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Ticker
MRU.TO

Price
101.71
Stock movement up
+0.10 (0.10%)
Company name
Metro Inc.
Exchange
(TO
,
Currency
CAD
)
Sector
Consumer Defensive >
Grocery Stores
Market cap
22.58B
Ent value
29.65B
Price/Sales
1.06
Price/Book
3.21
Div yield
1.19%
Div growth
11.10%
Growth years
10
FCF payout
26.76%
Trailing P/E
24.31
Forward P/E
21.54
PEG
-
EPS growth
7.97%
1 year return
43.01%
3 year return
12.41%
5 year return
11.87%
10 year return
11.48%
Last updated: 2025-04-04

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share1.21
Dividend yield1.19%
Payout frequency-
Maximum yield1.89%
Average yield1.60%
Minimum yield1.19%
Discount to avg yield-34.85%
Upside potential-25.84%
Yield as % of max yield62.85%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield1.19%
Current yield distribution99.92%
Yield at 100% (Min)1.19%
Yield at 90%1.42%
Yield at 80%1.52%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.62%
Yield at 20%1.72%
Yield at 10%1.75%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.89%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth10 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share1.21
Payout frequency-
Ex-div date13 Feb 2025
EPS (TTM)4.16
EPS (1y forward)4.72
EPS growth (5y)7.97%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
MRU.TOS&P500
DGR MR10.00%-13.74%
DGR TTM10.00%6.60%
DGR 3 years11.20%5.24%
DGR 5 years11.10%5.40%
DGR 10 years17.73%7.07%
DGR 15 years14.04%6.12%
Time since last change announced802 days
EPS growth (5y)7.97%
EPS growth (5y forward)-

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM31.72%26.76%
Average21.47%26.89%
Forward25.62%-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E24.31
Price to OCF13.55
Price to FCF20.51
Price to EBITDA20.88
EV to EBITDA27.42

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.06
Price to Book3.21
EV to Sales1.40

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count222.01M
EPS (TTM)4.16
FCF per share (TTM)4.93

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)21.22B
Gross profit (TTM)3.88B
Operating income (TTM)1.26B
Net income (TTM)928.80M
EPS (TTM)4.16
EPS (1y forward)4.72

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)18.26%
Operating margin (TTM)5.94%
Profit margin (TTM)4.38%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash29.40M
Net receivables863.10M
Total current assets2.47B
Goodwill3.31B
Intangible assets2.70B
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets14.14B
Accounts payable1.65B
Short/Current long term debt4.31B
Total current liabilities2.29B
Total liabilities7.10B
Shareholder's equity7.04B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)1.67B
Capital expenditures (TTM)579.70M
Free cash flow (TTM)1.10B
Dividends paid (TTM)294.60M

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity13.20%
Return on Assets6.57%
Return on Invested Capital12.19%
Cash Return on Invested Capital14.45%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open100.79
Daily high103.59
Daily low100.79
Daily Volume787K
All-time high101.71
1y analyst estimate91.64
Beta0.07
EPS (TTM)4.16
Dividend per share1.21
Ex-div date13 Feb 2025
Next earnings date22 Apr 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
MRU.TOS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-0.05%-8.48%
Highest price drop-47.50%-56.47%
Date of highest drop29 Feb 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-8.39%-11.07%
Avg time to new high13 days12 days
Max time to new high738 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
MRU.TO (Metro Inc.) company logo
Marketcap
22.58B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Metro Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer, franchisor, distributor, and manufacturer in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Canada. The company operates supermarkets, discount, neighborhood, and specialty stores that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, delicatessen items, and pastries. It also manufactures ready-to-eat meals, salads, dips, pastries, pies, breads, and cakes; generic drugs under Pro Doc trademark; and provides online grocery shopping services. In addition, the company offers its private label food products under Irresistibles, Selection, Our Harvest Best, Lucky Koi, Life Smart, Adonis, Phoenicia, and Premiere Moisson brands; and private label drug products comprising beauty and cosmetic products, over-the-counter medications, and personal care products, sold under the Personnelle brand name. It operates a network of food stores under various banners, including Metro, Metro Plus, Adonis, Super C, Marché Richelieu, Marché Ami, Première Moisson, Les 5 Saisons, and Food Basics, as well as drugstores primarily under the PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Santé, PJC Santé Beauté, Brunet, Brunet Plus, Brunet Clinique, Clini Plus, Metro Pharmacy, and Food Basics Pharmacy banners. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.
Employees
97000
Investor relations
-
CEO
Country
Canada
City
Stock type
-
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
EventsPresentations
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UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS
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COMPANY NEWS
All newsPress releases
METRO Inc. will release its second quarter fiscal 2025 results on April 16, 2025. The release will be followed by a conference call at 9:00 p.m. (EDT).
March 25, 2025
Metro's (TSE:MRU) stock is up by 4.2% over the past three months. Given that the market rewards strong financials in...
March 24, 2025
In partnering with Muslim-based organizations across Ontario, Food Basics aims to support and uplift Ramadan celebrations through food and shared experiencesToronto, March 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --...
March 10, 2025
The main point of investing for the long term is to make money. Better yet, you'd like to see the share price move up...
March 7, 2025
Metro names new CFO, Nicolas Amyot
February 20, 2025
METRO Inc. (TSX: MRU) announced today the appointment of Nicolas Amyot as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective April 18, 2025, at which time he will succeed Franç...
February 19, 2025
Key Insights Metro's significant retail investors ownership suggests that the key decisions are influenced by...
February 18, 2025
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February 13, 2025
The board of Metro Inc. ( TSE:MRU ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of CA$0.37 on the 11th of March...
February 2, 2025
Metro Inc (MTRAF) reports a 2.9% sales increase and a 10.4% dividend hike, while navigating inflation and currency challenges.
January 31, 2025
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