Goodfellow Inc.

TSX:GDL Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$94.2m

Goodfellow Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 1/6

Goodfellow's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -30.6%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings declining at 10.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.9% per year. Goodfellow's return on equity is 3.1%, and it has net margins of 1.2%.

Key information

-30.61%

Earnings growth rate

-30.38%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth25.67%
Revenue growth rate-2.89%
Return on equity3.09%
Net Margin1.16%
Last Earnings Update28 Feb 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Feb 15

Goodfellow's (TSE:GDL) Shareholders Will Receive A Smaller Dividend Than Last Year

Goodfellow Inc.'s ( TSE:GDL ) dividend is being reduced by 52% to CA$0.12 per share on 24th of March, in comparison to...
Analysis Article Mar 03

Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.50

The board of Goodfellow Inc. ( TSE:GDL ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 19th of March, with investors...
Analysis Article Apr 16

Is Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) A Risky Investment?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Analysis Article Jan 12

Do Goodfellow's (TSE:GDL) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to...
Analysis Article Mar 01

Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.40

The board of Goodfellow Inc. ( TSE:GDL ) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend by 32% on the 18th of...
Analysis Article Oct 09

A Look At The Fair Value Of Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL)

Does the October share price for Goodfellow Inc. ( TSE:GDL ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate...
Analysis Article Jun 15

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For Goodfellow Inc.'s (TSE:GDL) CEO For Now

Performance at Goodfellow Inc. ( TSE:GDL ) has been reasonably good and CEO Patrick Goodfellow has done a decent job of...
Analysis Article Jun 04

Is Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Using Too Much Debt?

David Iben put it well when he said, 'Volatility is not a risk we care about. What we care about is avoiding the...
Analysis Article Mar 26

Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Is Experiencing Growth In Returns On Capital

If we want to find a potential multi-bagger, often there are underlying trends that can provide clues. Firstly, we'd...
Analysis Article Feb 27

Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) Looks Like A Good Stock, And It's Going Ex-Dividend Soon

It looks like Goodfellow Inc. ( TSE:GDL ) is about to go ex-dividend in the next four days. You can purchase shares...
Analysis Article Feb 17

Key Things To Consider Before Buying Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) For Its Dividend

Is Goodfellow Inc. ( TSE:GDL ) a good dividend stock? How can we tell? Dividend paying companies with growing earnings...
Analysis Article Jan 30

Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Jan 12

The Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Share Price Is Up 60% And Shareholders Are Holding On

If you want to compound wealth in the stock market, you can do so by buying an index fund. But one can do better than...
Analysis Article Dec 25

Our Take On The Returns On Capital At Goodfellow (TSE:GDL)

Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Ideally, a business...
Analysis Article Dec 08

We Think Goodfellow's (TSE:GDL) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential

As a general rule, we think profitable companies are less risky than companies that lose money. However, sometimes...
Analysis Article Nov 17

Here's What You Should Know About Goodfellow Inc.'s (TSE:GDL) 2.8% Dividend Yield

Could Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) be an attractive dividend share to own for the long haul? Investors are often drawn to...
Analysis Article Aug 19

Key Things To Consider Before Buying Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) For Its Dividend

Today we'll take a closer look at Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) from a dividend investor's perspective. Owning a strong...
Analysis Article Jul 26

Goodfellow (TSE:GDL) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Jul 08

How Much Did Goodfellow's (TSE:GDL) CEO Pocket Last Year?

Patrick Goodfellow has been the CEO of Goodfellow Inc. (TSE:GDL) since 2017, and this article will examine the...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Goodfellow makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

TSX:GDL Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Feb 265416900
30 Nov 255437900
31 Aug 255306840
31 May 255288810
28 Feb 2551511790
30 Nov 2451013800
31 Aug 2451113980
31 May 2451014950
29 Feb 2451215910
30 Nov 2351315900
31 Aug 2353717890
31 May 2356521890
28 Feb 2360827890
30 Nov 2263133880
31 Aug 2262538860
31 May 2262538840
28 Feb 2262639840
30 Nov 2161638830
31 Aug 2159634820
31 May 2156630790
28 Feb 2148520700
30 Nov 2045414700
31 Aug 204398710
31 May 204304730
29 Feb 204503790
30 Nov 194503780
31 Aug 194553780
31 May 194572790
28 Feb 194672800
30 Nov 184753810
31 Aug 184905820
31 May 185014810
28 Feb 185072800
30 Nov 17524-2820
31 Aug 17527-15860
31 May 17543-20900
28 Feb 17570-17940
30 Nov 16565-12940
31 Aug 165701910
31 May 165627900
29 Feb 165508900
30 Nov 155399890
31 Aug 155178860

Quality Earnings: GDL has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: GDL's current net profit margins (1.2%) are lower than last year (2.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: GDL's earnings have declined by 30.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: GDL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: GDL had negative earnings growth (-44.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (2.4%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: GDL's Return on Equity (3.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


Discover strong past performing companies

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/30 22:22
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/30 00:00
Earnings2026/02/28
Annual Earnings2025/11/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

Details of the analysis model used to generate this report is available on our Github page, we also have guides on how to use our reports and tutorials on Youtube.

Learn about the world class team who designed and built the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Goodfellow Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.