Stock Research: Metro Incorporated

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Metro Incorporated

TSX:MRU CA59162N1096
45
  • Value
    82
  • Growth
    41
  • Safety
    Safety
    41
  • Combined
    59
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    45
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Company Description

METRO INC. is a Canada-based company specializing in food and pharmacy. The company operates food stores under banners like Metro, Metro Plus, and Super C, as well as pharmacies under banners like Jean Coutu and Brunet. It primarily operates in Quebec and Ontario. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $16,545 million, profits of $3,093 million, and revenue of $15,704 million. The number of employees is not available.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 45 (better than 45% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Metro Incorporated are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four metrics below average for Metro Incorporated. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 82, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 82% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 41, which means that the share price of Metro Incorporated is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 41, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 47, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 53% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

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Last update: 30-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
41 28 30 35
Growth
41 79 17 31
Safety
Safety
82 48 53 61
Sentiment
47 96 80 67
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45 75 29 35
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
19 34 24 28
Opinions Change
39 95 50 82
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 96 35
Market Pulse
97 91 97 84
Sentiment
47 96 80 67
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
41 28 30 35
Growth
41 79 17 31
Safety Safety
82 48 53 61
Combined
59 49 6 20
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
48 34 47 38
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
39 24 27 32
Price vs. Book (P/B)
38 45 58 54
Dividend Yield
69 63 62 57
Value
41 28 30 35
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
46 50 50 33
Profit Growth
60 71 47 38
Capital Growth
35 51 20 32
Stock Returns
51 81 23 63
Growth
41 79 17 31
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
58 55 58 54
Refinancing
53 32 35 27
Liquidity
73 68 66 76
Safety Safety
82 48 53 61

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