How to buy Saputo (SAP) stocks

Saputo is a packaged foods business based in Canada. Saputo shares (SAP) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and all prices are listed in Canadian Dollars.

Its last market close was C$25.20 – a decrease of 3.89% over the previous week. Saputo employs 19,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around C$18.1 billion.

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Saputo stock price (Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): SAP)

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Saputo stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	C$25.20
52-week range	C$24.78 - C$31.72
50-day moving average more info button	C$26.86
200-day moving average more info button	C$28.23
Wall St. target price	C$32.15
PE ratio more info button	45.0893
Dividend yield more info button	C$0.75 (3.01%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	C$0.56

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Saputo price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of C$25.2 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-3.89%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-3.52%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-13.52%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-14.08%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-4.62%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-20.37%
3 years (2021-12-21)	26.4876
5 years (2019-12-20)	35.5988

Is Saputo stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Saputo stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Saputo's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Saputo's P/E ratio

Saputo's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 45x. In other words, Saputo shares trade at around 45x recent earnings.

Saputo's PEG ratio

Saputo's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.6503. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Saputo's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Saputo's EBITDA

Saputo's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is C$1.4 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Saputo's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Saputo financials

Revenue TTM	C$18.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	4.99%
Gross profit TTM	C$1.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.97%
Return on equity TTM	3.23%
Profit margin	1.3%
Book value	C$17.49
Market Capitalization more info button	C$10.7 billion
EBITDA more info button	C$1.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Saputo's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Saputo.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Saputo's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 28.77

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Saputo's overall score of 28.77 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 64th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Saputo is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Saputo's environmental score

Environmental score: 9.98/100

Saputo's social score

Social score: 12.31/100

Saputo's governance score

Governance score: 1.48/100

Saputo's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Saputo scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Saputo has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Saputo Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	28.77
Total ESG percentile	64.16
Environmental score	9.98
Social score	12.31
Governance score	1.48
Level of controversy	2

Saputo stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 50.33% of net profits

Recently Saputo has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Saputo shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Saputo's case, that would currently equate to about C$0.75 per share.

Saputo's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Saputo's most recent dividend payout was on 19 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 9 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Saputo's stocks ever split?

Saputo's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 29 September 2014 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Saputo stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Saputo stocks, which in turn could have impacted Saputo's stock price.

Saputo stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Saputo's stocks have ranged in value from as little as C$24.7806 up to C$31.7193. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (TO average) beta is 1, while Saputo's is 0.316. This would suggest that Saputo's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Saputo overview

Saputo Inc. produces, markets, and distributes dairy products in Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The company offers mozzarella and cheddar; ricotta, provolone, blue, parmesan, goat cheese, feta, romano, Havarti, and soft cheeses; brie and camembert fine cheeses; and other cheeses, such brick, colby, farmer, munster, monterey jack, fresh curd, and processed cheeses. It also provides fluid milk, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese, and ice cream mixes; and other dairy and non-dairy products, including butter, flavoured cream and creamers, aerosol whipped toppings, whipping cream, dips, spread, oil, flavored coffee whitener, and iced coffee. In addition, the company offers milk powder, casein, whey powder, lactose, lactoferrin, infant formula, and whey protein concentrates; and distributes fine imported cheese to specialty stores, as well as dairy and non-dairy and non-dairy products manufactured by third parties. It serves customers in the retail, foodservice, and industrial segments. The company sells its products under the Saputo, Armstrong, Alexis de Portneuf, Bari, Cogruet, DuVillage 1860, Kingsey, Shepherd Gourmet Dairy, Stella, Woolwich Goat Dairy, Cathedral City, Clover, Country Life, Davidstow, Frylight, Saputo Nutritionals, Wensleydale Creamery, Vitalite, Sheese, Utterly Butterly, Willow, Dragone, Dairyland, Neilson, Nutrilait, Baxter, Scotsburn, Trutaste, Milk2Go/Lait's Go, Joyya, Baileys, Heluva Good, CHEER, Cracker Barrel, Devondale, Fred Walker, Great Ocean Road, King Island Dairy, Liddells, Mersey Valley, Mil Lel, Murray Goulburn Ingredients, Warrnambool, South Cape, Sungold, Tasmanian Heritage, La Paulina, Molfino, Ricrem, Black Creek, Frigo, Frigo Cheese Heads, Great Midwest, Joan Of Arc, Lorraine, Nikos Feta, Montchevre, Organic Creamery, Salemville, Treasure Cave, DairyStar, and Friendship Dairies brands.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Saputo is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 40.486% of Saputo stocks are held by insiders and 24.583% by institutions. How many people work for Saputo?
Latest data suggests 19,600 work at Saputo. When does the fiscal year end for Saputo?
Saputo's fiscal year ends in March. Where is Saputo based?
Saputo's address is: 1000 de la GauchetiEre Street West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3B 4W5 What is Saputo's ISIN number?
Saputo's international securities identification number is: CA8029121057

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