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Metro (MTRAF) Book Value per Share : $22.43 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Metro Book Value per Share?

Metro's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $22.43.

During the past 12 months, Metro's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 13.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Metro was 27.00% per year. The lowest was 4.00% per year. And the median was 11.95% per year.

Metro's current price is $53.86. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $22.43. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Metro is 2.40.

During the past 13 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Metro was 4.19. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 2.45.

Good Sign:

Metro Inc stock PB Ratio (=2.42) is close to 3-year low of 2.2


Metro Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metro's Book Value per Share 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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Metro Book Value per Share Chart

Metro Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Book Value per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.72 18.55 20.79 20.93 21.98

Metro Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Book Value per Share 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 20.87 22.00 21.98 22.43 22.43

Competitive Comparison of Metro's Book Value per Share

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Metro's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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.


Metro's PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Metro's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metro's PB Ratio falls into.



Metro Book Value per Share Calculation

Metro's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(5,026-0)/229
=21.98

Metro's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(5,062-0)/226
=22.43

* 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.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Metro  (OTCPK:MTRAF) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Metro (MTRAF) Business Description

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Address
11011 Maurice-Duplessis, Finances, Montreal, Montreal, QC, CAN, H1C 1V6
Metro is the third-largest grocery retailer in Canada (behind Loblaw and Sobeys) and also owns the top pharmacy chain in Quebec, Jean Coutu, following the 2018 acquisition. Its grocery banners include supermarket chain Metro, discounters Super C and Food Basics, and ethnic food grocer Adonis, while its pharmacies primarily operate under the Jean Coutu and Brunet trademarks. Metro operates both as a food retailer and a franchisor, licensing its trademarks and supplying merchandise to registered pharmacists. The firm also acts as a wholesaler and distributor to serve smaller, neighborhood grocery stores. Unlike peers Loblaw and Sobeys that operate chain stores across Canada, Metro's operations are concentrated in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, with no presence in western Canada.

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