WN:CA:TSX-George Weston Limited

EQUITY | Retail - Defensive | Toronto Stock Exchange

Last Closing

CAD 92.92

Change

-0.91 (-0.97)%

Market Cap

CAD 14.11B

Volume

0.24M

Analyst Target

CAD 111.86
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About

George Weston Limited operates in food processing and distribution business. It offers frozen bakery products comprising bread, rolls, and sweet goods; and biscuit products, including wafers, ice-cream cones, cookies, and crackers.

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Largest Industry Peers for Retail - Defensive

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Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Retail - Defensive) Market Performance vs. Exchange (Toronto Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain -14.88% 27% F 36% F
Dividend Return 1.79% 46% F 26% F
Total Return -13.09% 27% F 33% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain -15.47% 27% F 31% F
Dividend Return 1.77% 46% F 21% F
Total Return -13.69% 27% F 28% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 22.18% 62% D 73% C
Dividend Return 11.66% 46% F 28% F
Total Return 33.85% 54% F 70% C-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 6.05% 67% D+ 72% C
Dividend Return 7.77% 60% D- 70% C-
Total Return 1.72% 50% F 34% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 13.56% 60% D- 50% F
Risk Adjusted Return 57.34% 27% F 64% D
Market Capitalization 14.11B 87% B+ 98% N/A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Retail - Defensive) Ratio vs. Market (Toronto Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 30.90 13% 7%
Price/Book Ratio 1.69 53% 28%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 0.86 60% 55%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio 6.16 60% 36%
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 4.21% 27% 42%
Return on Invested Capital 10.41% 40% 68%
Return on Assets 0.80% 20% 45%
Debt to Equity Ratio 222.25% 13% 15%

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Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

What to not like:
Poor risk adjusted returns

This company is delivering below median risk adjusted returns in its peers. Even if it is outperforming on returns , the returns are unpredictable. Proceed with caution.

Highly leveraged

The company is in the bottom half compared to its sector peers on debt to equity and is highly leveraged. However, do check the news and look at its sector and management statements. Sometimes this is high because the company is trying to grow aggressively.

Poor return on assets

The company management has delivered below median return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Poor capital utilization

The company management has delivered below median return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Poor return on equity

The company management has delivered below median return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters compared to its peers.

Overpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is above the sector median.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

Low Dividend Growth

This stock has shown below median dividend growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.