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George Weston Prf

George Weston Prf

WN-PA · TO · Consumer Defensive / Grocery Stores

25.49CAD+0.19 (+0.75%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close25.30
Open25.24
Day Range25.24 – 25.49
52-Week Range24.03 – 25.96
Volume2.68K
Market Cap15.11B
P/E (TTM)7.92
Forward P/E0.00
EPS3.22
Dividend Yield5.69%
Beta0.47
50-Day Avg25.56
200-Day Avg25.56

About

George Weston Limited provides food and drug retailing, and financial services in Canada. The company operates in two segments, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (Choice Properties). The Loblaw segment provides grocery, corporate and franchise-owned retail food, and associate-owned drug stores, including in-store pharmacies, health care services, health and beauty products, apparel, and other general merchandise. This segment offers credit card and banking services, guaranteed investment certificates, loyalty program, insurance brokerage services, and telecommunication services. The Choice Properties segment owns, develops, and manages commercial and residential properties, which are leased to necessity-based tenants and logistics providers. The company markets its products under the Shoppers Drug Mart, Joe Fresh, President's Choice Bank, PC Financial, no name, Farmer's Market, T&T, Life Brand, and PC Optimum brands. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in Toronto, Canada. George Weston Limited is a subsidiary of Wittington Investments, Limited.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Defensive
  • IndustryGrocery Stores
  • CEOMr. Galen G. Weston B.A., M.B.A.
  • Employees220.00K
  • Headquarters22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4T 2S5, Canada
  • Websitehttps://www.weston.ca

Leadership

  • Mr. Galen G. Weston B.A., M.B.A.Chairman & CEO · b. 1973
  • Mr. Richard DufresnePresident & CFO
  • Roy MacDonaldGroup Vice President of Investor Relations
  • Mr. Andrew BunstonChief Legal Officer & Secretary
  • Anemona TurcuSenior VP & Group Chief Risk Officer
  • Mr. Jeff GobeilSenior VP & Group Head of Tax
  • Mr. Barry Kieran ColumbExecutive VP of Loblaw & President of President's Choice Financial · b. 1965
  • Ms. Katie McCullamChief Strategy Officer
  • Ms. Anna FilipopoulosChief Talent Officer
  • Ms. Lina TaglieriSenior VP & Group Head Controller · b. 1969

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: CAD1995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue12.97B12.71B13.92B14.73B20.85B22.34B24.66B27.45B29.20B29.80B31.36B32.17B32.81B32.09B31.82B32.01B32.38B32.74B33.58B43.92B46.89B48.00B48.29B48.57B50.11B53.27B53.75B57.05B60.12B61.61B64.51B
Growth (%)--1.98%+9.54%+5.78%+41.59%+7.16%+10.37%+11.29%+6.38%+2.05%+5.25%+2.56%+2.01%-2.22%-0.84%+0.59%+1.15%+1.13%+2.57%+30.78%+6.78%+2.36%+0.60%+0.58%+3.17%+6.31%+0.90%+6.14%+5.39%+2.47%+4.71%
Cost of Revenue12.19B11.95B13.04B13.81B19.52B20.78B22.79B25.26B26.78B27.26B28.89B30.04B30.79B30.25B24.01B23.77B24.42B24.70B25.29B31.93B33.67B34.10B33.84B33.34B34.17B36.72B36.44B38.53B40.51B41.30B43.87B
Gross Profit776.00M757.00M882.00M917.00M1.33B1.56B1.87B2.19B2.42B2.54B2.48B2.13B2.02B1.84B7.81B8.23B7.96B8.04B8.29B11.99B13.23B13.89B14.45B15.23B15.94B16.55B17.31B18.52B19.61B20.31B20.64B
Gross Margin5.98%5.96%6.34%6.23%6.37%6.98%7.59%7.96%8.28%8.52%7.89%6.63%6.17%5.73%24.56%25.72%24.57%24.56%24.69%27.30%28.21%28.95%29.93%31.35%31.82%31.06%32.21%32.46%32.62%32.97%31.99%
Operating Expense255.00M257.00M294.00M269.00M409.00M423.00M431.00M507.00M606.00M756.00M842.00M1.59B931.00M648.00M6.80B6.75B6.35B6.68B6.67B11.02B11.30B11.64B11.89B12.64B12.98B13.67B13.29B13.97B15.25B15.94B14.72B
Operating Income521.00M500.00M588.00M648.00M920.00M1.14B1.44B1.68B1.81B1.78B1.63B537.00M1.09B1.19B1.01B1.48B1.61B1.36B1.62B973.00M1.93B2.25B2.56B2.58B2.96B2.88B4.03B4.55B4.36B4.38B5.92B
Operating Margin4.02%3.93%4.22%4.40%4.41%5.09%5.84%6.11%6.21%5.98%5.21%1.67%3.33%3.71%3.17%4.63%4.97%4.16%4.81%2.22%4.11%4.70%5.30%5.32%5.90%5.40%7.49%7.98%7.26%7.10%9.17%
EBITDA776.00M757.00M882.00M917.00M1.33B1.56B1.93B2.19B2.44B2.44B2.51B1.38B2.02B2.21B1.71B2.38B2.43B2.20B2.50B3.31B3.75B4.05B3.80B4.48B5.31B5.16B6.46B7.01B6.90B7.42B6.87B
EBITDA Margin5.98%5.96%6.34%6.23%6.37%6.98%7.82%7.96%8.35%8.18%8.02%4.28%6.15%6.89%5.38%7.44%7.50%6.72%7.44%7.53%8.00%8.45%7.88%9.22%10.59%9.68%12.02%12.29%11.48%12.05%10.65%
Net Income190.00M239.00M244.00M680.30M351.00M481.00M582.00M690.00M792.00M428.00M698.00M121.00M563.00M832.00M1.03B452.00M635.00M431.00M672.00M126.00M511.00M550.00M766.00M574.00M242.00M963.00M431.00M1.82B1.54B1.36B1.14B
Net Income Margin1.47%1.88%1.75%4.62%1.68%2.15%2.36%2.51%2.71%1.44%2.23%0.38%1.72%2.59%3.25%1.41%1.96%1.32%2.00%0.29%1.09%1.15%1.59%1.18%0.48%1.81%0.80%3.18%2.56%2.21%1.77%
Interest Expense---------473.00M383.00M387.00M385.00M400.00M420.00M539.00M424.00M444.00M455.00M414.00M589.00M527.00M568.00M698.00M938.00M905.00M822.00M834.00M945.00M977.00M886.00M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue---------1.59%1.22%1.20%1.17%1.25%1.32%1.68%1.31%1.36%1.35%0.94%1.26%1.10%1.18%1.44%1.87%1.70%1.53%1.46%1.57%1.59%1.37%

Balance Sheet

Currency: CAD1995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets5.19B5.44B5.88B9.04B10.05B11.42B16.28B16.66B17.34B17.90B18.50B18.53B18.30B19.66B20.14B21.70B21.32B21.80B24.62B37.15B38.22B37.95B38.54B43.81B47.81B48.08B47.08B48.96B49.77B51.44B52.17B
Total Liabilities3.25B3.41B3.65B5.69B6.36B7.36B11.27B10.69B11.06B11.46B11.13B11.23B11.23B11.49B10.82B14.17B13.42B13.73B15.70B22.90B23.33B23.16B23.75B29.61B34.64B34.66B33.95B35.78B36.31B38.30B39.56B
Total Equity1.55B1.61B1.76B2.39B2.62B2.90B3.63B4.38B4.46B4.38B5.12B5.21B4.94B5.93B6.94B6.13B5.46B5.69B6.33B7.29B7.70B7.76B7.89B8.04B7.61B7.81B6.96B6.84B6.67B6.24B5.28B
Cash726.00M768.00M651.00M792.00M699.00M852.00M743.00M1.16B965.00M1.01B1.54B1.22B110.00M104.00M294.00M1.45B1.37B1.59B967.00M1.33B1.28B1.56B2.03B1.52B1.83B2.56B2.96B2.31B2.45B2.05B1.45B
Total Debt1.51B1.57B1.67B3.09B2.81B4.10B6.97B5.53B6.21B7.29B7.02B7.06B6.87B6.77B6.24B8.20B8.13B8.47B10.23B14.21B13.51B13.14B13.46B16.95B21.17B20.87B19.50B20.65B21.30B22.21B19.58B
Net Debt785.00M804.00M1.02B2.29B2.12B3.25B6.23B4.38B5.24B6.28B5.48B5.84B6.76B6.67B5.95B6.75B6.75B6.89B9.26B12.88B12.23B11.58B11.43B15.43B19.33B18.31B16.53B18.34B18.85B20.16B18.13B

Cash Flow

Currency: CAD1995-12-311996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow492.00M459.00M580.00M646.00M812.00M1.04B979.00M1.32B1.28B1.58B1.85B1.45B1.67B985.00M1.99B2.28B1.49B1.40B1.27B2.25B2.78B3.19B2.87B1.73B3.46B4.64B4.26B4.07B4.95B5.11B5.29B
Investing Cash Flow-224.00M-392.00M-673.00M-1.39B-1.04B-1.43B-4.03B-334.00M-1.38B-1.37B-1.09B-1.70B-833.00M-37.00M967.00M-1.49B-15.00M-916.00M-1.63B-5.58B-1.41B-1.32B-1.07B-2.26B-1.50B-1.74B-289.00M-2.55B-1.68B-2.31B-2.15B
Financing Cash Flow-179.00M-71.00M50.00M1.06B72.00M584.00M2.94B-575.00M137.00M-87.00M-176.00M-70.00M-511.00M-792.00M-867.00M-806.00M-1.56B-255.00M1.61B1.78B-1.33B-1.71B-1.31B5.00M-1.65B-2.15B-3.57B-2.19B-3.13B-3.22B-3.34B
Capital Expenditure593.00M629.00M738.00M1.95B955.00M1.05B1.33B1.40B1.51B1.43B1.36B1.12B722.00M807.00M1.01B1.21B1.03B1.11B976.00M984.00M1.27B1.13B1.18B1.25B1.16B1.24B1.06B1.47B1.94B2.02B2.06B
Free Cash Flow-101.00M-170.00M-158.00M-1.30B-143.00M-2.00M-351.00M-74.00M-226.00M151.00M496.00M331.00M951.00M178.00M976.00M1.06B458.00M286.00M296.00M1.26B1.51B2.06B1.69B477.00M2.30B3.41B3.21B2.60B3.01B3.10B3.23B
Dividends Paid43.00M50.00M54.00M67.00M77.00M107.00M157.00M192.00M241.00M205.00M220.00M238.00M243.00M287.00M175.00M230.00M1.23B229.00M247.00M319.00M198.00M265.00M273.00M285.00M363.00M372.00M386.00M411.00M425.00M443.00M486.00M
FCF to OCF-20.53%-37.04%-27.24%-201.55%-17.61%-0.19%-35.85%-5.59%-17.61%9.58%26.75%22.80%56.84%18.07%49.12%46.73%30.84%20.49%23.27%56.21%54.42%64.61%58.98%27.62%66.60%73.40%75.23%63.79%60.88%60.54%61.02%
Dividend Paid to FCF-42.57%-29.41%-34.18%-5.15%-53.85%-5350.00%-44.73%-259.46%-106.64%135.76%44.35%71.90%25.55%161.24%17.93%21.60%268.56%80.07%83.45%25.26%13.09%12.86%16.13%59.75%15.76%10.92%12.03%15.83%14.11%14.31%15.06%

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap15.11B
Enterprise Value36.48B
Trailing P/E7.92
Forward P/E0.00
PEG Ratio0.00
Price / Sales0.23
Price / Book0.00
EPS3.22
Book Value9.91
Revenue (TTM)65.69B
Gross Profit (TTM)21.03B
EBITDA6.86B
Profit Margin1.58%
Operating Margin8.98%
Return on Equity18.60%
Return on Assets6.90%
Shares Outstanding127.32M
Shares Float152.46M
Beta0.47
Dividend Yield5.69%
Dividend Rate1.45
Payout Ratio0.00%

Dividends

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