Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ANCTF) Stock

About Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is a major global operator and franchisor of convenience stores. Its numerous retail locations offer customers a broad assortment of products, including tobacco items, various groceries, confectionery, snacks, alcoholic beverages (such as beer and wine), other drinks, and fresh food selections. The company also supplies diverse fuel solutions, encompassing options for road transportation, aviation, and stationary engines. Its extensive chain operates under several prominent brand names, including Circle K, Couche-Tard, Holiday, Ingo, and Mac's. Beyond merchandise, these stores provide additional services such as lottery tickets, prepaid calling and gift cards, postal stamps, bus passes, money order issuance, automated teller machines (ATMs), and car washing facilities. As of April 24, 2022, Alimentation Couche-Tard oversaw a network of 12,166 convenience stores. This total included 9,808 company-owned and directly operated sites across North America, Europe, and Asia. Furthermore, roughly 1,800 outlets were licensed to partners, predominantly operating under the Circle K banner in countries such as Cambodia, Egypt, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macau, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. Established in 1980, the company was initially known as Actidev Inc. before adopting its current name, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., in December 1994. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Laval, Canada.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is headquartered in CA.

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ANCTF) stock trades at $66.90 with a market capitalization of $61.43B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.85, price-to-book of 3.84, price-to-sales of 0.80. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $47.24 and $67.04, and currently trades at its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 0.91%.

On profitability, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 20.01% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 13.38%, an operating margin of 6.05%, a net profit margin of 4.11%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. reported annual revenue of $76.5B, net profit of $3.1B, revenue has compounded at 7.2% a year over the last five years, profit at 3.0% a year.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.12, total assets of $43.5B, $3.1B in cash and equivalents.

ANCTF has an average daily trading volume of 147,838 shares, a beta of 0.74 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: corporate.couche-tard.com