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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M18.1%
  • 1Y39.1%
  • YTD10.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Specialty Stores industry has dropped 1.1%, driven by Aritzia declining 2.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 39%. 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
Fri, 21 Feb 2025CA$15.4bCA$14.5bCA$479.6m17.7x32x1.1x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18.1x31.1x1x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024CA$14.5bCA$14.4bCA$445.1m18.9x32.6x1x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024CA$10.7bCA$13.5bCA$312.5m21.7x34.2x0.8x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024CA$11.5bCA$13.7bCA$332.1m23.5x34.6x0.8x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024CA$11.9bCA$14.6bCA$354.3m29.2x33.5x0.8x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024CA$11.6bCA$14.7bCA$430.4m22.9x27x0.8x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024CA$10.4bCA$14.6bCA$429.2m22.6x24.3x0.7x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$498.1m14x20x0.7x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024CA$10.5bCA$15.9bCA$429.5m14.6x24.5x0.7x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024CA$11.2bCA$15.9bCA$427.9m15x26.2x0.7x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024CA$10.6bCA$15.7bCA$457.1m16.4x23.2x0.7x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024CA$10.0bCA$14.9bCA$441.1m15.8x22.7x0.7x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023CA$8.9bCA$14.9bCA$468.5m15.6x19x0.6x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.9bCA$486.8m14.9x17x0.6x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023CA$8.4bCA$15.9bCA$465.9m13.8x18x0.5x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023CA$8.7bCA$16.0bCA$509.9m12.4x17x0.5x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023CA$8.8bCA$16.0bCA$540.9m17.2x16.4x0.6x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023CA$8.1bCA$14.6bCA$454.3m15x17.8x0.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.7bCA$445.2m12.5x18.4x0.6x
Wed, 03 May 2023CA$8.8bCA$14.3bCA$436.7m11.1x20.1x0.6x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023CA$8.5bCA$14.4bCA$464.3m8.1x18.2x0.6x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023CA$8.8bCA$14.0bCA$544.8m8.9x16.1x0.6x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023CA$9.2bCA$12.9bCA$590.0m9.2x15.6x0.7x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022CA$9.0bCA$12.7bCA$574.9m8.9x15.6x0.7x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022CA$9.1bCA$12.8bCA$615.6m7.3x14.8x0.7x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022CA$9.1bCA$13.5bCA$626.0m7.7x14.5x0.7x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022CA$9.7bCA$13.3bCA$663.4m8.4x14.7x0.7x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022CA$9.3bCA$13.3bCA$670.9m7.2x13.9x0.7x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022CA$8.1bCA$12.7bCA$663.5m8.2x12.2x0.6x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022CA$8.4bCA$12.5bCA$625.2m8.2x13.5x0.7x
Thu, 05 May 2022CA$9.5bCA$11.9bCA$625.9m8.4x15.3x0.8x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022CA$10.3bCA$11.9bCA$632.9m10x16.2x0.9x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022CA$10.5bCA$11.5bCA$576.0m8.1x18.3x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.3x


Total Market Cap: CA$10.5bTotal 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 32.0x 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 1.1x.
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-0.52%
Consumer Discretionary-0.30%
Specialty Stores-1.09%
Computer and Electronics Retail5.81%
Home Furnishing Retail0.78%
Specialty Stores0.076%
Automotive Retail-1.60%
Apparel Retail-1.66%
Home Improvement Retail-10.43%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Computer and Electronics Retail industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 44.2x.
    • 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
LNF Leon's FurnitureCA$25.851.2%
+CA$20.5m		23.3%PE13.3x
PET Pet Valu HoldingsCA$24.930.5%
+CA$9.3m		-20.8%PE20.4x
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$17.530.2%
+CA$3.2m		n/aPE14.2x
AUTO CarbeezaCA$0.1122.2%
+CA$1.6m		-35.3%PS3718.9x
ROOT RootsCA$2.591.6%
+CA$1.6m		7.9%PE36.2x
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PET

CA$24.93

Pet Valu Holdings

7D

0.5%

1Y

-20.8%

XAU

CA$8.55

Goldmoney

7D

-2.7%

1Y

10.3%

ATZ

CA$68.13

Aritzia

7D

-2.1%

1Y

93.2%

BILD

CA$1.03

BuildDirect.com Technologies

7D

-10.4%

1Y

47.1%

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GRGD

CA$17.53

Groupe Dynamite

7D

0.2%

1Y

n/a

LNF

CA$25.85

Leon's Furniture

7D

1.2%

1Y

23.3%

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ACQ

CA$18.75

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7D

-3.3%

1Y

-10.6%

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NXT

CA$1.20

NextGen Digital Platforms

7D

9.1%

1Y

n/a

NIC

CA$0.09

Delota

7D

-10.0%

1Y

-40.0%

PESO

CA$0.14

PesoRama

7D

-3.3%

1Y

-3.3%

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GBT

CA$12.55

BMTC Group

7D

-0.9%

1Y

-11.6%

ROOT

CA$2.59

Roots

7D

1.6%

1Y

7.9%

AUTO

CA$0.11

Carbeeza

7D

22.2%

1Y

-35.3%

KITS

CA$8.80

Kits Eyecare

7D

-1.5%

1Y

50.4%

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