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Empire TSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Last Price

CA$43.22

Market Cap

CA$10.4b

7D

-3.3%

1Y

25.4%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Empire Company Limited

TSX:EMP.A Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$10.4b

EMP.A Stock Overview

Engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. More details

EMP.A fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 26.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Pays a reliable dividend of 1.85%

Risk Analysis

Significant insider selling over the past 3 months


My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Empire Company Limited Competitors

Metro

TSX:MRU

CA$20.4b

George Weston

TSX:WN

CA$29.6b

North West

TSX:NWC

CA$2.3b

Loblaw Companies

TSX:L

CA$57.7b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Empire
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$43.22
52 Week HighCA$46.77
52 Week LowCA$31.45
Beta0.48
1 Month Change5.34%
3 Month Change9.95%
1 Year Change25.38%
3 Year Change11.22%
5 Year Change39.42%
Change since IPO19,657.71%

Recent News & Updates

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Dec 11
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Recent updates

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Dec 11
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Nov 28
Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Shares May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon

Is Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 01
Is Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Using Too Much Debt?

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Sep 10
A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Little Excitement Around Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Earnings

Aug 27
Little Excitement Around Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Earnings

Returns At Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Jul 27
Returns At Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Here's Why Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Jun 17
Here's Why Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

May 21
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

May 07
Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Mar 22
Empire (TSE:EMP.A) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Is Empire (TSE:EMP.A) A Risky Investment?

Feb 12
Is Empire (TSE:EMP.A) A Risky Investment?

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Jan 30
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Empire Company Limited (TSE:EMP.A)

Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jan 16
Empire Company Limited's (TSE:EMP.A) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Shareholder Returns

EMP.ACA Consumer RetailingCA Market
7D-3.3%-2.1%-3.7%
1Y25.4%26.8%15.0%

Return vs Industry: EMP.A underperformed the Canadian Consumer Retailing industry which returned 26.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: EMP.A exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 15% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is EMP.A's price volatile compared to industry and market?
EMP.A volatility
EMP.A Average Weekly Movement2.6%
Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement3.2%
Market Average Movement8.2%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market17.6%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market2.9%

Stable Share Price: EMP.A has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: EMP.A's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
1907128,000Mike Medlinewww.empireco.ca

Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations. The company owns, affiliates, and franchises retail stores under Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo’s, and Lawtons Drugs brands; and operates grocery e-commerce stores under the Voilà, Grocery Gateway, IGA.net, and ThriftyFoods.com brand names.

Empire Company Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Empire's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
EMP.A fundamental statistics
Market capCA$10.42b
Earnings (TTM)CA$664.30m
Revenue (TTM)CA$30.91b

15.4x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is EMP.A overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
EMP.A income statement (TTM)
RevenueCA$30.91b
Cost of RevenueCA$22.64b
Gross ProfitCA$8.27b
Other ExpensesCA$7.61b
EarningsCA$664.30m

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 02, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.81
Gross Margin26.76%
Net Profit Margin2.15%
Debt/Equity Ratio21.8%

How did EMP.A perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.9%

Current Dividend Yield

28%

Payout Ratio

Does EMP.A pay a reliable dividends?

See EMP.A dividend history and benchmarks
When do you need to buy EMP.A by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Empire dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateJan 15 2025
Dividend Pay DateJan 31 2025
Days until Ex dividend25 days
Days until Dividend pay date41 days

Does EMP.A pay a reliable dividends?

See EMP.A dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 00:19
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/02
Annual Earnings2024/05/04

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 here.

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Analyst Sources

Empire Company Limited is covered by 21 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
James DurranBarclays
Philip BassilBeacon Securities Limited
Tamy ChenBMO Capital Markets Equity Research