George Weston Ser 3 Prf

WN-PC · TO · Consumer Defensive / Grocery Stores

22.86CAD+0.07 (+0.31%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close22.79

Open23.01

Day Range22.85 – 23.01

52-Week Range21.81 – 24.61

Volume3.30K

Market Cap14.75B

P/E (TTM)7.14

Forward P/E0.00

EPS3.22

Dividend Yield5.65%

Beta0.47

50-Day Avg23.41

200-Day Avg23.48

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: CAD	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Revenue	46.89B	48.00B	48.29B	48.57B	50.11B	54.70B	53.75B	57.05B	60.12B	60.72B	64.51B
Growth (%)	-	+2.36%	+0.61%	+0.57%	+3.17%	+9.17%	-1.75%	+6.14%	+5.39%	+0.99%	+6.25%
Cost of Revenue	33.67B	34.11B	33.84B	33.38B	34.17B	37.58B	36.44B	38.53B	40.51B	41.30B	43.87B
Gross Profit	13.23B	13.89B	14.46B	15.19B	15.94B	17.12B	17.31B	18.52B	19.61B	19.42B	20.64B
Gross Margin	28.21%	28.94%	29.93%	31.28%	31.82%	31.30%	32.21%	32.46%	32.62%	31.98%	31.99%
Operating Expense	11.16B	11.64B	11.92B	12.61B	12.98B	14.23B	13.29B	13.97B	15.25B	15.47B	15.54B
Operating Income	2.07B	2.25B	2.54B	2.58B	2.96B	2.89B	4.03B	4.55B	4.36B	3.95B	5.10B
Operating Margin	4.41%	4.70%	5.26%	5.32%	5.90%	5.28%	7.49%	7.98%	7.26%	6.50%	7.91%
EBITDA	-	-	4.32B	4.22B	4.73B	5.65B	5.88B	7.13B	7.21B	6.81B	7.13B
EBITDA Margin	-	-	8.94%	8.69%	9.44%	10.34%	10.94%	12.50%	12.00%	11.21%	11.05%
Net Income	511.00M	550.00M	759.00M	574.00M	242.00M	963.00M	431.00M	1.82B	1.54B	1.36B	1.14B
Net Income Margin	1.09%	1.15%	1.57%	1.18%	0.48%	1.76%	0.80%	3.18%	2.56%	2.24%	1.77%
Interest Expense	0	0	0	1.01B	1.16B	1.17B	1.08B	1.08B	1.21B	1.08B	1.14B
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.08%	2.31%	2.14%	2.01%	1.90%	2.01%	1.79%	1.77%

Balance Sheet

Currency: CAD	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Total Assets	38.22B	37.95B	38.50B	43.81B	47.81B	48.08B	47.08B	48.96B	49.77B	51.44B	52.17B
Total Liabilities	23.33B	23.16B	23.79B	29.61B	34.64B	34.66B	33.95B	35.78B	36.31B	38.30B	39.56B
Total Equity	6.86B	7.76B	7.89B	8.04B	7.61B	7.81B	6.96B	6.84B	6.67B	6.24B	5.28B
Cash	1.41B	1.56B	2.03B	1.52B	1.83B	2.58B	2.98B	2.31B	2.45B	2.05B	1.45B
Net Debt	-	-	11.38B	15.39B	14.23B	13.28B	11.53B	13.18B	13.41B	14.14B	11.74B

Cash Flow

Currency: CAD	2015-12-31	2016-12-31	2017-12-31	2018-12-31	2019-12-31	2020-12-31	2021-12-31	2022-12-31	2023-12-31	2024-12-31	2025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow	3.37B	3.76B	3.42B	2.72B	4.55B	5.52B	5.12B	4.88B	5.85B	6.07B	6.26B
Investing Cash Flow	-1.41B	-1.32B	-1.07B	-2.26B	-1.49B	-1.74B	-291.00M	-2.54B	-	-	-
Financing Cash Flow	-1.92B	-2.27B	-1.86B	-987.00M	-2.75B	-3.04B	-4.43B	-3.01B	-4.05B	-4.18B	-4.32B
Capital Expenditure	1.27B	1.47B	1.18B	1.20B	1.16B	1.24B	1.06B	1.47B	2.34B	2.40B	2.41B
Free Cash Flow	-	-	1.95B	1.13B	3.00B	3.93B	3.65B	2.98B	3.51B	3.67B	3.85B
Dividends Paid	198.00M	265.00M	273.00M	285.00M	363.00M	372.00M	386.00M	411.00M	425.00M	443.00M	486.00M
FCF to OCF	-	-	56.96%	41.41%	65.80%	71.16%	71.32%	61.19%	59.97%	60.51%	61.50%
Dividend Paid to FCF	-	-	13.99%	25.31%	12.11%	9.47%	10.57%	13.77%	12.11%	12.07%	12.62%

Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap14.75B

Enterprise Value35.54B

Trailing P/E7.14

Forward P/E0.00

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 Yield5.65%

Dividend Rate1.30

Payout Ratio0.00%

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