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High Liner Foods TSX:HLF Stock Report

Last Price

CA$15.21

Market Cap

CA$452.7m

7D

-1.7%

1Y

32.3%

Updated

15 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

High Liner Foods Incorporated

TSX:HLF Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$452.7m

HLF Stock Overview

Processes and markets frozen seafood products in North America. More details

HLF fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance4/6
Financial Health5/6
Dividends4/6

Rewards

Trading at 43.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings grew by 66.2% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Has a high level of debt


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High Liner Foods Incorporated Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for High Liner Foods
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceCA$15.21
52 Week HighCA$16.23
52 Week LowCA$11.27
Beta0.89
1 Month Change-3.00%
3 Month Change10.78%
1 Year Change32.26%
3 Year Change2.77%
5 Year Change83.92%
Change since IPO-55.26%

Recent News & Updates

High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Nov 16
High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

Nov 12
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

Recent updates

High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Nov 16
High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

Nov 12
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.17

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.13

May 23
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.13

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.13

Feb 27
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $0.13

High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Nov 13
High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Jul 15
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) CEO Compensation

May 12
We Think Some Shareholders May Hesitate To Increase High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) CEO Compensation

Read This Before Buying High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF) For Its Dividend

Apr 14
Read This Before Buying High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF) For Its Dividend

Is High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) A Risky Investment?

Mar 30
Is High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) A Risky Investment?

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) Share Registry?

Mar 17
What Type Of Shareholders Make Up High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) Share Registry?

Independent Chairman Robert Pace Just Bought 7.1% More Shares In High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF)

Mar 04
Independent Chairman Robert Pace Just Bought 7.1% More Shares In High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF)

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 39% Share Price Gain

Feb 22
High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 39% Share Price Gain

Is There An Opportunity With High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) 48% Undervaluation?

Feb 09
Is There An Opportunity With High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) 48% Undervaluation?

Should We Be Cautious About High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) ROE Of 6.6%?

Jan 27
Should We Be Cautious About High Liner Foods Incorporated's (TSE:HLF) ROE Of 6.6%?

How Many High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?

Jan 12
How Many High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSE:HLF) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?

Shareholder Returns

HLFCA FoodCA Market
7D-1.7%-3.2%-1.7%
1Y32.3%-11.4%14.0%

Return vs Industry: HLF exceeded the Canadian Food industry which returned -11.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: HLF exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 14% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is HLF's price volatile compared to industry and market?
HLF volatility
HLF Average Weekly Movement3.6%
Food Industry Average Movement4.5%
Market Average Movement8.3%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market18.5%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market2.9%

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

Volatility Over Time: HLF's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18991,202Paul Jewerwww.highlinerfoods.com

High Liner Foods Incorporated processes and markets frozen seafood products in North America. It provides a range of frozen seafood products, including raw fillets and shellfish, and cooked shellfish; and value-added products, such as sauced, glazed, breaded and battered seafood, seafood entrees, and breaded cheese sticks under High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine, C. Wirthy, Mirabel, Catch of the Day, High Liner Culinary, Icelandic Seafood, and FPI brands. The company sells its products through distributors to retail and club stores; foodservice distributors to hotels, restaurants, and healthcare and educational organizations; and its website.

High Liner Foods Incorporated Fundamentals Summary

How do High Liner Foods's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
HLF fundamental statistics
Market capCA$452.67m
Earnings (TTM)CA$87.09m
Revenue (TTM)CA$1.38b

5.2x

P/E Ratio

0.3x

P/S Ratio

Is HLF overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
HLF income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$961.31m
Cost of RevenueUS$746.34m
Gross ProfitUS$214.96m
Other ExpensesUS$154.31m
EarningsUS$60.65m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 28, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 26, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)2.04
Gross Margin22.36%
Net Profit Margin6.31%
Debt/Equity Ratio53.2%

How did HLF perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.4%

Current Dividend Yield

24%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/15 01:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/14 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

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 here.

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Analyst Sources

High Liner Foods Incorporated is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Doug CooperBeacon Securities Limited
null nullBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Nevan YochimBMO Capital Markets Equity Research