Colabor Group (GCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Colabor Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets and distributes food and food-related products in Canada. It operates in two segments, Distribution and Wholesale. The Distribution segment offers frozen products, dry staples, dairy products, meat, seafood, fruits and vegetables, disposables, and sanitation products, as well as fish products. This segment serves restaurants, hotels, foodservice operators, specialty food stores, healthcare institutions, schools and universities, and other retail customers. The Wholesale segment provides food, food-related, and non-food products to distributors, food service, and retail industries. Colabor Group Inc. was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$0.76 to C$0.78
• 50-Day Range: C$0.76 to C$0.98
• 52-Week Range: C$0.70 to C$1.52
• Volume: 25,897 shs
• Average Volume: 98,308 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$74.79 million
• P/E Ratio: 83.55
• Dividend Yield: 31.58%
• Price Target: C$1.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Colabor Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Colabor Group scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Colabor Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Colabor Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Colabor Group is 83.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Colabor Group is 83.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.73.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Colabor Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.61. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Colabor Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.71. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GCL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Colabor Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 21.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Colabor Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Colabor Group is 2,638.46%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for GCL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Colabor Group has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Colabor Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for GCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Colabor Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$0.00 in company stock and sold C$80,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.04% of the stock of Colabor Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 14.74% of the stock of Colabor Group is held by institutions.

GCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GCL shares performed this year?

Colabor Group's stock was trading at C$0.90 at the start of the year. Since then, GCL shares have decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at C$0.76.

How do I buy shares of Colabor Group?

Shares of GCL stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Colabor Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Colabor Group investors own include Pivot Technology Solutions (PTG), Bombardier, Inc. Class B (BBD.B), MTY Food Group (MTY), Semafo (SMF), AGNC Investment (AGNC), BeWhere (BEW) and Birchcliff Energy (BIR).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Food Distribution
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:GCL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.colabor.com
• Phone: +1-450-4494911
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 729
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Colabor Group: C$1.50
• High Price Target: C$1.50
• Low Price Target: C$1.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +97.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 83.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 38.06
• P/E Growth: 0.61
• Net Income: C$863.59 thousand
• Net Margins: 0.14%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 0.83%
• Return on Assets: 3.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 153.61
• Current Ratio: 1.62
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$627.99 million
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: C$0.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.60
• Book Value: C$1.07 per share
• Price / Book: 0.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 98,412,541
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$74.79 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.83