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Canadian (TSX) Specialty Stores Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 22, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-0.7%
  • 3M-1.6%
  • 1Y47.8%
  • YTD9.3%

Last week, the Specialty Stores industry hasn't moved much but Pet Valu Holdings is up 3.6% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 48% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 23 May 2025CA$15.0bCA$14.0bCA$642.9m15.5x23.3x1.1x
Sun, 20 Apr 2025CA$11.5bCA$13.7bCA$551.7m14.1x20.8x0.8x
Tue, 18 Mar 2025CA$12.4bCA$14.5bCA$500.7m19.7x24.9x0.9x
Thu, 13 Feb 2025CA$15.5bCA$14.5bCA$482.7m17.6x32.1x1.1x
Sat, 11 Jan 2025CA$14.9bCA$14.5bCA$482.6m18x30.9x1x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024CA$14.3bCA$14.3bCA$426.4m19.6x33.6x1x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024CA$10.6bCA$13.5bCA$334.2m21.9x31.9x0.8x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024CA$11.3bCA$13.7bCA$307.9m23.3x36.7x0.8x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024CA$12.1bCA$14.6bCA$354.4m29.3x34.1x0.8x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024CA$11.9bCA$14.7bCA$427.4m22.7x27.8x0.8x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024CA$10.3bCA$14.7bCA$427.2m21.9x24.2x0.7x
Sat, 25 May 2024CA$9.9bCA$15.9bCA$414.8m14x23.8x0.6x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024CA$10.4bCA$15.9bCA$429.5m14.5x24.1x0.7x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024CA$11.0bCA$15.9bCA$409.1m19.8x27x0.7x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024CA$10.7bCA$15.7bCA$454.1m16.1x23.6x0.7x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024CA$10.1bCA$14.9bCA$441.2m15.9x22.8x0.7x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.9bCA$490.7m15.3x17x0.6x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023CA$8.6bCA$15.8bCA$454.2m15.5x18.9x0.5x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023CA$8.2bCA$15.9bCA$465.8m13.5x17.7x0.5x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023CA$8.8bCA$16.0bCA$520.9m12.6x16.9x0.6x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023CA$7.3bCA$15.0bCA$445.3m16.3x16.4x0.5x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023CA$8.3bCA$14.6bCA$462.6m9.3x17.9x0.6x
Sun, 28 May 2023CA$8.1bCA$14.7bCA$432.3m12.5x18.8x0.6x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023CA$8.7bCA$14.3bCA$450.3m9.1x19.4x0.6x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023CA$8.2bCA$14.3bCA$482.6m8x16.9x0.6x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023CA$9.1bCA$14.0bCA$558.0m9x16.4x0.7x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023CA$8.9bCA$12.9bCA$590.0m9x15x0.7x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022CA$9.2bCA$12.8bCA$607.4m8.4x15.1x0.7x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022CA$9.8bCA$13.5bCA$623.1m7.5x15.7x0.7x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022CA$8.8bCA$13.3bCA$619.5m7.8x14.3x0.7x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022CA$9.0bCA$13.3bCA$677.8m6.7x13.2x0.7x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022CA$8.6bCA$12.8bCA$669.2m8.4x12.9x0.7x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022CA$7.7bCA$12.6bCA$648.2m7.8x11.9x0.6x
Mon, 30 May 2022CA$8.3bCA$12.5bCA$615.8m8.1x13.6x0.7x
Price to Earnings Ratio

13.6x


Total Market Cap: CA$8.3bTotal Earnings: CA$615.8mTotal Revenue: CA$12.5bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Specialty Stores Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 21.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Specialty Retail industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.71x 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 remained mostly flat over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.9% 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 and as a result, profits have held steady.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market0.88%
Consumer Discretionary1.91%
Specialty Stores-0.74%
Specialty Stores4.47%
Home Furnishing Retail2.01%
Automotive Retail1.99%
Home Improvement Retail0%0
Apparel Retail-2.94%
Computer and Electronics Retail-3.28%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Stores industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 21.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 3.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Specialty Stores industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 21% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 3.8% per year.
  • In contrast, the Automotive Retail industry is expected to see its earnings decline by 12% 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
PET Pet Valu HoldingsCA$29.813.6%
+CA$70.3m		8.4%PE22.2x
GRGD Groupe DynamiteCA$15.354.2%
+CA$66.9m		n/aPE12.2x
LNF Leon's FurnitureCA$25.882.5%
+CA$43.0m		15.5%PE11.1x
KITS Kits EyecareCA$12.9710.3%
+CA$38.7m		108.2%PE89.2x
ACQ AutoCanadaCA$19.735.3%
+CA$23.4m		-7.8%PE12.8x
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