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High Liner Foods Incorporated (HLF.TO)

CAD14.73 +0.04 (+0.27%)
CA TSX Consumer Defensive Packaged Foods
Address 100 Battery Point B0J 2C0
Lunenburg, NS, CA
CEO Paul A. Jewer
IPO 1996-08-13
ISIN CA4296951094

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Also trades on Other OTC · HLNFF (USD) Toronto Stock Exchange · HLF.TO (CAD)
Description

High Liner Foods Incorporated is a North American company specializing in the processing and distribution of frozen seafood items. Their extensive product line includes unprocessed fillets and shellfish, ready-to-eat cooked shellfish, and a variety of value-added offerings such as sauced, glazed, breaded, and battered seafood, along with full seafood entrees and breaded cheese sticks. These products are marketed under well-known brands like High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine, Catch of the Day, C.Wirthy & Co., High Liner Foodservice, Mirabel, Icelandic Seafood, and FPI. The company reaches consumers and businesses through direct sales, retail and club store distributors, and foodservice channels serving hotels, restaurants, and institutional clients in the healthcare and educational sectors. Established in 1899, its corporate headquarters are located in Lunenburg, Canada.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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CAD14.73 +0.04 (+0.27%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
33.0K
Beta
0.53
Float Shares
15.82M
Free Float %
55.9%
Price Performance
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+0.65% -0.50% +0.14% -13.82% +4.86% -5.20% -22.06% -7.51% +2.71% -22.87% +429.43%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (2 ratings, all time) Hold
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
14.73
DCF (Unlevered) 35.93 +143.9%
DCF (Levered) 11.47 -22.1%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 33% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 0 0
Buy 2 0
Hold 4 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
2.54
Grey zone
Piotroski F-Score
6 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
A-
Overall Score
4 / 5
High
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/Book Score
4 / 5
High
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Packaged Foods: +4.4%
    +8.9% Q1'26: +22.7% (vs Q1'25)
  • EPS growth Packaged Foods: +14.6%
    -33.9% Q1'26: -47.1% (vs Q1'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Packaged Foods: +15.9%
    -0.6% Q1'26: +5.8% (vs Q1'25)
  • EBIT margin Packaged Foods: +7.9%
    +6.2% Q1'26: +6.5% (vs Q1'25)
  • ROIC Packaged Foods: +7.0%
    +7.6% Q1'26: +8.9% (vs Q1'25)
  • Share dilution Packaged Foods: +0.0%
    -2.0% Q1'26: -3.7% (vs Q1'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Packaged Foods: 0.19×
    3.36× Q1'26: 2.80× (vs Q1'25)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.52) × ERP
WACC = 50% × Ke + 50% × Kd (7.8%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 35.72 Current price: 14.73
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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Dec 2026
6 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
6 Rev. Ana.
3 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
1 Rev. Ana.
1 EPS Ana.
Revenue
587.20M
est: 629.97M (-6.8%)
583.26M
est: 596.02M (-2.1%)
675.54M
est: 626.31M (+7.9%)
942.63M
est: 975.23M (-3.3%)
947.30M
est: 875.24M (+8.2%)
1.05B
est: 936.36M (+12.3%)
1.00B
est: 1.43B (-29.8%)
954.99M
est: 1.30B (-26.3%)
1.05B
est: 1.32B (-20.0%)
1.05B
est: 1.43B (-26.9%)
942.22M
est: 1.22B (-22.8%)
827.45M
est: 1.07B (-22.6%)
875.41M
est: 1.09B (-19.9%)
1.07B
est: 1.46B (-26.6%)
1.08B
est: 725.66M (+48.9%)
959.22M
est: 938.95M (+2.2%)
1.04B
est: 1.01B (+3.1%)
1.11B
1.09B – 1.13B
+10.0% YoY
1.15B
1.11B – 1.19B
+2.9% YoY
1.17B
1.14B – 1.20B
+2.0% YoY
EBITDA
39.92M
est: 29.26M (+36.4%)
46.07M
est: 27.68M (+66.4%)
43.97M
est: 29.07M (+51.2%)
41.69M
est: 49.11M (-15.1%)
74.15M
est: -7.11M (+1,143.3%)
70.99M
est: 46.82M (+51.6%)
68.81M
est: 47.47M (+44.9%)
70.66M
est: 47.27M (+49.5%)
49.88M
est: 46.55M (+7.1%)
61.17M
est: 17.21M (+255.5%)
58.06M
est: 17.04M (+240.7%)
78.09M
est: 13.36M (+484.3%)
86.27M
est: 13.69M (+530.3%)
106.41M
est: 12.89M (+725.6%)
85.17M
est: 70.01M (+21.7%)
115.09M
est: 90.59M (+27.1%)
89.37M
est: 97.77M (-8.6%)
107.53M
105.43M – 108.74M
+10.0% YoY
110.63M
107.46M – 114.33M
+2.9% YoY
112.89M
110.16M – 115.43M
+2.0% YoY
EBIT
31.45M
est: 22.16M (+41.9%)
37.74M
est: 20.97M (+80.0%)
34.15M
est: 22.02M (+55.1%)
22.31M
est: 52.79M (-57.7%)
59.00M
est: 25.67M (+129.8%)
54.20M
est: 62.91M (-13.8%)
52.07M
est: 63.79M (-18.4%)
53.55M
est: 63.52M (-15.7%)
33.57M
est: 58.89M (-43.0%)
43.40M
est: 34.13M (+27.2%)
35.60M
est: 39.82M (-10.6%)
54.86M
est: 32.72M (+67.7%)
63.19M
est: 33.51M (+88.6%)
82.84M
est: 31.56M (+162.5%)
58.80M
est: 52.50M (+12.0%)
92.09M
est: 67.93M (+35.6%)
64.48M
est: 73.32M (-12.1%)
80.64M
79.06M – 81.55M
+10.0% YoY
82.96M
80.59M – 85.74M
+2.9% YoY
84.66M
82.61M – 86.57M
+2.0% YoY
Net Income
18.49M
est: 15.22M (+21.5%)
19.77M
est: 14.40M (+37.3%)
18.66M
est: 15.13M (+23.4%)
2.20M
est: 28.65M (-92.3%)
31.36M
est: 1.97M (+1,488.1%)
30.30M
est: 33.59M (-9.8%)
29.58M
est: 34.07M (-13.2%)
32.28M
est: 33.92M (-4.8%)
31.65M
est: 35.14M (-9.9%)
16.78M
est: 31.62M (-47.0%)
10.29M
est: 15.02M (-31.5%)
28.80M
est: 9.21M (+212.9%)
42.25M
est: 9.43M (+348.1%)
54.73M
est: 8.88M (+516.4%)
31.68M
60.16M
est: 39.53M (+52.2%)
37.20M
est: 38.62M (-3.7%)
33.39M
30.30M – 36.48M
-13.5% YoY
39.57M
34.42M – 44.71M
+18.5% YoY
37.95M
36.76M – 39.06M
-4.1% YoY
SGA
61.05M
est: 81.26M (-24.9%)
66.31M
est: 76.88M (-13.7%)
108.28M
est: 80.75M (+34.1%)
145.37M
est: 163.03M (-10.8%)
152.19M
est: 125.11M (+21.6%)
157.87M
est: 153.63M (+2.8%)
141.63M
est: 155.79M (-9.1%)
140.59M
est: 155.12M (-9.4%)
149.28M
est: 141.23M (+5.7%)
144.86M
est: 137.01M (+5.7%)
135.78M
est: 119.89M (+13.3%)
119.00M
est: 107.88M (+10.3%)
139.08M
est: 110.48M (+25.9%)
152.68M
est: 104.05M (+46.7%)
151.33M
est: 105.18M (+43.9%)
145.25M
est: 136.09M (+6.7%)
137.51M
est: 146.89M (-6.4%)
161.56M
158.39M – 163.37M
+10.0% YoY
166.20M
161.45M – 171.77M
+2.9% YoY
169.60M
165.50M – 173.42M
+2.0% YoY
EPS
0.50
est: 0.51 (-2.5%)
0.61
est: 0.71 (-13.5%)
0.62
est: 0.87 (-28.5%)
0.08
est: 1.14 (-93.4%)
1.03
est: 1.24 (-16.7%)
0.99
est: 1.02 (-2.9%)
0.96
est: 1.15 (-16.4%)
1.04
est: 1.33 (-21.5%)
0.98
est: 0.93 (+5.6%)
0.50
est: 0.57 (-12.1%)
0.30
est: 0.64 (-52.8%)
0.85
est: 0.95 (-10.1%)
1.25
est: 1.32 (-5.4%)
1.62
est: 1.33 (+21.9%)
0.93
1.89
est: 1.32 (+42.8%)
1.25
est: 1.27 (-1.4%)
1.12
1.01 – 1.22
-11.9% YoY
1.36
1.15 – 1.50
+21.9% YoY
1.27
1.23 – 1.31
-6.7% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-12 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 4/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-04 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 2/5 4/5 5/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-30 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-29 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-28 A- 4/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 5/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-22 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-20 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 3/5 3/5 4/5 1/5 4/5 4/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
2.35M
OE per share TTM
0.10
Owner's Yield
0.60%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
11.96%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
13.6%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 11 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 iShares S&P/TSX SmallCap Index ETF XCS.TO 0.08% 130.8K 0.60%
2 Dimensional - International Small Cap Value ETF DISV 0.01% 417.8K 0.42%
3 Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF DFIS 0.00% 276.6K 0.39%
4 Avantis International Small Cap Equity ETF AVDS 0.00% 8.7K 0.30%
5 Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF DFAX 0.00% 119.6K 0.28%
6 Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF DFSI 0.00% 11.1K 0.24%
7 Dimensional - International Vector Equity ETF DXIV 0.00% 1.0K 0.53%
8 Avantis International Equity ETF AVDE 0.00% 56.1K 0.23%
9 Dimensional - International Core Equity 2 ETF DFIC 0.00% 28.4K 0.22%
10 Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF AVDV 0.00% 41.72 0.36%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

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Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
53.1K
Shares Outstanding
28.30M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Darryl Bergman Advisor 1M male
Paul A. Jewer FCPA Chief Executive Officer, President & Director 1M male
Anthony Rasetta Chief Commercial Officer 615.9K male
Tom Jansen Chief Supply Chain Officer 589.4K male
James William Bishop Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary 447.6K male
Johanne McNally-Myers Executive Vice President of Human Resources 420.0K female
Brian Wynn President of Rubicon Resources 376.0K male
Kimberly Stephens Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 366.9K female
Jennifer Bell Vice President of Corporate Communications female
John Kramer Director of Sales & Operations Planning
Heather Keeler-Hurshman Vice President of Investor Relations & Communications female
W. J. Dimento Vice President of Sustainability & Government Affairs male
ESG Score History

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House Trading Activity

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