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Cision Canada
07-05-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
HIGH LINER FOODS TO PARTICIPATE AT THE BMO ANNUAL GLOBAL FARM TO MARKET CONFERENCE
LUNENBURG, NS, May 7, 2025 /CNW/ - High Liner Foods Incorporated (TSX: HLF) ("High Liner Foods" or the "Company"), a leading North American value-added frozen seafood company, has announced its participation in BMO's annual Global Farm to Market Conference. The highly-anticipated conference is taking place May 14 – 15, 2025 in New York City. High Liner Foods' President and CEO, Paul Jewer, is slated to speak on the timely topic of Navigating Risk for Sustainable Growth during a fireside chat at 2:00 pm EST on May 14, 2025. High Liner Foods will also be available for meetings with institutional investors on May 14 and May 15, 2025. Interested investors are encouraged to schedule a meeting with High Liner Foods' management by contacting [email protected]. Now in its 20 th year, the BMO Global Farm to Market Conference brings together leaders, innovators, and visionaries from the food, beverage, agriculture, and supply chain industries. About High Liner Foods Incorporated High Liner Foods Incorporated is a leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood. High Liner Foods' retail branded products are sold throughout the United States and Canada under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine, and Catch of the Day labels, and are available in most grocery and club stores. The Company also sells branded products to restaurants and institutions under the High Liner, Mirabel, Icelandic Seafood and FPI labels and is a major supplier of private label value-added seafood products to North American food retailers and foodservice distributors. High Liner Foods is a publicly traded Canadian company, trading under the symbol HLF on the Toronto Stock Exchange. SOURCE High Liner Foods Incorporated
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Do High Liner Foods' (TSE:HLF) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
For beginners, it can seem like a good idea (and an exciting prospect) to buy a company that tells a good story to investors, even if it currently lacks a track record of revenue and profit. But as Peter Lynch said in One Up On Wall Street, 'Long shots almost never pay off.' Loss making companies can act like a sponge for capital - so investors should be cautious that they're not throwing good money after bad. So if this idea of high risk and high reward doesn't suit, you might be more interested in profitable, growing companies, like High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF). Even if this company is fairly valued by the market, investors would agree that generating consistent profits will continue to provide High Liner Foods with the means to add long-term value to shareholders. View our latest analysis for High Liner Foods The market is a voting machine in the short term, but a weighing machine in the long term, so you'd expect share price to follow earnings per share (EPS) outcomes eventually. That means EPS growth is considered a real positive by most successful long-term investors. Shareholders will be happy to know that High Liner Foods' EPS has grown 18% each year, compound, over three years. As a general rule, we'd say that if a company can keep up that sort of growth, shareholders will be beaming. It's often helpful to take a look at earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) margins, as well as revenue growth, to get another take on the quality of the company's growth. While High Liner Foods may have maintained EBIT margins over the last year, revenue has fallen. This does not bode too well for short term growth prospects and so understanding the reasons for these results is of great importance. In the chart below, you can see how the company has grown earnings and revenue, over time. To see the actual numbers, click on the chart. In investing, as in life, the future matters more than the past. So why not check out this free interactive visualization of High Liner Foods' forecast profits? Investors are always searching for a vote of confidence in the companies they hold and insider buying is one of the key indicators for optimism on the market. Because often, the purchase of stock is a sign that the buyer views it as undervalued. Of course, we can never be sure what insiders are thinking, we can only judge their actions. Not only did High Liner Foods insiders refrain from selling stock during the year, but they also spent US$150k buying it. That's nice to see, because it suggests insiders are optimistic. We also note that it was the Executive VP & CFO, Darryl Bergman, who made the biggest single acquisition, paying CA$79k for shares at about CA$15.40 each. It's reassuring that High Liner Foods insiders are buying the stock, but that's not the only reason to think management are fair to shareholders. Specifically, the CEO is paid quite reasonably for a company of this size. The median total compensation for CEOs of companies similar in size to High Liner Foods, with market caps between US$200m and US$800m, is around US$1.0m. High Liner Foods' CEO took home a total compensation package worth US$899k in the year leading up to December 2023. That comes in below the average for similar sized companies and seems pretty reasonable. While the level of CEO compensation shouldn't be the biggest factor in how the company is viewed, modest remuneration is a positive, because it suggests that the board keeps shareholder interests in mind. It can also be a sign of a culture of integrity, in a broader sense. For growth investors, High Liner Foods' raw rate of earnings growth is a beacon in the night. To add to the positives, High Liner Foods has recorded instances of insider buying and a modest executive pay to boot. All in all, this stock is worth the time to delve deeper into the details. Don't forget that there may still be risks. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for High Liner Foods that you should be aware of. Keen growth investors love to see insider activity. Thankfully, High Liner Foods isn't the only one. You can see a a curated list of Canadian companies which have exhibited consistent growth accompanied by high insider ownership. Please note the insider transactions discussed in this article refer to reportable transactions in the relevant jurisdiction. Have feedback on this article? Concerned about the content? Get in touch with us directly. Alternatively, email editorial-team (at) article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. 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