maple leaf foods

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. (Toronto symbols TPX.A $88 and TPX.B $89; Conservative Growth and Income Portfolios, Consumer sector; Shares o/s: 215.8 million; Market cap: $19.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.6; Divd. yield: 2.4%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.molsoncoors.com) is one of the world’s largest brewers of beer....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $28 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 124.4 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 1.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells fresh and prepared meats under the Maple Leaf and Schneider brands.


The company now plans to build a new poultry-processing plant in London, Ontario....

MOLSON COORS CANADA INC. $90 (www.molsoncoors.com) continues to cut costs following its $12 billion U.S. purchase of SABMiller’s 58% stake in MillerCoors. (Molson and SABMiller agreed to combine their U.S. brewing operations to form the joint venture in 2008.) Despite flat beer sales in the first half of 2018, Molson’s free cash flow (regular cash flow less capital expenditures) rose 12.5%, to $659.8 million U.S....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $34 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 126.4 million; Market cap: $4.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.2; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells Maple Leaf and Schneider fresh and prepared meats.


The company continues to improve the quality of its products....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $29 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 126.7 million; Market cap: $3.7 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.0; Dividend yield: 1.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells Maple Leaf and Schneider fresh and prepared meats.


Sales in the latest quarter fell 0.8%, to $817.5 million from $811.2 million a year earlier....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $32 (www.mapleleaffoods.com) plans to re-launch its three main prepared-meat brands in 2018. The Maple Leaf brand will feature natural ingredients; Schneider products will focus on comfort, or “authentic,” foods; while the Swift brand will target shoppers looking for convenience and value....

Saputo and Maple Leaf Foods continue to rely on acquisitions to expand. While those moves expand their product lines, continually integrating new operations adds risk.

SAPUTO INC. $43 (Toronto symbol SAP; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 386.7 million; Market cap: $16.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.saputo.com) is Canada’s largest producer of dairy products, including milk, butter and cheese....

As part of the recent negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S. has demanded that Canada dismantle its supply management systems.

That would open up the domestic dairy and poultry industries to cheaper foreign imports....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $35 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 128.6 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells fresh and prepared meats under the Maple Leaf and Schneider brands.

The company continues to benefit from a recently completed restructuring plan....

MAPLE LEAF FOODS INC. $35 (Toronto symbol MFI; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 129.6 million; Market cap: $4.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 1.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.mapleleaffoods.com) sells fresh and prepared meats under the Maple Leaf and Schneider brands.


The company continues to benefit from a recently completed restructuring plan....