George Weston Ltd Pref Share WGRGF
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Company Profile
George Weston is a holding company that controls a 53% stake in retailer Loblaw and a 62% stake in Choice Properties, a real estate investment trust. Loblaw boasts the largest retail footprint across Canada with 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores under banners such as Loblaw, No-Frills, Maxi, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Meanwhile, open-ended Choice Properties REIT owns and manages over 700 commercial and residential properties in Canada, generating roughly 60% of its gross rental revenue from its largest tenant Loblaw. Previously, George Weston sold its wholly owned bakery Weston Foods in 2022. The firm is controlled by the Weston family, which owns a 65% stake.
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- Stock Style Box
- Large Core
- Total Number of Employees
- 221,000
- Website
- https://www.weston.ca
Comparables
Valuation
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | — | 20.30 | 11.92 |
Price/Book Value | — | 4.19 | 1.49 |
Price/Sales | — | 0.82 | 0.26 |
Price/Cash Flow | — | 9.70 | 4.31 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
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WGRGF
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EMP.A
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Quick Ratio | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.29 |
Current Ratio | 1.24 | 1.25 | 0.80 |
Interest Coverage | 3.79 | 4.48 | 4.48 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.13% | 6.49% | 4.15% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 41.38% | 22.19% | 12.98% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 9.77% | 10.48% | 7.04% |
Return on Assets
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