January 16‚ 2012 Loblaw Companies Ltd. L-TSX Company Report - Initiation of Coverage Kenric S. Tyghe MBA | 416.777.7188 | kenric.tyghe@raymondjames.ca Sara Kohbodi CFA (Associate) | 416.777.4916 | sara.kohbodi@raymondjames.ca Rating & Target Consumer Products & Retail Loblaw’s Loyalty Target(s) Event We are initiating coverage of Loblaw Companies (L-TSX) with an Outperform rating and a $44.00 target price. Action We recommend investors accumulate shares of Loblaw at current levels
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Chapter 8: Reporting and interpreting cost of sales and inventory 8.1 Estimate the amount of inventories that your company purchased and produced during the current year. (Hint: use the cost of sales equation.) For the amount of inventories that Loblaw purchased and produced during the current year‚ we need to find the purchases of the period by using the equation of the cost of sales (BI + P – EI = COS). In the report‚ we can find the cost of sales (24 185 million) that we add to the ending inventory
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household items. Grocery Industry Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition (See Appendix) The Canadian grocery industry is highly competitive and has high barriers for new entrants. Canadians pay the lowest prices for food in the world. Furthermore‚ Loblaw‚ Sobeys‚ Safeway‚ Metro‚ and A&P take up nearly 70% of Canadian grocers’ market share. With so many dominant players in the industry‚ the grocery store suppliers’ bargaining powers are relatively low‚ depending on the scale of the stores. Furthermore
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History In 1919 the first Loblaw grocery store opened in Toronto. Theodore Pringle Loblaw and J. Milton Cork had a new idea of a grocery store‚ one which would be fully self- serve and would offer better quality foods at lower prices. In 1978‚ ‘No Name’ products were introduced into Loblaw stores. These products had distinct yellow packaging‚ and Loblaw stores experienced an outstanding customer feedback. In 1984‚ ‘President’s Choice’‚ one of Loblaw’s own brands made its first debut in stores
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Corporate Culture & Ethics Loblaw Companies Limited and its subsidiaries and divisions are committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical conduct and good corporate citizenship. All Loblaw employees‚ officers and directors are expected to conduct themselves ethically‚ lawfully and professionally and in compliance with the letter and spirit of the Loblaw Code of Business Conduct (Corporate Policy‚ 2011). Employees are expected to act in Loblaw’s best interests on its missions and values
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Loblaw Companies Limited (L C$33.33‚ TSX) 12th April 2012 Industry: Food Retail Prepared by: Recommendation: Hold Recommendation: Hold Market Data | Current Price | CAD 33.33 | 52-week Range | 42
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which makes it difficult for grocers to sustain through differentiation. Buyer power is high and thus‚ cost leadership and operational efficiencies are critical. There is fierce competition amongst various grocery stores‚ with the main players such as Loblaw and A&P holding multi-banner stores in various market segments. Traditional grocery stores also lose some of their market share to drug stores‚ convenience stores and other retailers who have entered the industry. Threat of substitutes from fast-food
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ANALYSIS OF LOBLAW COMPANIES LIMITED Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to highlight the findings of the audit that was conducted on Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw)‚ a subsidiary of George Weston Limited‚ and to come to a feasible conclusion about maintaining the company ’s already successful business. A qualitative and quantitative analysis was conducted through secondary research‚ using internal and external resources. Since its incorporation in 1956‚ Loblaw has worked its
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Saunders et al. 2003‚ p.83 -The Research Process “Onion” • Having defined the research question and the overall research design for this study‚ the next • step is to discuss the design in more detail: the research philosophy‚ the research approach and • research strategies used. Much literature is available on research philosophies‚ approaches and • strategies. Saunders et al. (2003) define the socalled research process ‘onion’‚ consisting of • five different layers‚ as in Figure 2-3. Part 2
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Loblaw Companies Limited‚ a subsidiary of George Weston Limited‚ is the largest food retailer in Canada that encompasses 1‚000 corporate and franchise supermarkets that operates under 22 regional and market segment banners. Loblaw’s operates a private label program that includes grocery and household items‚ clothing‚ baby products‚ pharmaceuticals‚ cellular phones‚ general merchandise‚ and financial services. Loblaw brands include President’s Choice‚ No Name‚ Joe Fresh‚ T&T‚ Everyday Living‚ Exact
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