
Short term debt 88.03M 84.81M 105.48M 91.79M 36.17M
Deferred revenue 185.74M 131.94M 121.91M 92.86M 75.55M
Tax payable 1.47M 2.79M 2.55M 7.89M
Pensions
Other current liabilities 31.60M 25.54M 7.49M 4.24M 6.27M
Non current liabilities
Long term debt 1.33B 867.36M 717.71M 661.92M 872.33M
Provision for risks and charges
Deferred liabilities 53.02M 51.10M 42.07M 41.35M 58.24M
Derivative product liabilities
Other non current liabilities 94.56M 60.31M 96.84M 82.15M 53.56M
Shareholders equity
Common stock 855.82M 813.03M 797.43M 770.03M 605.43M
Retained earnings 77.48M 17.35M -67.92M -171.09M -229.87M
Other shareholders equity -4.37M -5.92M 1.97M 2.15M -456,000
Total shareholders equity 1.36B 1.14B 1.02B 853.43M 600.55M
Additional paid in capital 95.22M 83.01M 68.25M 59.30M 50.79M
Treasury stock
Minority interest 332.96M 233.43M 219.14M 193.03M 174.66M

Cash flow statement

2023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008
Operating Activities
Net Income147.02M145.01M156.13M109.59M-227.63M90.28M75.05M54.24M38.20M26.19M18.45M40.93M101.74M47.90M-7.86M52.28M
Depreciation127.93M110.14M98.97M98.38M79.56M52.77M42.05M36.97M28.98M26.47M39.32M53.50M50.93M47.89M46.38M37.67M
Deferred Taxes-19.05M7.44M-2.62M-18.05M-8.99M1.99M-7.11M1.30M-3.54M-2.48M-7.84M-18.66M-64.51M-7.44M-3.37M-19.86M
Stock-Based Compensation22.40M18.97M15.76M4.17M3.17M2.34M2.76M2.65M7.45M
Other Non-Cash Items12.03M-594,000-3.04M12.31M252.80M4.45M5.47M2.22M721,0001.78M2.26M3.32M4.28M-7.10M2.21M2.45M
Accounts Receivable-93.82M-69.67M-86.94M8.91M-17.40M-37.10M-38.60M-21.08M2.89M3.23M-12.13M-19.89M-22.45M-39.08M-38.30M-23.22M
Accounts Payable-17.06M11.55M-10.36M13.71M858,000-3.25M5.01M-72,000-1.17M-252,0003.97M-963,00010.96M4.60M3.38M1.06M
Other Assets & Liabilities73.37M-94.54M20.23M-8.37M17.77M-10.85M22.39M12.54M-474,0001.47M-1.41M6.08M4.43M-2.67M-1.81M3.08M
Operating Cash Flow252.83M128.29M188.12M216.47M96.97M98.29M104.25M86.12M65.62M56.42M46.78M67.50M87.71M46.87M3.29M60.90M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-85.38M-77.61M-58.20M-39.42M-46.63M-40.60M-36.26M-29.12M-19.69M-22.44M-16.74M-44.40M-37.40M-32.46M-24.23M-31.62M
Net Intangibles
Net Acquisitions-547.18M-51.99M-147.44M-98.56M-566.83M-59.44M-39.57M-90.85M-12.34M-16.69M-6.42M-19.15M-22.98M-34.71M-16.83M-156.01M
Purchase of Investments-13.96M
Sale of Investments
Investing Cash Flow-646.33M-160.80M-206.32M-142.26M-614.97M-106.20M-79.66M-130.84M-32.28M-39.90M-24.56M-61.85M-58.85M-66.13M-45.55M-175.77M
Financing Activities
Long-Term Debt Issuance587.85M150.16M130.48M25.28M624.05M103.91M61.06M101.16M13.49M9.06M395.58M207.82M86.54M187.16M206.92M
Long-Term Debt Payments-141.00M-70.00M-68.42M-204.57M-194.19M-41.63M-43.64M-51.78M-246.85M-376.35M-133.85M-84.79M-143.97M-87.39M
Other Financing Charges-27.46M-38.79M-28.00M-29.98M-49.47M-17.75M-14.04M-6.81M191.60M-38.12M-16.50M-31.49M-67.38M-47.25M-59.15M-5.31M
Financing Cash Flow380.33M6.49M2.85M-86.71M550.09M16.76M-30.85M17.59M-81.92M-24.63M-7.44M-39.07M-27.45M-55.60M-26.06M100.71M
Other Cash Details
End Cash Position206.88M159.35M194.27M208.94M134.29M79.84M66.89M43.38M45.56M66.79M86.37M108.68M97.80M100.36M99.78M80.67M
Income Tax Paid64.65M55.11M60.09M
Interest Paid49.72M23.69M14.63M
Free Cash Flow187.63M28.28M109.07M252.35M61.18M58.86M79.38M79.88M67.40M22.74M17.68M58.60M42.81M82.59M56.82M25.55M

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