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George Weston 5.20 Ser Iv Prf

George Weston 5.20 Ser Iv Prf

WN-PD · TO · Consumer Defensive / Grocery Stores

22.92CAD+0.07 (+0.31%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close22.85
Open22.91
Day Range22.91 – 22.92
52-Week Range20.44 – 23.79
Volume500
Market Cap14.83B
P/E (TTM)7.13
Forward P/E0.00
EPS3.22
Dividend Yield5.66%
Beta0.47
50-Day Avg23.35
200-Day Avg23.46

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: CAD2015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue46.89B48.00B48.29B48.57B50.11B54.70B53.75B57.05B60.12B60.72B64.51B
Growth (%)-+2.36%+0.61%+0.57%+3.17%+9.17%-1.75%+6.14%+5.39%+0.99%+6.25%
Cost of Revenue33.67B34.11B33.84B33.38B34.17B37.58B36.44B38.53B40.51B41.30B43.87B
Gross Profit13.23B13.89B14.46B15.19B15.94B17.12B17.31B18.52B19.61B19.42B20.64B
Gross Margin28.21%28.94%29.93%31.28%31.82%31.30%32.21%32.46%32.62%31.98%31.99%
Operating Expense11.16B11.64B11.92B12.61B12.98B14.23B13.29B13.97B15.25B15.47B15.54B
Operating Income2.07B2.25B2.54B2.58B2.96B2.89B4.03B4.55B4.36B3.95B5.10B
Operating Margin4.41%4.70%5.26%5.32%5.90%5.28%7.49%7.98%7.26%6.50%7.91%
EBITDA--4.32B4.22B4.73B5.65B5.88B7.13B7.21B6.81B7.13B
EBITDA Margin--8.94%8.69%9.44%10.34%10.94%12.50%12.00%11.21%11.05%
Net Income511.00M550.00M759.00M574.00M242.00M963.00M431.00M1.82B1.54B1.36B1.14B
Net Income Margin1.09%1.15%1.57%1.18%0.48%1.76%0.80%3.18%2.56%2.24%1.77%
Interest Expense0001.01B1.16B1.17B1.08B1.08B1.21B1.08B1.14B
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%2.08%2.31%2.14%2.01%1.90%2.01%1.79%1.77%

Balance Sheet

Currency: CAD2015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets38.22B37.95B38.50B43.81B47.81B48.08B47.08B48.96B49.77B51.44B52.17B
Total Liabilities23.33B23.16B23.79B29.61B34.64B34.66B33.95B35.78B36.31B38.30B39.56B
Total Equity6.86B7.76B7.89B8.04B7.61B7.81B6.96B6.84B6.67B6.24B5.28B
Cash1.41B1.56B2.03B1.52B1.83B2.58B2.98B2.31B2.45B2.05B1.45B
Net Debt--11.38B15.39B14.23B13.28B11.53B13.18B13.41B14.14B11.74B

Cash Flow

Currency: CAD2015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow3.37B3.76B3.42B2.72B4.55B5.52B5.12B4.88B5.85B6.07B6.26B
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 Expenditure1.27B1.47B1.18B1.20B1.16B1.24B1.06B1.47B2.34B2.40B2.41B
Free Cash Flow--1.95B1.13B3.00B3.93B3.65B2.98B3.51B3.67B3.85B
Dividends Paid198.00M265.00M273.00M285.00M363.00M372.00M386.00M411.00M425.00M443.00M486.00M
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 Cap14.83B
Enterprise Value35.52B
Trailing P/E7.13
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 Yield5.66%
Dividend Rate1.30
Payout Ratio0.00%

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