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Pet Valu

TOR:PET · CA71584R1055
Specialty RetailSmall

360

41
EV / EBIT51
Price / Owner Earnings32
Owner Earnings Yield63
Dividend Yield87
Price/Sales25
EV / Gross Profit14
Price/Book22
Return on Capital78
Cash Return on Capital78
Return on Equity100
EBIT Margin87
Gross Profitability39
Cash Conversion52
Accruals81
Owner Earnings Margin83
Sales growth44
Profit Growth42
Long-Term EPS Growth60
Owner Earnings Growth57
Reinvestment4
Price momentum17
Debt load16
Refinancing47
Debt Payback34
Liquidity47
Analyst ratings53
Opinion Changes40
Price Target Upside53
Market mood68
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Pet Valu clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded2016
ISINCA71584R1055
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Pet CareFast-Moving Consumer GoodsPet Food and Supplies

Description

Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (Pet Valu) engages in the retail and wholesale of pet foods and pet-related supplies for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles, and small animals. The company is dedicated to providing a wide variety of products and services tailor…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is fair. You pay 16.4× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 4% yearly growth; analysts expect 6%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
8
2026

All-time high

30

Mar 2026

All-time low

8

Jun 2026

Average rank

19

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
25
Price/Earnings
57
Price/Book
22
Dividend Yield
87
Value (overall)
47

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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