George Weston 4.75 Ser V Prf

WN-PE · TO · Consumer Defensive / Grocery Stores

21.09CAD+0.09 (+0.43%)

Price History

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Market Stats

Previous Close21.00

Open21.11

Day Range21.07 – 21.11

52-Week Range20.10 – 22.59

Volume4.60K

Market Cap15.53B

P/E (TTM)6.66

Forward P/E0.00

EPS3.22

Dividend Yield5.54%

Beta0.47

50-Day Avg21.94

200-Day Avg21.93

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%

Earnings

Report Date	Feb 20, 1993	Mar 16, 1994	Nov 16, 1995	Feb 21, 1996	May 8, 1996	Nov 19, 1998	Mar 11, 1999	May 10, 1999	Aug 5, 1999	Nov 22, 1999	Feb 24, 2000	May 10, 2000	Aug 2, 2000	Nov 20, 2000	Feb 22, 2001	May 9, 2001	Aug 1, 2001	Nov 20, 2001	Feb 20, 2002	May 8, 2002	Jul 30, 2002	Nov 19, 2002	Feb 11, 2003	May 7, 2003	Jul 24, 2003	Nov 12, 2003	Feb 24, 2004	May 11, 2004	Jul 30, 2004	Nov 23, 2004	Feb 14, 2005	May 10, 2005	Jul 29, 2005	Nov 22, 2005	Feb 14, 2006	May 9, 2006	Jul 28, 2006	Nov 21, 2006	Feb 14, 2007	May 8, 2007	Jul 31, 2007	Nov 20, 2007	Feb 14, 2008	May 6, 2008	Jul 29, 2008	Nov 18, 2008	Feb 24, 2009	May 12, 2009	Jul 31, 2009	Nov 24, 2009	Feb 23, 2010	May 11, 2010	Jul 30, 2010	Nov 23, 2010	Mar 3, 2011	May 10, 2011	Jul 29, 2011	Nov 22, 2011	Mar 1, 2012	May 8, 2012	Jul 31, 2012	Nov 20, 2012	Feb 28, 2013	May 7, 2013	Jul 30, 2013	Nov 19, 2013	Feb 27, 2014	May 6, 2014	Jul 29, 2014	Nov 18, 2014	Mar 5, 2015	May 12, 2015	Jul 31, 2015	Nov 24, 2015	Mar 3, 2016	May 10, 2016	Jul 29, 2016	Nov 22, 2016	Mar 2, 2017	May 9, 2017	Jul 28, 2017	Nov 21, 2017	Mar 2, 2018	May 8, 2018	Jul 31, 2018	Nov 20, 2018	Feb 26, 2019	May 7, 2019	Jul 26, 2019	Nov 19, 2019	Feb 25, 2020	May 5, 2020	Jul 28, 2020
EPS Estimate	0.14	0.12	0.37	0.38	0.33	0.62	0.71	0.38	0.55	0.69	0.88	0.44	0.72	0.90	1.16	0.56	0.96	1.11	1.43	0.80	1.15	1.49	1.71	0.91	1.37	1.61	1.89	1.05	1.32	1.36	1.86	1.03	1.25	1.64	1.50	0.90	1.20	1.56	1.42	0.75	1.13	1.12	0.99	0.69	0.96	1.27	1.12	0.71	0.93	1.02	0.82	0.66	0.95	1.21	0.96	0.78	1.11	1.41	0.98	0.85	0.98	1.41	1.00	0.90	1.08	1.45	0.97	0.76	1.16	1.54	1.61	1.15	1.36	1.64	1.45	1.29	1.56	2.07	1.66	1.43	1.69	2.15	1.67	1.44	1.68	2.19	1.57	1.34	1.58	2.14	1.87	1.54	1.41
EPS Actual	0.15	0.04	0.37	0.41	0.17	0.55	0.71	0.38	0.60	0.83	0.98	0.43	0.78	0.90	1.21	0.57	0.94	1.08	1.40	0.79	1.17	1.36	1.70	0.96	1.35	1.54	1.86	0.88	1.04	1.62	1.93	1.05	1.35	1.55	1.55	0.95	1.21	1.62	1.15	0.99	1.16	1.23	0.89	0.78	1.07	1.49	1.03	0.61	0.88	0.84	0.88	0.74	1.01	1.32	0.80	1.04	1.34	1.44	1.01	0.89	1.06	1.49	1.02	0.88	1.10	1.38	1.11	0.83	1.26	1.59	1.58	1.19	1.33	1.66	1.43	1.31	1.56	2.06	1.59	1.42	1.67	2.14	1.78	1.38	1.63	2.25	1.59	1.30	1.70	2.54	1.69	1.55	0.93
Surprise	7.14%	-66.67%	0.00%	7.89%	-48.48%	-11.29%	0.00%	0.00%	9.09%	20.29%	11.36%	-2.27%	8.33%	0.00%	4.31%	1.79%	-2.08%	-2.70%	-2.10%	-1.25%	1.74%	-8.72%	-0.58%	5.49%	-1.46%	-4.35%	-1.59%	-16.19%	-21.21%	19.12%	3.76%	1.94%	8.00%	-5.49%	3.33%	5.56%	0.83%	3.85%	-19.01%	32.00%	2.65%	9.82%	-10.10%	13.04%	11.46%	17.32%	-8.04%	-14.08%	-5.38%	-17.65%	7.32%	12.12%	6.32%	9.09%	-16.67%	33.33%	20.72%	2.13%	3.06%	4.71%	8.16%	5.67%	2.00%	-2.22%	1.85%	-4.83%	14.43%	9.21%	8.62%	3.25%	-1.86%	3.48%	-2.21%	1.22%	-1.38%	1.55%	0.00%	-0.48%	-4.22%	-0.70%	-1.18%	-0.47%	6.59%	-4.17%	-2.98%	2.74%	1.27%	-2.99%	7.59%	18.69%	-9.63%	0.65%	-34.04%
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap15.53B

Enterprise Value34.96B

Trailing P/E6.66

Forward P/E0.00

Price / Sales0.24

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 Yield5.54%

Dividend Rate1.19

Payout Ratio0.00%

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