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Canadian (TSX) Food and Staples Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 23, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D-2.5%
  • 3M4.3%
  • 1Y12.7%
  • YTD2.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Food and Staples Retail industry has dropped 2.5%, driven by Alimentation Couche-Tard declining 3.6%. In the past year, the industry has gained 13%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 4.4% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 23 Sep 2023CA$153.0bCA$266.1bCA$9.6b16.8x15.9x0.6x
Mon, 21 Aug 2023CA$152.8bCA$270.6bCA$9.6b15.9x15.9x0.6x
Wed, 19 Jul 2023CA$154.2bCA$265.4bCA$9.4b16.5x16.4x0.6x
Fri, 16 Jun 2023CA$150.5bCA$266.4bCA$9.2b15.1x16.4x0.6x
Sun, 14 May 2023CA$159.3bCA$268.7bCA$9.3b15.8x17.2x0.6x
Tue, 11 Apr 2023CA$162.4bCA$266.6bCA$9.2b15.8x17.7x0.6x
Thu, 09 Mar 2023CA$154.7bCA$266.5bCA$9.4b14.9x16.5x0.6x
Sat, 04 Feb 2023CA$149.8bCA$261.1bCA$10.0b14x14.9x0.6x
Mon, 02 Jan 2023CA$152.4bCA$261.6bCA$10.0b13.8x15.2x0.6x
Wed, 30 Nov 2022CA$156.6bCA$261.9bCA$10.1b13.6x15.6x0.6x
Fri, 28 Oct 2022CA$149.0bCA$254.4bCA$9.1b13.1x16.3x0.6x
Sun, 25 Sep 2022CA$202.9bCA$343.9bCA$12.8b13.7x15.8x0.6x
Tue, 23 Aug 2022CA$155.4bCA$244.1bCA$8.9b14x17.4x0.6x
Thu, 21 Jul 2022CA$144.9bCA$242.1bCA$8.2b13.8x17.6x0.6x
Sat, 18 Jun 2022CA$141.0bCA$236.8bCA$8.4b14x16.7x0.6x
Mon, 16 May 2022CA$151.7bCA$236.8bCA$8.4b14.5x18.1x0.6x
Wed, 13 Apr 2022CA$155.1bCA$233.8bCA$7.7b15.6x20x0.7x
Fri, 11 Mar 2022CA$143.7bCA$227.9bCA$7.6b15.4x18.8x0.6x
Sun, 06 Feb 2022CA$141.3bCA$229.7bCA$6.9b19.6x20.4x0.6x
Tue, 04 Jan 2022CA$142.8bCA$229.6bCA$6.9b18.2x20.7x0.6x
Thu, 02 Dec 2021CA$130.1bCA$229.4bCA$6.9b16.2x19x0.6x
Sat, 30 Oct 2021CA$130.4bCA$222.2bCA$6.8b14.9x19.2x0.6x
Mon, 27 Sep 2021CA$129.9bCA$223.5bCA$6.9b15.4x18.8x0.6x
Wed, 25 Aug 2021CA$135.6bCA$222.0bCA$6.9b17.7x19.7x0.6x
Thu, 01 Jul 2021CA$121.3bCA$216.7bCA$6.9b16.3x17.6x0.6x
Sun, 04 Apr 2021CA$112.4bCA$213.4bCA$6.6b19x17.1x0.5x
Wed, 06 Jan 2021CA$110.4bCA$216.8bCA$7.1b15.9x15.4x0.5x
Sat, 10 Oct 2020CA$119.9bCA$218.4bCA$6.8b16.1x17.6x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

17.6x


Total Market Cap: CA$119.9bTotal Earnings: CA$6.8bTotal Revenue: CA$218.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Canadian Food and Staples Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.2x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Canadian Consumer Retailing 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 17.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.58x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Consumer Retailing industry have grown 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 6.8% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

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

CA Market-3.53%
Consumer Staples-2.60%
Food and Staples Retail-2.49%
Big Box Super Stores0%
Food Retail-2.48%
Food Distributors-2.58%
Drug Retail-5.09%
Industry PE
    Forecasted Growth
    • Analysts are most optimistic on the Drug Retail industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 81% over the next 5 years.
    • In contrast, the Food Retail industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.0% 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
    		EMP.A EmpireCA$37.081.1%
    +CA$97.5m    		4.2%PE12.2x
    		NWC North WestCA$35.861.9%
    +CA$31.5m    		11.6%PE14.1x
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    CA$70.73

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    7D

    -3.6%

    1Y

    29.7%

    MRU

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    7D

    -1.3%

    1Y

    2.9%

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    NWC

    CA$35.86

    North West

    7D

    1.9%

    1Y

    11.6%

    CRP

    CA$2.13

    Ceres Global Ag

    7D

    -5.3%

    1Y

    -34.3%

    EMP.A

    CA$37.08

    Empire

    7D

    1.1%

    1Y

    4.2%

    L

    CA$113.05

    Loblaw Companies

    7D

    -2.0%

    1Y

    1.0%

    WN

    CA$151.10

    George Weston

    7D

    -2.3%

    1Y

    3.1%

    CRRX

    CA$1.85

    CareRx

    7D

    -1.1%

    1Y

    -44.8%

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    NBLY

    CA$13.93

    Neighbourly Pharmacy

    7D

    -5.8%

    1Y

    -27.5%

    GCL

    CA$1.14

    Colabor Group

    7D

    -0.9%

    1Y

    58.3%