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Description
The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of food and everyday products and services in northern Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean.
The company’s stores offer a broad range of products and…
Analysis
Middle-of-the-road
The North West Company Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.
The price is fair. You pay 24.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 9% yearly growth; analysts expect 6%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
1007550250
Jan 202353
75
2023202420252026
All-time high
98
May 2025
All-time low
47
Mar 2026
Average rank
80
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
39
38
39
44
Price/Earnings
64
75
64
45
Price/Book
41
38
41
50
Dividend Yield
87
88
94
86
Value (overall)
71
45
84
63
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.