empire co. ltd. - EMLAF

EMLAF

Close Chg Chg %
35.28 -0.63 -1.79%

Closed Market

34.65

-0.63 (1.79%)

Volume: 2.57K

Last Updated:

Apr 15, 2026, 3:50 PM EDT

Company Overview: empire co. ltd. - EMLAF

EMLAF Key Data

Open

$34.65

Day Range

34.65 - 34.65

52 Week Range

32.56 - 41.90

Market Cap

$7.81B

Shares Outstanding

225.35M

Public Float

123.58M

Beta

0.46

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

74.21

EPS

$0.47

Yield

169.71%

Dividend

$0.16

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Apr 15, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

20.78K

 

EMLAF Performance

1 Week
 
-1.79%
 
1 Month
 
-2.91%
 
3 Months
 
3.62%
 
1 Year
 
-2.39%
 
5 Years
 
N/A
 

EMLAF Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
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  • 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 22.45B
Industry Food Retail Net Income 502.34M
Sector Retail Trade Employees 129,000
Fiscal Year-end 04 / 2026
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EMLAF Valuation

P/E Current 74.213
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.469
Price to Sales Ratio 0.392
Price to Book Ratio 2.19
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 5.92
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.398
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.628
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.383

EMLAF Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 173,994.735
Income Per Employee 3,894.118
Receivables Turnover 36.778
Total Asset Turnover 1.829

EMLAF Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.765
Quick Ratio 0.318
Cash Ratio 0.07

EMLAF Profitability

Gross Margin 23.218
Operating Margin 3.897
Pretax Margin 2.964
Net Margin 2.238
Return on Assets 4.094
Return on Equity 12.873
Return on Total Capital 5.39
Return on Invested Capital 5.754

EMLAF Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 137.967
Total Debt to Total Capital 57.977
Total Debt to Total Assets 43.857
Long-Term Debt to Equity 122.773
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 51.592
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Annual Financials for Empire Co. Ltd. - EMLAF

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
24.04B 22.93B 22.76B 22.45B
Sales Growth
+11.37% -4.63% -0.73% -1.38%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
18.71B 17.84B 17.58B 17.23B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
772.27M 775.26M 792.93M 803.75M
Depreciation
696.72M 689.05M 703.39M 719.07M
Amortization of Intangibles
75.55M 86.21M 89.53M 84.68M
COGS Growth
+11.80% -4.63% -1.48% -1.95%
Gross Income
5.33B 5.09B 5.18B 5.21B
Gross Income Growth
+9.91% -4.61% +1.91% +0.53%
Gross Profit Margin
+22.18% +22.19% +22.78% +23.22%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
4.42B 4.27B 4.30B 4.34B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
4.42B 4.27B 4.30B 4.34B
SGA Growth
+13.28% -3.41% +0.86% +0.80%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
(28.37M) 4.21M (3.70M) 44.49M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
944.42M 817.01M 885.05M 830.30M
Non Operating Income/Expense
84.00M 56.87M 63.54M 63.87M
Non-Operating Interest Income
21.04M 18.05M 20.07M 20.09M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
240.61M 213.64M 224.84M 228.92M
Interest Expense Growth
+7.62% -11.21% +5.24% +1.82%
Gross Interest Expense
241.09M 214.84M 226.17M 233.95M
Interest Capitalized
478.19K 1.20M 1.33M 5.02M
Pretax Income
787.82M 660.24M 723.76M 665.24M
Pretax Income Growth
+5.42% -16.19% +9.62% -8.08%
Pretax Margin
+3.28% +2.88% +3.18% +2.96%
Income Tax
215.42M 178.81M 196.84M 178.69M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
183.94M 159.55M 125.53M 154.29M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
31.48M 19.26M 71.32M 24.40M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
646.59M 547.41M 564.76M 535.35M
Minority Interest Expense
52.20M 31.37M 27.70M 33.01M
Net Income
594.39M 516.04M 537.06M 502.34M
Net Income Growth
+10.97% -13.18% +4.07% -6.46%
Net Margin Growth
+2.47% +2.25% +2.36% +2.24%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
594.39M 516.04M 537.06M 502.34M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
594.39M 516.04M 537.06M 502.34M
EPS (Basic)
2.2415 1.9938 2.1658 2.1115
EPS (Basic) Growth
+12.29% -11.05% +8.63% -2.51%
Basic Shares Outstanding
265.17M 258.82M 247.97M 237.91M
EPS (Diluted)
2.2331 1.9891 2.1617 2.1052
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+12.27% -10.93% +8.68% -2.61%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
266.18M 259.43M 248.44M 238.62M
EBITDA
1.69B 1.60B 1.67B 1.68B
EBITDA Growth
+5.64% -5.44% +4.87% +0.25%
EBITDA Margin
+7.02% +6.96% +7.36% +7.48%

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