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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 20, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.3%
  • 3M21.7%
  • 1Y41.9%
  • YTD10.5%

Last week, the Specialty Stores industry hasn't moved much but Aritzia is up 5.2% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 42% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 34% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 20 Jan 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18.1x31.1x1x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024CA$14.5bCA$14.4bCA$445.1m18.9x32.5x1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024CA$10.8bCA$13.5bCA$312.5m21.3x34.5x0.8x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024CA$11.2bCA$13.7bCA$332.1m23.5x33.8x0.8x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024CA$12.0bCA$14.6bCA$354.3m29.3x34x0.8x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024CA$11.3bCA$14.7bCA$424.2m23.7x26.7x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024CA$10.5bCA$14.6bCA$429.2m22.5x24.4x0.7x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$498.1m14x20x0.7x
Wed, 01 May 2024CA$10.7bCA$15.9bCA$433.2m14.5x24.8x0.7x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024CA$11.2bCA$15.9bCA$427.9m15.1x26.2x0.7x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024CA$10.6bCA$15.7bCA$457.1m16.4x23.2x0.7x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m15.8x22.7x0.7x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023CA$8.9bCA$14.9bCA$468.6m15.5x19x0.6x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.9bCA$486.8m14.9x17x0.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023CA$8.4bCA$15.9bCA$465.9m13.8x18x0.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023CA$8.7bCA$16.0bCA$507.9m12.2x17.1x0.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023CA$8.9bCA$16.0bCA$525.8m17.2x17x0.6x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023CA$8.1bCA$14.6bCA$454.3m15x17.8x0.6x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.7bCA$445.2m12.5x18.4x0.6x
Thu, 04 May 2023CA$7.8bCA$14.5bCA$439.8m11.3x17.7x0.5x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023CA$8.6bCA$14.4bCA$464.3m8.3x18.6x0.6x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023CA$8.8bCA$14.0bCA$544.8m8.9x16.1x0.6x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023CA$9.2bCA$12.9bCA$590.0m9.3x15.6x0.7x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022CA$8.9bCA$12.7bCA$574.9m9.2x15.5x0.7x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022CA$9.1bCA$12.8bCA$615.6m7.3x14.8x0.7x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022CA$9.1bCA$13.5bCA$626.0m7.7x14.5x0.7x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022CA$9.4bCA$13.3bCA$620.3m8.5x15.2x0.7x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022CA$9.2bCA$13.3bCA$676.5m7.1x13.6x0.7x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022CA$8.1bCA$12.7bCA$663.5m8.2x12.2x0.6x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022CA$8.2bCA$12.5bCA$625.2m8.1x13.2x0.7x
Fri, 06 May 2022CA$9.1bCA$12.0bCA$635.6m8.3x14.4x0.8x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022CA$10.3bCA$11.9bCA$632.9m10x16.2x0.9x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022CA$10.4bCA$11.5bCA$576.0m8.2x18x0.9x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022CA$11.9bCA$11.5bCA$558.4m9.1x21.4x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.4x


Total Market Cap: CA$11.9bTotal Earnings: CA$558.4mTotal Revenue: CA$11.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 20.3x202320242025
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 31.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 20.3x.
  • 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 4.7% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.1% 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 Market1.22%
Consumer Discretionary-0.22%
Specialty Stores0.29%
Specialty Stores2.37%
Home Furnishing Retail1.19%
Automotive Retail0.94%
Apparel Retail-0.28%
Home Improvement Retail-19.35%
Computer and Electronics Retail-32.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Computer and Electronics Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 37.9x.
    • 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 47% 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 5.9% 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
ATZ AritziaCA$67.865.2%
+CA$377.5m		97.9%PE57.9x
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$17.603.5%
+CA$64.9m		n/aPE14.3x
GBT BMTC GroupCA$15.458.8%
+CA$40.5m		21.9%PE11.4x
PET Pet Valu HoldingsCA$26.001.5%
+CA$27.9m		-16.1%PE21.3x
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$17.926.0%
+CA$23.4m		-21.3%PS0.07x
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