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Published on 10 Oct 2020 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance

Market Participants Recognise Loblaw Companies Limited's (TSE:L) Earnings


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With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 25.8x Loblaw Companies Limited (TSE:L) may be sending very bearish signals at the moment, given that almost half of all companies in Canada have P/E ratios under 16x and even P/E's lower than 8x are not unusual. However, the P/E might be quite high for a reason and it requires further investigation to determine if it's justified.

With its earnings growth in positive territory compared to the declining earnings of most other companies, Loblaw Companies has been doing quite well of late. It seems that many are expecting the company to continue defying the broader market adversity, which has increased investors’ willingness to pay up for the stock. You'd really hope so, otherwise you're paying a pretty hefty price for no particular reason.

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