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Empire Co (Empire Co) FCF Yield % : 17.50 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Empire Co FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, Empire Co's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $1,021 Mil, and Market Cap is $5,744 Mil. Therefore, Empire Co's FCF Yield % for today is 17.50%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Empire Co's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

EMLAF' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.58   Med: 7.73   Max: 18.16
Current: 17.5


During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Empire Co was 18.16%. The lowest was 0.58%. And the median was 7.73%.

EMLAF's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
83.23% of 316 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 4.525 vs EMLAF: 17.50

Empire Co's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 6.69%.


Empire Co FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co's FCF Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Empire Co FCF Yield % Chart

Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
FCF Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.58 17.54 11.48 12.09 9.32

Empire Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
FCF Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.15 15.23 18.35 4.57 23.36

Competitive Comparison of Empire Co's FCF Yield %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire Co's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Empire Co's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Empire Co's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Empire Co's FCF Yield % falls into.



Empire Co FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

Empire Co's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow / Market Cap
=628.597 / 6747.35256
=9.32%

Empire Co's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

FCF Yield %=Free Cash Flow * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=373.538 * 4 / 6395.283
=23.36%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Empire Co FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.


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Empire Co (Empire Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0
Empire Co Ltd key businesses are food retailing, investments, and other operations. The food retailing division operates through Empire's subsidiary Sobeys and represents nearly all of the company's income. This segment owns, affiliates, or franchises more than 1,500 stores in 10 provinces, under retail banners including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawton's Drug Stores, and multiple retail fuel locations. The company's investment and other operations segment include the investment in Crombie REIT, which is an open-ended Canadian real estate investment trust, as well as the Genstar Development Partnership.

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