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MRU.TO Metro Inc
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- Market cap
- 19B
- P/E ratio
- 21.43
- Analyst target
- 98.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.7%
- Beta
- 0.36
Profile
Company facts
- Exchange
- TO
- Currency
- CAD
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Grocery Stores
- ISIN
- CA59162N1096
- Market cap
- 19B
- P/E ratio
- 21.43
- Analyst target
- 98.9
- Dividend yield
- 1.7%
- Beta
- 0.36
About
About Metro Inc
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 stores, neighbourhood stores, specialized stores, and pharmacies that provide fresh and grocery products, baked goods, prepared food products, meats, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, frozen food products, bakery products, prepared meals, delicatessen items, fruits and vegetables, frozen products 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, 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, health & beauty, cosmetics, and baby categories 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 pharmacies 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 Montreal, Canada.
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5 years, 5 months ago
Metro Inc is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 1.2% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 99.9% cheaper than other stocks from the Consumer Defensive sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.8.
Metro Inc's total revenue rose by 6.2% to $4B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 12.3% to $190M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow grew by 408.6% to $144M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Metro Inc gets an overall score of 5/5.