Why is Empire Co. Ltd. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 18.46%
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Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.55 times
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Positive results in Apr 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at CAD 2,070 MM
- DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Highest at CAD 36.67
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.82% (YoY)
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With ROE of 13.20%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.22 Price to Book Value
- The stock is trading at a fair value compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 21.71%, its profits have risen by 14.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.5
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Majority shareholders : Mutual Funds
How much should you buy?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Empire Co. Ltd. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Empire Co. Ltd. for you?
Low Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Empire Co. Ltd.
17.47%
4.50
19.70%
S&P/TSX 60
19.1%
1.54
14.62%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
2.91%
EBIT Growth (5y)
1.54%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.78
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.55
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.26
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
4.39
Tax Ratio
26.86%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.19%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
1.09%
ROCE (avg)
18.46%
ROE (avg)
14.60%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.19
EV to EBIT
6.86
EV to EBITDA
3.48
EV to Capital Employed
1.15
EV to Sales
0.26
PEG Ratio
0.44
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
16.76%
ROE (Latest)
13.20%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at CAD 2,070 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at CAD 36.67
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.82% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 7.34 %
-1What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)
Highest at CAD 82.6 MM
Here's what is working for Empire Co. Ltd.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CAD 2,070 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)
Dividend per share
Highest at CAD 36.67 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (CAD)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 7.34 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.82% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at CAD 285.2 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (CAD MM)
Here's what is not working for Empire Co. Ltd.
Interest
Highest at CAD 82.6 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 5.09% (QoQ)MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (CAD MM)






