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    Consumer Defensive

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    Grocery Stores
Loblaw Companies Limited

Loblaw Companies Limited

L-PB.TO
Loblaw Companies LimitedCA flagToronto Stock Exchange
24.90
CAD
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53.19BMarket Cap
2011 Y
2012 Y
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
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Basic EPS, GAAP
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Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
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Dividend per Share
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Book Value per Share
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Tangible Book Value per Share
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
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Sales/Revenue/Turnover
31,250
31,604
32,371
42,611
45,394
46,385
46,587
46,693
48,037
52,714
53,170
56,504
59,529
60,597
Operating Margin (%)
4.43
3.78
4.08
1.55
3.53
4.51
4.4
4.12
4.73
4.49
5.52
5.91
6.22
6.59
Depreciation Expense
699
777
824
1,472
1,592
1,543
1,568
1,592
2,524
2,596
2,664
2,795
2,906
2,952
Net Income, GAAP
769
634
627
53
598
983
1,517
766
1,081
1,108
1,875
1,921
2,100
2,246
Effective Tax Rate (%)
27.25
24.88
26.49
32.05
38.45
31.2
21.79
44.59
25.74
26.56
19.08
25.01
24.61
25.47
Profit Margin (%)
2.46
2.01
1.94
0.12
1.32
2.12
3.26
1.64
2.25
2.1
3.53
3.4
3.53
3.71
Working Capital
1,744
1,271
2,348
2,908
2,633
3,262
2,686
2,933
2,083
2,779
3,441
3,278
2,731
2,951
LT Debt
5,493
4,997
6,672
11,146
10,103
10,547
9,607
6,433
13,662
13,971
13,753
14,770
14,664
15,797
Total Equity
6,007
6,419
7,000
12,787
13,124
13,028
13,134
12,178
11,321
11,119
11,737
11,456
11,619
11,476
Return on Invested Capital (%)
8.18
7.09
6.93
2.24
3.95
5.78
6.4
4.6
6.85
6.24
8.52
8.76
9.5
10.04
Return on Capital (%)
8.21
6.99
6.35
2.06
3.77
5.38
7.27
4.17
6.5
5.66
8.37
8.36
9.03
9.35
Return on Common Equity (%)
13.31
10.3
9.45
0.54
4.65
7.65
11.87
6.26
9.46
10.19
17.05
17.24
18.98
20.32

Capital Structure

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.
Mar'24
Jun'24
Sep'24
ST Debt
3,098
2,906
2,954
LT Borrowings
7,059
7,741
7,297
LT Finance Leases
7,970
7,968
8,500
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
221
221
221
Shares Outstanding
307
305
303
Market Capitalization
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Working Capital

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Mar'24
Jun'24
Sep'24
Total Current Assets
12,977
13,264
13,242
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,609
1,694
1,529
Accounts Receivable, Net
5,027
5,144
5,174
Inventories
5,948
5,772
6,041
Total Current Liabilities
10,107
9,785
10,291
Payables & Accruals
6,593
6,291
6,768
ST Debt
3,098
2,906
2,954
Deferred Revenue
296
304
316

Growth Rates

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in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
7.39%
-0.85%
1.42%
Free Cash Flow
30.82%
34.62%
12.5%
Net Income, GAAP
113.05%
24.92%
9.32%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
6.61%
5.02%
5.35%
Total Cash Common Dividend
11.85%
5.52%
6.38%

Quarterly Revenue

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2022
12,262
12,847
17,388
14,007
56,504
2023
12,995
13,738
18,265
14,531
59,529
2024
13,581
13,947
18,538
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Quarterly Earnings Per Share

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Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2022
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2023
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2024
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Quarterly Dividends Per Share

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Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2022
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2023
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2024
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Company Description

APIChat
CEO
Per Bank
Full Time Employees
220,000
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Grocery Stores
Address
1 President's Choice Circle Brampton ON Canada L6Y 5S5
IPO Date
Jun 9, 2015
Website
loblaw.ca
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Business
Loblaw Companies Limited is Canada's leading food and pharmacy retailer, operating over 2,400 corporate and franchise stores under 22 regional and market-segment banners including Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Maxi, Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Zehrs, Valu-Mart, T&T Supermarket, and others; it offers groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood, bakery items, general merchandise, health and beauty products, apparel through Joe Fresh, pharmacy and healthcare services, financial services via PC Financial, and digital retail solutions. The company maintains an extensive private label portfolio encompassing President's Choice premium products such as organics, black label gourmet items, and Blue Menu health-focused lines; No Name value generics; and other brands like Life Brand pharmaceuticals and Quo Beauty cosmetics. Loblaw Companies Limited employs approximately 220,000 full- and part-time associates, serving 90% of Canadians within 10 kilometers of a store location across all provinces through subsidiaries including Westfair Foods Ltd., National Grocers Co. Ltd., Provigo Inc., and Atlantic Wholesalers Ltd.; it is a subsidiary of George Weston Limited. Founded in 1919 by Theodore Pringle Loblaw and J. Milton Cork in Toronto, Ontario, with the introduction of the self-serve groceteria model, the company is headquartered at 1 President's Choice Circle in Brampton, Ontario. Recent strategic developments include a five-year expansion agreement in September 2025 with Gatik to deploy 50 autonomous trucks across its Greater Toronto Area distribution network, accompanied by a strategic investment in the autonomous logistics provider to enhance supply chain efficiency and sustainability; an agreement announced December 3, 2025, for EQB to acquire PC Financial, redefining challenger banking services; a four-for-one stock split completed in August 2025; plans to open 80 new stores and renovate over 300 locations in 2025 as part of a $10 billion five-year investment in the Canadian economy; and new offerings such as Uber Eats on-demand grocery delivery partnership in November 2025, no name mobile expansion to Maxi Québec locations, and Specsavers optical locations in grocery stores.