Empire Company Limited
TSX-EMP.A
Company Overview
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 approximately 1,600 retail stores under various retail banners, including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Farm Boy, Longo's, and Lawtons Drugs; and approximately 350 retail fuel locations, as well as operates grocery e-commerce stores under the banners, such as Voilà, Grocery Gateway, IGA.net, and ThriftyFoods.com. It also owns interest in the Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, an open-ended real estate investment trust to own, operate, and develop a portfolio of grocery and pharmacy-anchored shopping centers, freestanding stores, and mixed-use developments; and various equity accounted interests in Genstar partnerships that develop residential real estate properties in Ontario, Western Canada, and the United States. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.
Name
Empire Company Limited
CEO
Mr. Michael Bennett Medline
Website
www.empireco.ca
Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution and Retail
Year Founded
1907
Profile
Market Cap
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EV
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Shares Out
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Revenue
CA$30.87B
Employees
128,000
Margins
Gross
26.55%
EBITDA
5.57%
Operating
3.99%
Pre-Tax
3.04%
Net
2.18%
FCF
4.05%
Returns (5Yr Avg)
ROA
4.53%
ROTA
19.46%
ROE
14.66%
ROCE
10.35%
ROIC
6.86%
Valuation (TTM)
P/E
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P/B
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EV/Sales
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EV/EBITDA
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P/FCF
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EV/Gross Profit
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Valuation (NTM)
Price Target
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P/E
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PEG
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EV/Sales
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EV/EBITDA
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P/FCF
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Financial Health
Cash
CA$312.9M
Net Debt
CA$7,183.2M
Debt/Equity
1.36
EBIT/Interest
4
Growth (CAGR)
Rev 3Yr
2.56%
Rev 5Yr
3.87%
Rev 10Yr
3.13%
Dil EPS 3Yr
1.86%
Dil EPS 5Yr
12.04%
Dil EPS 10Yr
9.22%
Rev Fwd 2Yr
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EBITDA Fwd 2Yr
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EPS Fwd 2Yr
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EPS LT Growth Est
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Dividends
Yield
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Payout
27.31%
DPS
CA$0.75
DPS Growth 3Yr
11.45%
DPS Growth 5Yr
10.68%
DPS Growth 10Yr
7.78%
DPS Growth Fwd 2Yr
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