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The North West Company Inc. (NWC.TO)

CAD51.25 -0.16 (-0.31%)
CA TSX Consumer Defensive Grocery Stores
Address Gibraltar House R3C 2R1
Winnipeg, MB, CA
CEO Daniel G. McConnell
IPO 2002-07-08
ISIN CA6632782083

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

The North West Company Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of food and everyday products and services in northern Canada, rural Alaska, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. The company operates Northern stores, which offers food, general merchandise, and financial services that include cheque cashing, ATMs, and prepaid card products; NorthMart stores that provides fresh food, apparel, and health products and services; and Quickstop convenience stores that provides ready-to-eat food products, fuel, and related services. It also operates Giant Tiger junior discount stores, which offers family fashion, household products, and food products; Valu Lots discount center and direct-to-customer food distribution outlets for remote communities; solo market, a full service grocery; Pharmacy and Convenience stores; and NWC Motorsports, a dealership that offers sales, service, parts and accessories for Ski-doo, Honda, Can-am and other premier brands. In addition, the company also engages in distribution of produces and fresh meats; provides contract tele-pharmacist services; and engages in shipping services. Further, it operates Alaska Commercial Company stores that provides food and general merchandise to remote and rural regions; Pacific Alaska wholesale, a distributor to independent grocery stores, commercial accounts, and individual households; Riteway food markets; and Cost-U-Less mid-size warehouse stores. Additionally, the company also offers gasoline. The North West Company Inc. was formerly known as North West Company Fund and changed its name to The North West Company Inc. in January 2011. The North West Company Inc. Inc was founded in 1668 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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CAD51.25 -0.16 (-0.31%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
165.2K
Beta
0.50
Float Shares
47.27M
Free Float %
99.6%
Price Performance
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-6.62% -4.54% -0.52% -9.04% +5.19% +1.88% -8.22% +45.96% +39.00% +65.44% +11,764.29%
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Market Data

Analyst Consensus (2 ratings, all time) Hold
Price Targets & DCF
Current price
51.25
DCF (Unlevered) 55.29 +7.9%
DCF (Levered) 61.53 +20.1%

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) 100% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 1 0
Buy 3 0
Hold 0 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.58
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B+
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
5 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
3 / 5
Medium
P/Book Score
2 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Grocery Stores: +6.0%
    +0.9% Q2'26: -1.5% (vs Q2'25)
  • EPS growth Grocery Stores: +8.6%
    +1.4% Q2'26: +5.7% (vs Q2'25)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Grocery Stores: +22.1%
    +5.8% Q2'26: +5.3% (vs Q2'25)
  • EBIT margin Grocery Stores: +4.2%
    +8.2% Q2'26: +6.9% (vs Q2'25)
  • ROIC Grocery Stores: +9.0%
    +13.6% Q2'26: +11.1% (vs Q2'25)
  • Share dilution Grocery Stores: +0.1%
    +0.3% Q2'26: -0.3% (vs Q2'25)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Grocery Stores: 0.58×
    1.32× Q2'26: 1.55× (vs Q2'25)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.50) × ERP
WACC = 85% × Ke + 15% × Kd (4.3%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 55.14 Current price: 51.25
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

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Consensus Estimates
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Jan 2026
3 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Jan 2027
3 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Jan 2028
3 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Jan 2029
1 Rev. Ana.
2 EPS Ana.
Revenue
749.76M
est: 756.17M (-0.8%)
782.72M
est: 795.35M (-1.6%)
788.69M
est: 812.00M (-2.9%)
849.65M
est: 851.58M (-0.2%)
944.92M
est: 980.22M (-3.6%)
1.06B
est: 1.07B (-0.1%)
1.39B
est: 1.42B (-2.0%)
1.44B
est: 1.46B (-1.1%)
1.45B
est: 1.48B (-2.2%)
1.50B
est: 1.51B (-1.2%)
1.51B
est: 1.54B (-2.0%)
1.54B
est: 1.56B (-1.2%)
1.62B
est: 1.61B (+0.7%)
1.80B
est: 1.79B (+0.3%)
1.84B
est: 1.85B (-0.2%)
1.95B
est: 1.97B (-0.6%)
2.01B
est: 2.01B (+0.1%)
2.09B
est: 2.09B (+0.4%)
2.36B
est: 2.36B (+0.1%)
2.25B
est: 2.22B (+1.3%)
2.35B
est: 2.32B (+1.5%)
2.47B
est: 2.52B (-2.1%)
2.58B
est: 2.58B (-0.1%)
2.58B
2.57B – 2.58B
0.0% YoY
2.70B
2.68B – 2.72B
+4.6% YoY
2.78B
2.76B – 2.81B
+3.0% YoY
2.91B
2.90B – 2.92B
+4.8% YoY
EBITDA
72.27M
est: 95.95M (-24.7%)
73.01M
est: 61.95M (+17.9%)
76.79M
est: 101.00M (-24.0%)
85.69M
est: 105.93M (-19.1%)
96.56M
est: 84.37M (+14.4%)
106.74M
est: 90.03M (+18.6%)
122.44M
est: 122.28M (+0.1%)
130.27M
est: 108.60M (+20.0%)
125.30M
est: 120.99M (+3.6%)
125.88M
est: 115.93M (+8.6%)
138.34M
est: 116.20M (+19.0%)
138.67M
est: 123.91M (+11.9%)
137.82M
est: 131.44M (+4.9%)
151.47M
est: 137.31M (+10.3%)
166.59M
est: 144.67M (+15.2%)
169.62M
est: 163.07M (+4.0%)
218.02M
est: 151.64M (+43.8%)
219.58M
est: 182.73M (+20.2%)
302.13M
est: 197.02M (+53.3%)
312.48M
est: 178.29M (+75.3%)
279.69M
est: 193.86M (+44.3%)
301.93M
est: 320.25M (-5.7%)
325.61M
est: 327.10M (-0.5%)
327.07M
326.40M – 327.72M
0.0% YoY
342.19M
340.15M – 345.02M
+4.6% YoY
352.33M
350.38M – 356.00M
+3.0% YoY
369.10M
367.74M – 370.45M
+4.8% YoY
EBIT
49.60M
est: 64.38M (-23.0%)
50.43M
est: 52.17M (-3.3%)
52.70M
est: 67.77M (-22.2%)
60.49M
est: 71.07M (-14.9%)
70.20M
est: 69.64M (+0.8%)
79.61M
est: 76.33M (+4.3%)
90.20M
est: 106.14M (-15.0%)
95.12M
est: 92.67M (+2.6%)
90.27M
est: 96.45M (-6.4%)
93.34M
est: 91.73M (+1.8%)
101.19M
est: 91.18M (+11.0%)
100.39M
est: 98.22M (+2.2%)
97.44M
est: 106.19M (-8.2%)
107.44M
est: 106.83M (+0.6%)
118.22M
est: 110.76M (+6.7%)
113.97M
est: 125.59M (-9.3%)
136.00M
est: 116.68M (+16.6%)
130.35M
est: 141.19M (-7.7%)
210.05M
est: 146.63M (+43.3%)
221.53M
est: 132.69M (+67.0%)
181.32M
est: 144.28M (+25.7%)
196.66M
est: 211.14M (-6.9%)
209.99M
est: 215.65M (-2.6%)
215.64M
215.19M – 216.06M
0.0% YoY
225.60M
224.26M – 227.47M
+4.6% YoY
232.29M
231.00M – 234.71M
+3.0% YoY
243.34M
242.45M – 244.24M
+4.8% YoY
Net Income
34.47M
est: 35.84M (-3.8%)
35.73M
est: 36.29M (-1.5%)
37.27M
est: 38.95M (-4.3%)
42.89M
est: 43.79M (-2.1%)
53.66M
est: 49.38M (+8.7%)
62.99M
est: 58.39M (+7.9%)
75.38M
est: 84.01M (-10.3%)
81.81M
est: 77.47M (+5.6%)
69.66M
est: 82.96M (-16.0%)
57.96M
est: 78.24M (-25.9%)
65.15M
est: 59.22M (+10.0%)
64.26M
est: 65.85M (-2.4%)
62.88M
est: 68.21M (-7.8%)
69.78M
est: 68.92M (+1.2%)
77.08M
est: 72.02M (+7.0%)
67.15M
est: 81.95M (-18.1%)
86.74M
est: 68.75M (+26.2%)
82.72M
est: 90.05M (-8.1%)
139.87M
est: 93.05M (+50.3%)
154.80M
est: 84.21M (+83.8%)
122.19M
est: 91.56M (+33.5%)
129.39M
137.30M
est: 141.64M (-3.1%)
153.14M
145.65M – 160.75M
+8.1% YoY
179.74M
175.80M – 183.01M
+17.4% YoY
196.29M
191.10M – 203.86M
+9.2% YoY
196.66M
195.19M – 199.05M
+0.2% YoY
SGA
est: 177.31M (-100.0%)
est: 186.50M (-100.0%)
est: 190.40M (-100.0%)
est: 199.68M (-100.0%)
est: 229.84M (-100.0%)
est: 249.92M (-100.0%)
est: 333.27M (-100.0%)
est: 342.41M (-100.0%)
323.06M
est: 347.27M (-7.0%)
338.67M
est: 354.72M (-4.5%)
347.59M
est: 345.85M (+0.5%)
354.99M
est: 351.59M (+1.0%)
366.75M
est: 376.59M (-2.6%)
415.29M
est: 401.98M (+3.3%)
423.37M
est: 428.60M (-1.2%)
472.12M
est: 450.11M (+4.9%)
510.64M
est: 465.93M (+9.6%)
534.05M
est: 459.45M (+16.2%)
565.20M
est: 520.79M (+8.5%)
517.33M
est: 471.28M (+9.8%)
567.61M
est: 512.44M (+10.8%)
508.78M
est: 577.46M (-11.9%)
658.78M
est: 589.81M (+11.7%)
589.76M
588.56M – 590.94M
0.0% YoY
617.02M
613.35M – 622.13M
+4.6% YoY
635.30M
631.79M – 641.93M
+3.0% YoY
665.54M
663.09M – 667.99M
+4.8% YoY
EPS
0.72
est: 0.74 (-2.5%)
0.75
est: 0.73 (+2.7%)
0.78
est: 0.79 (-1.8%)
0.90
est: 0.90 (+0.2%)
1.13
est: 1.08 (+4.2%)
1.32
est: 1.32 (-0.2%)
1.58
est: 1.57 (+0.6%)
1.71
est: 1.74 (-1.8%)
1.45
est: 1.67 (-13.1%)
1.20
est: 1.23 (-2.2%)
1.35
est: 1.36 (-1.0%)
1.33
est: 1.36 (-1.9%)
1.30
est: 1.33 (-2.1%)
1.44
est: 1.51 (-4.7%)
1.59
est: 1.62 (-2.0%)
1.38
est: 1.68 (-17.8%)
1.78
est: 1.72 (+3.6%)
1.70
est: 1.54 (+10.4%)
2.87
est: 2.70 (+6.1%)
3.21
est: 2.88 (+11.5%)
2.55
est: 2.48 (+2.8%)
2.71
2.87
est: 2.88 (-0.3%)
3.15
2.99 – 3.30
+9.2% YoY
3.69
3.61 – 3.76
+17.4% YoY
4.03
3.93 – 4.19
+9.2% YoY
4.04
4.01 – 4.09
+0.2% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-06-10 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-09 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-08 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-05 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-04 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-03 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-02 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-06-01 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-28 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-27 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-26 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-25 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-22 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-21 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-20 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-19 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-14 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-11 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-08 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-07 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-06 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-05 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-04 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-05-01 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-22 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-21 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-20 A- 4/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-17 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-16 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 2/5
2026-04-15 B+ 3/5 3/5 4/5 5/5 1/5 3/5 2/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
148.82M
OE per share TTM
3.08
Owner's Yield
6.29%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
109.64%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
30.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown
At a glance
Institutional holders
1
Total invested
26.8K
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend From To
13F snapshot — 2025 Q4
Investors holding
1
-1 vs prev Q
New positions
0
Closed positions
1
Increased
0
Reduced
0
Put/Call ratio
0.00
Calls held
Puts held
Top institutional holders
# Investor Shares / Δ Mkt value / Δ Own% / Δ Weight% / Δ Avg px / Perf. Hold / Status
1 ANCORA ADVISORS, LLC 750.00 +— (+0.0%) 26.8K +985.0 (+3.8%) 0.00% +0.000 pp 0.00% +0.000 pp CAD27.33 +79.0% 25 qtrs
2 CARDINAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. -194.7K (-100.0%) -6.7M (-100.0%) 0.00% -0.406 pp 0.00% -0.193 pp CAD 4 qtrs SOLD
Ownership breakdown by holder

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
30.3K
Shares Outstanding
47.44M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

No SEC filings available for this company yet.

Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Daniel G. McConnell CEO, President & Non-Independent Director 2M male
John D. King Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer 1M male
Kyle Adrian Hill President of Alaska Commercial Company 959.1K male
J. Kevin Proctor President of Retail Cost-U-Less & Riteway Foods 861.5K male
Jim R. Caldwell President of Canadian Retail 776.0K male
Rex Allen Wilhelm Vice Chair of NWCI - International Operations 484.2K male
Leanne G. Flewitt Vice President & Chief Transformation Officer female
Alexis Cloutier Vice President of Legal & Corporate Secretary female
Vineet Gupta Chief Information Officer male
Alison F. Coville Chief People Officer female
Ben Woods Vice President of Operations & Logistics male
Darcie Gault Manager of Employee Relations Service Delivery female
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

No House trading activity found for this company.

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