Operates a chain of discount retail stores across Canada. Offers a wide range of general merchandise, including home goods, health and beauty products, and stationery. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 14% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
The gap is $3.7B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 34.5× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Analysts' average target sits 22% above today's price.
angles, checked one by one.
The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Trading Liquidity: The shares change hands too rarely for smooth trading.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 18% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 14% a year on average.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
The company’s market value is 35 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
Getting in and out without moving the price could prove difficult. Council score: 2/10.
Against everything we grade, DLMAF lands somewhere in the middle. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: DLMAF is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.