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.

Financial Strength

5/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Equity-to-Asset	0.49
Debt-to-Equity	0.66
Debt-to-EBITDA	2.25
Interest Coverage	9.26
Piotroski F-Score	7/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	3.71	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.4	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

6/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	7.7
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	8.6
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	9.9
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-0.1
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	6.6
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	3.12

Momentum Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	26.74
	9-Day RSI	32.11
	14-Day RSI	36.42
	6-1 Month Momentum %	4.08
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-1.74

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.16
	Quick Ratio	0.45
	Days Inventory	31.81
	Days Sales Outstanding	13.06
	Days Payable	34.19

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	1.78
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.28
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	10.6
	Forward Dividend Yield %	1.92
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	2.85
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	3
	Shareholder Yield %	4.84

Profitability Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	19.69
	Operating Margin %	6.84
	Net Margin %	4.81
	FCF Margin %	4.08
	ROE %	15.02
	ROA %	7.34
	ROIC %	9.18
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	28.05
	ROCE %	12.48
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	16.16
	Forward PE Ratio	16.42
	PE Ratio without NRI	16.46
	Shiller PE Ratio	18.12
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	19.63
	PEG Ratio	23.51
	PS Ratio	0.78
	PB Ratio	2.35
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	20.05
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	19.15
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	10.75
	EV-to-EBIT	13.9
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	14.61
	EV-to-EBITDA	10.18
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	10.44
	EV-to-Revenue	0.97
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	0.96
	EV-to-FCF	23.94
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	1.17
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	0.95
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	0.75
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	0.96
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	1.37
	Price-to-Graham-Number	3.81
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	7.19
	FCF Yield %	5.39
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	16.41

GF Value: C$80.5

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