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Empire

TOR:EMP.A · CA2918434077
Food & Staples RetailingLarge

360

31
EV / EBIT41
Price / Owner Earnings56
Owner Earnings Yield59
Dividend Yield69
Price/Sales86
EV / Gross Profit60
Price/Book57
Return on Capital45
Cash Return on Capital51
Return on Equity13
EBIT Margin51
Gross Profitability61
Cash Conversion100
Accruals83
Owner Earnings Margin51
Sales growth26
Profit Growth61
Long-Term EPS Growth62
Owner Earnings Growth15
Reinvestment76
Price momentum38
Debt load36
Refinancing15
Debt Payback31
Liquidity51
Analyst ratings12
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside28
Market mood51
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Empire clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustryFood & Staples Retailing
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded1983
Employees51
Websiteempireco.ca
ISINCA2918434077
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
TSX Composite (Canada)
Themes
Online GroceryFast-Moving Consumer Goods

Description

Empire Company Limited operates primarily in the food retail and distribution sector. The company is involved in managing various grocery stores and retail formats across Canada, with a focus on enhancing customer experiences, expanding its geographi…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Empire Company Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 19.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 6% a year, against analyst forecasts of 9%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
22
2023202420252026

All-time high

58

Jan 2025

All-time low

8

Jan 2024

Average rank

30

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
86
77
70
73
Price/Earnings
34
70
80
64
Price/Book
57
64
42
65
Dividend Yield
69
67
75
66
Value (overall)
82
85
73
79

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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