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Empire Co (Empire Co) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

: 3.84 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Empire Co's share price is $23.07. Empire Co's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $6.01. Hence, Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.84.

The historical rank and industry rank for Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

EMLAF' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.9   Med: 6.55   Max: 11.58
Current: 3.95

During the past 13 years, Empire Co's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 11.58. The lowest was 3.90. And the median was 6.55.

EMLAF's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
76.95% of 256 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 7.885 vs EMLAF: 3.95

Empire Co's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.02. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $6.01.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Empire Co was 34.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -7.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Empire Co's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 56.50% per year. The lowest was -20.10% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.


Empire Co Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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.

* Premium members only.

Empire Co Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.17 3.99 5.60 5.36 5.88

Empire Co Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.38 5.88 5.07 5.39 4.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Empire Co Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Empire Co's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
=23.07/6.009
=3.84

Empire Co's Share Price of today is $23.07.
Empire Co's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.01.

* 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.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Cash Flow from Operations

Empire Co Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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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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