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High Liner Foods TSX:HLF Stock Report

Last Price

CA$18.71

Market Cap

CA$546.9m

7D

5.6%

1Y

39.6%

Updated

11 Jun, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

High Liner Foods Incorporated

TSX:HLF Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$546.9m

High Liner Foods (HLF) Stock Overview

Processes and markets prepared and packaged frozen seafood products in North America. More details

HLF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 75.7% below our estimate of its fair value

Revenue is forecast to grow 5.38% per year

Earnings grew by 71.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Unstable dividend track record

Has a high level of debt


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High Liner Foods Incorporated Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for High Liner Foods
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$18.71
52 Week HighCA$19.07
52 Week LowCA$12.25
Beta1.02
1 Month Change12.10%
3 Month Change15.92%
1 Year Change39.63%
3 Year Change50.28%
5 Year Change187.85%
Change since IPO-44.97%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Nov 16
High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

Nov 12
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.13

May 23
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.13

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.13

Feb 27
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.13

High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Nov 13
High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jul 15
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) CEO Compensation

May 12
We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) CEO Compensation

Read This Before Buying High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF) For Its Dividend

Apr 14
Read This Before Buying High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF) For Its Dividend

Is High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) A Risky Investment?

Mar 30
Is High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) A Risky Investment?

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) Share Registry?

Mar 17
What Type Of Shareholders Make Up High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) Share Registry?

Independent Chairman Robert Pace Just Bought 7.1% More Shares In High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF)

Mar 04
Independent Chairman Robert Pace Just Bought 7.1% More Shares In High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF)

Shareholder Returns

HLFCA FoodCA Market
7D5.6%1.4%0.4%
1Y39.6%-0.6%16.5%

Return vs Industry: HLF exceeded the Canadian Food industry which returned -1.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HLF exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 16.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HLF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HLF volatility
HLF Average Weekly Movement3.9%
Food Industry Average Movement4.9%
Market Average Movement9.8%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market18.8%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market3.9%

Stable Share Price: HLF has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: HLF's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18991,215Paul Jewerwww.highlinerfoods.com

High Liner Foods Incorporated processes and markets prepared and packaged frozen seafood products in North America. The company provides a range of frozen seafood products, including raw fillets and shellfish, and cooked shellfish; and value-added products, such as sauced, glazed, breaded and battered seafood, seafood entrees, and breaded cheese sticks under High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine, C. Wirthy, Mirabel, Catch of the Day, Icelandic Seafood, and FPI brands. It sells its products through distributors to retail and club stores; foodservice distributors to hotels, restaurants, and healthcare and educational organizations; and its website.

High Liner Foods Incorporated Fundamentals Summary

How do High Liner Foods's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HLF fundamental statistics
Market capCA$546.92m
Earnings (TTM)CA$80.44m
Revenue (TTM)CA$1.30b
6.8x
P/E Ratio
0.4x
P/S Ratio

Is HLF overvalued?

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Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HLF income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$950.68m
Cost of RevenueUS$735.37m
Gross ProfitUS$215.32m
Other ExpensesUS$156.46m
EarningsUS$58.86m

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 29, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Aug 07, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.02
Gross Margin22.65%
Net Profit Margin6.19%
Debt/Equity Ratio59.9%

How did HLF perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.4%
Current Dividend Yield
23%
Payout Ratio

Does HLF pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy HLF by to receive an upcoming dividend?
High Liner Foods dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 30 2025
Dividend Pay DateJun 15 2025
Days until Ex dividend13 days
Days until Dividend pay date3 days

Does HLF pay a reliable dividends?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/06/11 04:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/06/11 00:00
Earnings2025/03/29
Annual Earnings2024/12/28

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Analyst Sources

High Liner Foods Incorporated is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Doug CooperBeacon Securities Limited
null nullBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Nevan YochimBMO Capital Markets Equity Research