How does MFI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

MFI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (74.4x) compared to the peer average (26.5x).

How does MFI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Food Industry?

MFI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (74.4x) compared to the North American Food industry average (20.1x).

What is MFI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

Insufficient data to calculate MFI's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

What is the Fair Price of MFI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

MFI (CA$20.34) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (CA$95.07)

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

MFI Stock Overview

Produces food products in the United States, Canada, Japan, China, and internationally. More details

MFI fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	0/6
Past Performance	2/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 78.6% below our estimate of its fair value

Became profitable this year

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 46.5%

Risk Analysis

Earnings have declined by 43.6% per year over past 5 years

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Dividend of 4.33% is not well covered by earnings

My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Competitors

Premium Brands Holdings

TSX:PBH

CA$3.5b

Lassonde Industries

TSX:LAS.A

CA$1.2b

Rogers Sugar

TSX:RSI

CA$768.4m

Saputo

TSX:SAP

CA$10.7b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Maple Leaf Foods
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$20.34
52 Week High	CA$27.55
52 Week Low	CA$20.23
Beta	0.46
1 Month Change	-10.08%
3 Month Change	-6.22%
1 Year Change	-18.83%
3 Year Change	-30.44%
5 Year Change	-21.35%
Change since IPO	246.21%

Is Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 12

Recent updates

Is Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 12

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Oct 25

These 4 Measures Indicate That Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Is Using Debt Extensively

Apr 13

Some Investors May Be Worried About Maple Leaf Foods' (TSE:MFI) Returns On Capital

Dec 01

Shareholder Returns

	MFI	CA Food	CA Market
7D	-7.0%	-3.3%	-2.6%
1Y	-18.8%	-5.6%	15.2%

Return vs Industry: MFI underperformed the Canadian Food industry which returned -5.8% over the past year.

Return vs Market: MFI underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 15.2% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is MFI's price volatile compared to industry and market?
MFI volatility
MFI Average Weekly Movement	3.7%
Food Industry Average Movement	3.7%
Market Average Movement	8.2%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	17.4%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	2.9%

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

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

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1927	13,500	Curtis Frank	www.mapleleaffoods.com

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. produces food products in the United States, Canada, Japan, China, and internationally. The company operates through Meat Protein Group and Plant Protein Group segments. It produces various food products, including prepared meats, ready-to-cook and ready-to-serve meals, fresh pork and poultry, and plant protein products; bacon, hams, wieners, and meat snacks; a variety of delicatessen products; and processed chicken products, such as fully cooked chicken breasts and wings, processed turkey products, specialty sausages, cooked meats, sliced meats, cooked sausage products, lunch kits, and canned meats.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Maple Leaf Foods's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
MFI fundamental statistics
Market cap	CA$2.51b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$33.74m
Revenue (TTM)	CA$4.87b

74.4x

P/E Ratio

0.5x

P/S Ratio

Is MFI overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
MFI income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$4.87b
Cost of Revenue	CA$4.19b
Gross Profit	CA$679.18m
Other Expenses	CA$645.44m
Earnings	CA$33.74m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.27
Gross Margin	13.96%
Net Profit Margin	0.69%
Debt/Equity Ratio	117.8%

How did MFI perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

4.3%

Current Dividend Yield

316%

Payout Ratio

Does MFI pay a reliable dividends?

See MFI dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy MFI by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Maple Leaf Foods dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Dec 06 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Dec 31 2024
Days until Ex dividend	16 days
Days until Dividend pay date	9 days

Does MFI pay a reliable dividends?

See MFI dividend history and benchmarks

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 01:51
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

^* 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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Donald McLee	Berenberg
Kenneth Zaslow	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Peter Sklar	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research

MFI Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Competitors

TSX:PBH

CA$3.5b

TSX:LAS.A

CA$1.2b

TSX:RSI

CA$768.4m

TSX:SAP

CA$10.7b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

Independent Director recently bought CA$518k worth of stock

Third quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Reports Unaudited Impairment of Property and Equipment and Right-Of-Use Assets for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Is Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Using Too Much Debt?

Recent updates

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

Independent Director recently bought CA$518k worth of stock

Third quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Reports Unaudited Impairment of Property and Equipment and Right-Of-Use Assets for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Is Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Using Too Much Debt?

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Nov 13, 2024

Canada Bread Files Legal Action to Protect Its Financial and Legal Interests and Files Crossclaim Against Maple Leaf Foods Inc

High number of new directors

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Appoints Deepak Bhandari as Chief Financial Officer for its Pork Business

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announces Quarterly dividend, payable on September 27, 2024

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Announces Appointment of Fareed Khan to the Board of Directors

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 08, 2024

First quarter dividend of CA$0.22 announced

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 02, 2024

These 4 Measures Indicate That Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Is Using Debt Extensively

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.22 per share

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 02, 2024

Returns On Capital At Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Paint A Concerning Picture

Price target decreased by 11% to CA$31.42

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Promotes Adam Grogan to Chief Operating Officer

Investors Appear Satisfied With Maple Leaf Foods Inc.'s (TSE:MFI) Prospects

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2024

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Announces CFO Changes

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Announces CFO Changes

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.21

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.21 per share at 3.5% yield

Is Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) A Risky Investment?

Maple Leaf Foods' (TSE:MFI) Dividend Will Be CA$0.21

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on December 29, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 02, 2023

Independent Director recently bought CA$837k worth of stock

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.21 per share at 2.9% yield

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.21

Chief Information & Technology Officer recently sold CA$1.5m worth of stock

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.21

Price target increased by 8.1% to CA$35.75

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Approves Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 28, 2023

Is Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Using Too Much Debt?

Second quarter 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 03, 2023

Insider recently sold CA$418k worth of stock

High number of new directors

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.21 per share at 3.4% yield

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of CA$0.21

Executive Chairman exercised options to buy CA$1.5m worth of stock.

Insider recently sold CA$65k worth of stock

Maple Leaf Foods (TSE:MFI) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.21

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Announces Executive Changes

First quarter 2023 earnings released: CA$0.48 loss per share (vs CA$0.11 profit in 1Q 2022)

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of CA$0.21 per share at 3.3% yield

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Mar 09, 2023