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Metro Incorporated

TOR:MRU · CA59162N1096
Food & Staples RetailingX-Large

360

34
EV / EBIT37
Price / Owner Earnings58
Owner Earnings Yield76
Dividend Yield91
Price/Sales50
EV / Gross Profit20
Price/Book56
Return on Capital57
Cash Return on Capital74
Return on Equity51
EBIT Margin81
Gross Profitability19
Cash Conversion10
Accruals41
Owner Earnings Margin84
Sales growth28
Profit Growth50
Long-Term EPS Growth64
Owner Earnings Growth45
Reinvestment76
Price momentum36
Debt load61
Refinancing71
Debt Payback59
Liquidity60
Analyst ratings23
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside34
Market mood59
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

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

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustryFood & Staples Retailing
SizeX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded1982
Employees5,529
ISINCA59162N1096
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
OrganicFast-Moving Consumer GoodsOnline GroceryGroceryRetail

Description

Metro Inc. engages in providing services and products, which cater to the diverse needs of customers across the regions it serves. With a strong network of grocery and pharmacy establishments, the company focuses on providing quality products, superi…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Metro Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 19.5×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 6% a year, against analyst forecasts of 9%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
46
2023202420252026

All-time high

75

Jan 2025

All-time low

29

Jan 2024

Average rank

45

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

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

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
50
24
27
32
Price/Earnings
44
34
47
38
Price/Book
56
45
58
54
Dividend Yield
91
63
62
57
Value (overall)
82
28
30
35

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

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
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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