High Liner Foods Incorporated

TSX:HLF Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$452.7m

High Liner Foods Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

High Liner Foods has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 21.7%, while the Food industry saw earnings declining at 7.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. High Liner Foods's return on equity is 14.8%, and it has net margins of 6.3%.

Key information

21.7%

Earnings growth rate

22.1%

EPS growth rate

Food Industry Growth4.7%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Return on equity14.8%
Net Margin6.3%
Next Earnings Update26 Feb 2025

Recent past performance 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

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?

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How High Liner Foods makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

TSX:HLF Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
28 Sep 24961611420
29 Jun 24992481440
30 Mar 241,028341440
30 Dec 231,080321500
30 Sep 231,094361520
01 Jul 231,105411570
01 Apr 231,104541580
31 Dec 221,070551520
01 Oct 221,047511510
02 Jul 22990501440
02 Apr 22927391400
01 Jan 22875421380
02 Oct 21846421340
03 Jul 21826371300
03 Apr 21802321230
02 Jan 21827291170
26 Sep 20851181160
27 Jun 20876121250
28 Mar 20933101320
28 Dec 19942101350
28 Sep 19963121390
29 Jun 19984191370
30 Mar 191,007211410
29 Dec 181,049171450
29 Sep 181,069321490
30 Jun 181,110331520
31 Mar 181,097311510
30 Dec 171,054321470
30 Sep 171,000241400
01 Jul 17947241370
01 Apr 17939291340
31 Dec 16955321380
01 Oct 16971331400
02 Jul 16981321360
02 Apr 16983311380
02 Jan 161,002301410
03 Oct 151,044281450
04 Jul 151,050301520
04 Apr 151,059311540
03 Jan 151,052301570
27 Sep 141,035331580
28 Jun 141,005331570
29 Mar 14975381510

Quality Earnings: HLF has a large one-off gain of $20.3M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 28th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: HLF's current net profit margins (6.3%) are higher than last year (3.3%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: HLF's earnings have grown significantly by 21.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: HLF's earnings growth over the past year (66.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (21.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: HLF earnings growth over the past year (66.2%) exceeded the Food industry 1.2%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: HLF's Return on Equity (14.8%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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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

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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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