empire co. ltd. - EMLAF

EMLAF

Close Chg Chg %
36.01 -0.44 -1.23%

Closed Market

35.57

-0.44 (1.23%)

Volume: 39.12K

Last Updated:

Jun 22, 2026, 3:03 PM EDT

Company Overview: empire co. ltd. - EMLAF

EMLAF Key Data

Open

$35.79

Day Range

35.41 - 35.98

52 Week Range

32.56 - 41.90

Market Cap

$7.98B

Shares Outstanding

224.31M

Public Float

122.49M

Beta

0.40

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

56.95

EPS

$0.63

Yield

179.29%

Dividend

$0.17

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jul 15, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

21.61K

 

EMLAF Performance

1 Week
 
1.28%
 
1 Month
 
1.92%
 
3 Months
 
-0.17%
 
1 Year
 
-12.86%
 
5 Years
 
N/A
 

EMLAF Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings
Full Ratings ➔

About empire co. ltd. - EMLAF

Empire Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of food retailing and corporate investment activities. It operates through the following segments: Food Retailing, Investments, and Other Operations segments. The Food Retailing Segment involves in the distribution of food products in Canada. The company was founded on February 12, 1963 and is headquartered in Stellarton, Canada.

EMLAF At a Glance

Empire Co. Ltd.
115 King Street
Stellarton, Nova Scotia B0K 1S0
Phone 1-902-755-8371 Revenue 23.15B
Industry Food Retail Net Income 143.48M
Sector Retail Trade 2026 Sales Growth 3.152%
Fiscal Year-end 04 / 2027 Employees 130,000
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EMLAF Valuation

P/E Current 56.948
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 54.908
Price to Sales Ratio 0.341
Price to Book Ratio 2.10
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 5.88
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.081
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.586
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.425

EMLAF Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 178,098.13
Income Per Employee 1,103.707
Receivables Turnover 32.288
Total Asset Turnover 1.862

EMLAF Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.821
Quick Ratio 0.356
Cash Ratio 0.07

EMLAF Profitability

Gross Margin 23.462
Operating Margin 3.596
Pretax Margin 0.761
Net Margin 0.62
Return on Assets 1.154
Return on Equity 3.78
Return on Total Capital 1.519
Return on Invested Capital 1.634

EMLAF Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 157.046
Total Debt to Total Capital 61.096
Total Debt to Total Assets 46.001
Long-Term Debt to Equity 140.436
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 54.635
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Annual Financials for Empire Co. Ltd. - EMLAF

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All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
22.93B 22.76B 22.45B 23.15B
Sales Growth
-4.63% -0.73% -1.38% +3.15%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
17.84B 17.58B 17.23B 17.72B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
775.26M 792.93M 803.75M 846.40M
Depreciation
689.05M 703.39M 719.07M 758.71M
Amortization of Intangibles
86.21M 89.53M 84.68M 87.68M
COGS Growth
-4.63% -1.48% -1.95% +2.82%
Gross Income
5.09B 5.18B 5.21B 5.43B
Gross Income Growth
-4.61% +1.91% +0.53% +4.23%
Gross Profit Margin
+22.19% +22.78% +23.22% +23.46%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
4.27B 4.30B 4.34B 4.56B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
4.27B 4.30B 4.34B 4.56B
SGA Growth
-3.41% +0.86% +0.80% +5.14%
Other Operating Expense
- - - 39.86M
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Unusual Expense
4.21M (3.70M) 44.49M 485.52M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
817.01M 885.05M 830.30M 347.11M
Non Operating Income/Expense
56.87M 63.54M 63.87M 57.25M
Non-Operating Interest Income
18.05M 20.07M 20.09M 26.09M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
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Interest Expense
213.64M 224.84M 228.92M 228.27M
Interest Expense Growth
-11.21% +5.24% +1.82% -0.29%
Gross Interest Expense
214.84M 226.17M 233.95M 234.06M
Interest Capitalized
1.20M 1.33M 5.02M 5.80M
Pretax Income
660.24M 723.76M 665.24M 176.09M
Pretax Income Growth
-16.19% +9.62% -8.08% -73.53%
Pretax Margin
+2.88% +3.18% +2.96% +0.76%
Income Tax
178.81M 196.84M 178.69M 44.93M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
159.55M 125.53M 154.29M 149.28M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
19.26M 71.32M 24.40M (104.35M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
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Consolidated Net Income
547.41M 564.76M 535.35M 178.27M
Minority Interest Expense
31.37M 27.70M 33.01M 34.78M
Net Income
516.04M 537.06M 502.34M 143.48M
Net Income Growth
-13.18% +4.07% -6.46% -71.44%
Net Margin Growth
+2.25% +2.36% +2.24% +0.62%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
516.04M 537.06M 502.34M 143.48M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
516.04M 537.06M 502.34M 143.48M
EPS (Basic)
1.9938 2.1658 2.1115 0.6246
EPS (Basic) Growth
-11.05% +8.63% -2.51% -70.42%
Basic Shares Outstanding
258.82M 247.97M 237.91M 229.72M
EPS (Diluted)
1.9891 2.1617 2.1052 0.6229
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-10.93% +8.68% -2.61% -70.41%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
259.43M 248.44M 238.62M 230.35M
EBITDA
1.60B 1.67B 1.68B 1.68B
EBITDA Growth
-5.44% +4.87% +0.25% +0.03%
EBITDA Margin
+6.96% +7.36% +7.48% +7.25%

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