Michael Foster - Canadian National President
| CNR Stock | CAD 156.34 0.01 0.01% |
President
Mr. Michael Patrick Foster is Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Technology Officer of the Company. He was appointed in March 2018 and is responsible for the strategy and development of CNs information systems and operational technology platforms. Most recently, Mr. Foster was Senior VicePresident IT and Chief Information Officer at FedEx Freight. Prior to that, he served for 21 years at FedEx Express in the Europe Middle East Africa Region, as the Regional CIO for the EMEA Region as well as the SVP IT and International CIO for the EMEA and Asia Pacific Regions. In 2015, Computerworld recognized Mr. Foster as one of their Premier 100 Honorees and one of his initiatives was recognized by InformationWeek as one of the 20 Ideas to Steal in 2015. In 2017, IDG Enterprise recognized one of his initiatives with a Digital Edge 50 Award since 2018.
| Tenure | 6 years |
| Address | 935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3B 2M9 |
| Phone | 514 399 7901 |
| Web | https://www.cn.ca |
Michael Foster Latest Insider Activity
Tracking and analyzing the buying and selling activities of Michael Foster against Canadian National stock is an integral part of due diligence when investing in Canadian National. Michael Foster insider activity provides valuable insight into whether Canadian National is net buyers or sellers over its current business cycle. Note, Canadian National insiders must abide by specific rules, including filing SEC forms every time they buy or sell Canadian National'sshares to prevent insider trading or benefiting illegally from material non-public information that their positions give them access to.
Michael Foster over three months ago Disposition of 3199 shares by Michael Foster of Lsb Industries at 12.35 subject to Rule 16b-3 |
Canadian National Management Efficiency
The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0818 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0818 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.2755 %, meaning that it generated $0.2755 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Canadian National's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Canadian National manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of the 29th of November 2024, Return On Equity is likely to grow to 0.29, while Return On Tangible Assets are likely to drop 0.06. At this time, Canadian National's Non Currrent Assets Other are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 29th of November 2024, Other Assets is likely to grow to about 3.8 B, while Total Assets are likely to drop about 30.5 B.Similar Executives
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Management Performance
| Return On Equity | 0.28 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.0818 |
Canadian National Railway Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Canadian National's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Canadian National inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Canadian. The board's role is to monitor Canadian National's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Canadian National's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Canadian National's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Doug Ryhorchuk, Vice President - Western Region | ||
| Jonathan Abecassis, Senior Relations | ||
| Tracy Robinson, CEO President | ||
| Janet Drysdale, Vice President - Investor Relations | ||
| Ghislain Houle, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President | ||
| Derek Taylor, Vice President - Southern Region | ||
| Doug MacDonald, Senior Vice President - Rail Centric Supply Chain Growth | ||
| Michael Cory, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President | ||
| Ghislain CPA, Executive CFO | ||
| V Darkes, Independent Director | ||
| Matthew Barker, Senior Vice President - Network Technology and Operations Planning | ||
| Marlene Puffer, President and Chief Executive Officer - CN Investment Division | ||
| Donald Carty, Independent Director | ||
| Shauneen Bruder, Independent Director | ||
| Dorothea Klein, Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President | ||
| Kevin Lynch, Independent Director | ||
| Olivier Chouc, Senior Officer | ||
| Edmond Harris, Consultant | ||
| Sean Finn, Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice-President of Corporate Services and Corporate Secretary | ||
| JeanJacques Ruest, Executive Vice President Chief Marketing Officer | ||
| Jose Girard, Senior Officer | ||
| Kimberly Madigan, Senior Vice President - Human Resources | ||
| Edith Holiday, Independent Director | ||
| Laura Stein, Independent Director | ||
| Michael Foster, Senior Vice President and Chief Information and Technology Officer | ||
| James OConnor, Independent Director | ||
| Keith Reardon, Senior Vice President - Consumer Product Supply Chain Growth | ||
| Robert Phillips, Independent Director | ||
| Julie Godin, Independent Director | ||
| Paul Butcher, Vice President of Investor Relations | ||
| Robert Pace, Independent Vice Chairman of the Board | ||
| Michael Farkouh, Vice President - Eastern Region | ||
| Denis Losier, Independent Director | ||
| Gordon Giffin, Independent Director | ||
| Patrick Whitehead, Executive Officer | ||
| Rance Randle, Senior Engineering | ||
| Dominique Malenfant, Executive Officer | ||
| Greg Hamilton, Senior Relations | ||
| Robert Reilly, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Interim Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Officer |
Canadian Stock Performance Indicators
The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Canadian National a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.
| Return On Equity | 0.28 | ||||
| Return On Asset | 0.0818 | ||||
| Profit Margin | 0.32 % | ||||
| Operating Margin | 0.40 % | ||||
| Current Valuation | 118.79 B | ||||
| Shares Outstanding | 628.8 M | ||||
| Shares Owned By Insiders | 2.64 % | ||||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 74.89 % | ||||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 3.93 M | ||||
| Price To Earning | 28.95 X |
Pair Trading with Canadian National
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Canadian National position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Canadian National will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.Moving against Canadian Stock
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| 0.48 | BNS | Bank of Nova Scotia Earnings Call This Week | PairCorr |
The ability to find closely correlated positions to Canadian National could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Canadian National when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Canadian National - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Canadian National Railway to buy it.
The correlation of Canadian National is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Canadian National moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Canadian National Railway moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Canadian National can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Canadian National Railway. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors. You can also try the Portfolio Analyzer module to portfolio analysis module that provides access to portfolio diagnostics and optimization engine.