Empire Co (Empire Co) Total Payout Ratio : 0.74 (As of May. 01, 2024)

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What is Empire Co Total Payout Ratio?

Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income.

Empire Co's current Total Payout Ratio is 0.74.

Empire Co Total Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Empire Co Total Payout Ratio Chart

Empire Co Annual Data

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Total Payout Ratio

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0.29

0.38

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0.72

Empire Co Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Total Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.94	0.82	0.52	0.78	1.04

Competitive Comparison of Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Empire Co Total Payout Ratio Calculation

Total Payout Ratio is a measurement showing the proportion of earnings a company pays shareholders in the form of dividends and net stock repurchases.

Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as

Total Payout Ratio	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Net Income
	=	- (-259.567	+	0	+	-126.224)	/	539.677
	=	0.71

Empire Co's Total Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Total Payout Ratio	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock	+	Cash Flow for Dividends)	/	Net Income
	=	- (-72.935	+	0	+	-33.748)	/	102.436
	=	1.04

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Empire Co (Empire Co) Business Description

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Address

115 King Street, Stellarton, NS, CAN, B0K 1S0

Website

https://www.empireco.ca

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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