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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.9%
  • 3M23.2%
  • 1Y34.2%
  • YTD10.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by a pullback from Aritzia of 4.7%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 34%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 18 Feb 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.5bCA$479.6m17.4x31.3x1x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025CA$14.7bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18.3x30.5x1x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024CA$14.4bCA$14.4bCA$445.1m19x32.4x1x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024CA$10.6bCA$13.5bCA$318.4m21.2x33.3x0.8x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024CA$11.5bCA$13.7bCA$307.9m23.3x37.3x0.8x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024CA$11.9bCA$14.6bCA$354.4m29.1x33.7x0.8x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024CA$11.6bCA$14.7bCA$430.4m23.8x27x0.8x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024CA$10.6bCA$14.7bCA$427.1m23x24.8x0.7x
Thu, 30 May 2024CA$9.9bCA$15.9bCA$414.5m13.9x23.8x0.6x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024CA$10.5bCA$15.9bCA$429.5m14.4x24.5x0.7x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024CA$11.1bCA$15.9bCA$422.7m14.3x26.3x0.7x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024CA$10.5bCA$15.7bCA$454.1m16.1x23.1x0.7x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m15.8x22.6x0.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023CA$8.9bCA$14.9bCA$468.6m15.5x19x0.6x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.9bCA$486.7m15.1x17x0.6x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023CA$8.5bCA$15.9bCA$465.9m13.6x18.3x0.5x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023CA$8.6bCA$16.0bCA$509.9m12.2x17x0.5x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023CA$7.2bCA$15.0bCA$445.3m16.2x16.2x0.5x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.6bCA$454.3m15.6x18.4x0.6x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023CA$8.0bCA$14.7bCA$445.5m12.5x18x0.5x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023CA$8.8bCA$14.3bCA$447.4m8.7x19.7x0.6x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023CA$8.0bCA$14.3bCA$482.6m8x16.6x0.6x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023CA$8.9bCA$14.0bCA$558.0m8.8x15.9x0.6x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023CA$8.9bCA$12.9bCA$590.0m9.1x15.1x0.7x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022CA$8.8bCA$12.7bCA$574.9m8.5x15.3x0.7x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022CA$9.3bCA$12.8bCA$615.6m7.4x15.1x0.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022CA$9.0bCA$13.5bCA$626.0m7.7x14.4x0.7x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022CA$9.4bCA$13.3bCA$663.4m8.5x14.2x0.7x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022CA$8.9bCA$12.8bCA$669.2m8.6x13.3x0.7x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022CA$7.5bCA$12.6bCA$648.2m7.9x11.6x0.6x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022CA$8.4bCA$12.5bCA$625.2m8.2x13.5x0.7x
Mon, 02 May 2022CA$9.5bCA$11.9bCA$625.9m8.4x15.2x0.8x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022CA$10.6bCA$11.9bCA$628.2m10.4x16.8x0.9x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022CA$10.4bCA$11.5bCA$576.0m8x18.1x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.1x


Total Market Cap: CA$10.4bTotal Earnings: CA$576.0mTotal Revenue: CA$11.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.6x202320242025
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 31.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Specialty Retail industry have declined 5.9% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 7.9% 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, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market-0.82%
Consumer Discretionary-1.09%
Specialty Stores-2.85%
Automotive Retail0.055%
Home Improvement Retail0%0
Computer and Electronics Retail-0.52%
Home Furnishing Retail-0.95%
Apparel Retail-3.25%
Specialty Stores-4.15%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Computer and Electronics Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 43.6x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Automotive Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 49% over the next 5 years.
  • However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 75% per year.
  • In contrast, the Home Furnishing Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.0% 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
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$18.922.0%
+CA$8.8m
-11.6%PS0.07x
GBT BMTC GroupCA$12.841.3%
+CA$5.5m
-8.7%PE9.5x
AUTO CarbeezaCA$0.1122.2%
+CA$1.6m
-18.5%PS3718.9x
NXT NextGen Digital PlatformsCA$1.2811.3%
+CA$1.6m
n/aPS10464.1x
PESO PesoRamaCA$0.156.9%
+CA$958.6k
3.3%PS0.6x
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