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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 10, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D3.7%
  • 3M31.0%
  • 1Y50.7%
  • YTD43.0%

The Specialty Stores industry is up 3.6% in the last week, with Groupe Dynamite up 11%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 51%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 22% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Specialty Stores Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 10 Aug 2025CA$19.5bCA$14.4bCA$711.0m20.4x27.4x1.4x
Tue, 08 Jul 2025CA$17.8bCA$14.1bCA$674.5m20.2x26.4x1.3x
Thu, 05 Jun 2025CA$15.8bCA$14.0bCA$642.5m16.6x24.6x1.1x
Sat, 03 May 2025CA$12.6bCA$13.9bCA$627.1m14.5x20x0.9x
Mon, 31 Mar 2025CA$12.6bCA$13.7bCA$581.2m19.3x21.7x0.9x
Wed, 26 Feb 2025CA$14.9bCA$14.5bCA$479.5m17.4x31x1x
Fri, 24 Jan 2025CA$15.1bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18.1x31.3x1x
Sun, 22 Dec 2024CA$14.8bCA$14.4bCA$450.6m18.6x32.8x1x
Tue, 19 Nov 2024CA$10.7bCA$13.5bCA$298.5m21.4x35.9x0.8x
Thu, 17 Oct 2024CA$10.8bCA$13.7bCA$332.1m25.1x32.5x0.8x
Sat, 14 Sep 2024CA$12.2bCA$14.6bCA$370.5m22.8x32.9x0.8x
Mon, 12 Aug 2024CA$11.5bCA$14.8bCA$430.5m27x26.6x0.8x
Wed, 10 Jul 2024CA$10.8bCA$14.6bCA$429.2m22.6x25.1x0.7x
Fri, 07 Jun 2024CA$10.4bCA$14.9bCA$497.3m13.9x20.9x0.7x
Sun, 05 May 2024CA$10.7bCA$15.8bCA$412.4m14.7x25.9x0.7x
Tue, 02 Apr 2024CA$11.2bCA$15.9bCA$427.9m15.1x26.1x0.7x
Thu, 29 Feb 2024CA$10.6bCA$15.7bCA$457.1m16.7x23.3x0.7x
Sat, 27 Jan 2024CA$10.2bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m16x23x0.7x
Mon, 25 Dec 2023CA$9.2bCA$14.9bCA$469.4m15.8x19.6x0.6x
Wed, 22 Nov 2023CA$8.4bCA$14.9bCA$486.8m14.8x17.3x0.6x
Fri, 20 Oct 2023CA$8.4bCA$15.9bCA$465.8m13.7x18x0.5x
Sun, 17 Sep 2023CA$8.5bCA$16.0bCA$507.9m11.9x16.8x0.5x
Tue, 15 Aug 2023CA$8.8bCA$16.0bCA$519.6m12.7x17x0.6x
Thu, 13 Jul 2023CA$7.1bCA$14.7bCA$438.6m13x16.3x0.5x
Sat, 10 Jun 2023CA$8.0bCA$14.7bCA$442.6m12.4x18.1x0.5x
Mon, 08 May 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.7bCA$444.8m11.8x18.7x0.6x
Wed, 05 Apr 2023CA$8.5bCA$14.4bCA$464.3m8.3x18.2x0.6x
Fri, 03 Mar 2023CA$8.5bCA$14.0bCA$544.8m8.8x15.6x0.6x
Sun, 29 Jan 2023CA$9.1bCA$12.9bCA$590.0m9.1x15.5x0.7x
Tue, 27 Dec 2022CA$8.9bCA$12.7bCA$573.3m9x15.5x0.7x
Thu, 24 Nov 2022CA$9.3bCA$12.8bCA$615.6m7.3x15x0.7x
Sat, 22 Oct 2022CA$9.4bCA$13.5bCA$626.0m7.5x14.9x0.7x
Mon, 19 Sep 2022CA$9.2bCA$13.3bCA$620.3m8.4x14.8x0.7x
Wed, 17 Aug 2022CA$9.4bCA$13.3bCA$678.5m7x13.8x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.8x


Total Market Cap: CA$9.4bTotal Earnings: CA$678.5mTotal Revenue: CA$13.3bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Canadian Specialty Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.75x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.3x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.5% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Canadian Consumer Discretionary industry?

CA Market1.30%
Consumer Discretionary-1.02%
Specialty Stores3.67%
Home Improvement Retail25.25%
Specialty Stores5.95%
Home Furnishing Retail5.93%
Automotive Retail5.85%
Apparel Retail2.37%
Computer and Electronics Retail-11.32%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Apparel Retail industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 34.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.0%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 122.5% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Apparel Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 25% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 123% per year.
  • In contrast, the Automotive Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 9.6% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$37.7311.1%
+CA$406.9m		n/aPE29.3x
PET Pet Valu HoldingsCA$35.978.1%
+CA$182.9m		49.3%PE25.7x
LNF Leon's FurnitureCA$29.838.9%
+CA$166.6m		11.2%PE12.7x
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$28.618.4%
+CA$51.1m		55.6%PE18.3x
BILD BuildDirect.com TechnologiesCA$2.4825.3%
+CA$24.1m		451.1%PS1.3x

Latest News

LNF
CA$29.83
Leon's Furniture
7D
8.9%
1Y
11.2%
PET
CA$35.97
Pet Valu Holdings
7D
8.1%
1Y
49.3%

Pet Valu Holdings (TSE:PET) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.12

Aug 09
Pet Valu Holdings (TSE:PET) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.12
AWI
CA$0.50
Advent-AWI Holdings
7D
-32.4%
1Y
-45.1%
XAU
CA$9.21
Goldmoney
7D
6.8%
1Y
16.9%
DIV
CA$3.37
Diversified Royalty
7D
3.1%
1Y
23.0%
ATZ
CA$72.60
Aritzia
7D
-1.4%
1Y
71.0%

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Aug 08
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KITS
CA$16.18
Kits Eyecare
7D
-3.2%
1Y
60.5%
GRGD
CA$37.73
Groupe Dynamite
7D
11.1%
1Y
n/a

Groupe Dynamite Inc. (TSE:GRGD) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Aug 02
Groupe Dynamite Inc. (TSE:GRGD) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
BILD
CA$2.48
BuildDirect.com Technologies
7D
25.3%
1Y
451.1%
ACQ
CA$28.61
AutoCanada
7D
8.4%
1Y
55.6%
ROOT
CA$3.16
Roots
7D
-0.3%
1Y
51.9%
GBT
CA$12.61
BMTC Group
7D
-6.9%
1Y
-3.0%

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Jun 12
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AUTO
CA$0.085
Carbeeza
7D
13.3%
1Y
-5.6%
DPF
CA$0.14
Dr. Phone Fix Canada
7D
-3.3%
1Y
n/a