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Roots Corp ROOT

Health CareSpecialty RetailersCanada

Last close 4.09 CAD on Nov 2, 2026, +31.1% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating D Rank 28 of 32 in Health Care
  1. Growth D 25 of 32
  2. Valuation D 32 of 32
  3. Quality D 29 of 32
  4. Revisions D 26 of 32
  5. Momentum B 8 of 32

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Growth and profitability

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
202620252024202320225Y avg
Revenue (mil)278263263272274–
Revenue growth5.6%0.1%−3.5%−0.6%13.9%2.9%
EPS (basic, normalized)0.220.150.110.230.65–
EPS growth46.7%36.4%−52.2%−64.6%––
Gross margin61.3%59.8%58.0%57.5%59.5%59.2%
Net margin1.7%−12.7%0.7%2.5%8.3%0.1%
ROE2.9%−19.1%1.0%3.6%13.0%0.3%
Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)3.9
Current ratio1.29x
Long-term debt (mil)83.1
Net debt (mil)103
Total equity (mil)144
Net debt / equity0.72x
Net debt / EBITDA4.41x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
Sales (mil)EBITDA (mil)EPS
Fiscal yearMean est.GrowthEV/SalesMean est.GrowthEV/EBITDAMean est.GrowthP/E
2026 actual 278+5.6%0.9x 23.3+12.7%11.3x 0.22+46.7%18.6x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
SalesEPS
Fiscal yearEstimate (mil)1M3M6MEstimate1M3M6M
2027––––––––
2028––––––––
2029––––––––

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 2 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter endedApr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025FQ-4Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026
Sales reported (mil)37.547.766.911140.050.871.511542.649.5
Sales mean (mil)37.345.1–10738.6–68.7114––
Surprise+0.4%+5.9%–+3.4%+3.6%–+4.0%+1.3%––
EPS reported−0.20−0.110.070.40−0.20–0.080.42−0.19−0.08
EPS mean−0.21−0.140.050.39−0.19–0.070.41−0.17–
Surprise+4.8%+21.4%+40.0%+2.6%−5.3%–+14.3%+2.4%−11.8%–

Peer comparison Specialty Retailers

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
CompanyMarket capNet debt/EBITDANet marginP/BFY1 P/EFY2 P/EFY1 EV/EBITDAFY2 EV/EBITDA
ROOT Roots Corp160M4.41x1.7%1.12x––––
FRCOY FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.213.9B−1.38x13.7%8.13x39.9x35.7x0.0x0.0x
ROST Ross Stores Inc103.5B−1.02x9.4%10.93x27.7x25.6x17.6x16.7x
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc.21.1B0.94x5.3%7.49x20.2x17.5x10.7x9.5x
ATZ Aritzia Inc.14.5B1.01x10.3%11.52x28.6x23.5x15.3x12.8x
GAP The Gap, Inc.11.0B−0.62x5.3%1.97x9.3x8.5x3.9x3.8x
Mean0.56x7.6%6.86x25.1x22.2x9.5x8.6x
Median0.16x7.4%7.81x27.7x23.5x10.7x9.5x

Technical analysis

  • 1M+0.5%
  • 3M+20.6%
  • 1Y+25.8%
  • 3Y+51.5%

Financial statements in millions of CAD

Income statement, Roots Corp, fiscal years, most recent first
202620252024202320222021
Total revenue278263263272274241
Cost of revenue107106110116111101
Gross profit170157152157163140
Selling, general & administrative expenses153141138136119109
Research & development––––––
Depreciation/amortization2.22.32.42.32.32.3
Interest expense (income), operating––––––
Unusual expense (income)0.250.20.301.5−1.4
Other operating expenses000000
Operating income14.7−36.412.118.440.029.7
Net interest income (expense)−8.0−8.8−9.5−8.8−8.8−11.7
Gain (loss) on sale of assets––––––
Other non-operating income (expense)000000
Net income before taxes6.7−45.22.79.631.218.0
Provision for taxes2.1−11.80.82.98.44.9
Minority interest––––––
Equity in affiliates––––––
U.S. GAAP adjustment––––––
Net income before extraordinary items4.7−33.41.86.722.813.1
Extraordinary items––––––
Net income4.7−33.41.86.722.813.1
EBIT, normalized15.013.812.418.433.614.8
EBITDA, normalized42.843.542.147.763.647.8
Basic EPS, normalized0.220.150.110.230.65–

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