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Design Capital Ltd vs Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Design Capital Ltd (1545) and Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A (ATD) compare, as of Aug 17, 2026.

As of Aug 17, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A as the less overvalued of the two: Design Capital Ltd trades at HK$0.16 versus a fair value of HK$0.09 (-43%), while Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A trades at C$91.96 versus C$75.00 (-18%).
Design Capital Ltd
1545.HK · HKD · Consumer Discretionary
-43%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceHK$0.16
Fair ValueHK$0.09
Quality63/100
Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A
ATD.TO · CAD · Consumer Discretionary
-18%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceC$91.96
Fair ValueC$75.00
Quality63/100

Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Design Capital LtdAlimentation Couchen Tard Inc A
Valuation
P/E (TTM)19.0×
0.70×P/S (TTM)0.79×
0.71×P/B3.73×
EV/EBITDA10.8×
PEG1.52×
0.0%Dividend yield0.7%
Dividend per shareC$0.61
Profitability
-3%Net margin4%
2%Operating margin9%
-2%Return on equity20%
-2%Return on assets7%
Growth
-8%Revenue growth (YoY)-22%
-19.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)2.1%
-14.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.8%
Balance & size
Debt / equity0.64×
$36MMarket cap$60B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A leads: 3 to 7 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Design Capital Ltdof which business quality 67 · market factors 82 Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc Aof which business quality 60 · market factors 72
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
20
62
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
20
44
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
83
48
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
100
57
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
100
60
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
50
78
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
92
63
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
100
79
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
82
100

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Design Capital Ltd

DCF ModelsHK$0.05
MultiplesHK$0.04
Asset-BasedHK$0.02
Growth DCFHK$0.06

11 of 11 models see the stock below the current price.

Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A

DCF ModelsC$84.58
Earnings-BasedC$44.54
Dividend DiscountC$10.60
MultiplesC$66.75
Asset-BasedC$11.80
Growth DCFC$76.25
Economic ProfitC$41.05
Growth EarningsC$70.03

23 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Design Capital Ltd
Bear HK$0.07Fair Value HK$0.09Bull HK$0.11
HK$0.16 = current price (white tick)
Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A
Bear C$44.15Fair Value C$75.00Bull C$94.14
C$91.96 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Design Capital Ltd · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score63 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-43% · below median

Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score63 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-18% · below median

Bottom line

As of Aug 17, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A as the less overvalued of the two: Design Capital Ltd trades at HK$0.16 versus a fair value of HK$0.09 (-43%), while Alimentation Couchen Tard Inc A trades at C$91.96 versus C$75.00 (-18%).

Design Capital Ltd has the higher quality score (63/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.