Consumer & retail

Empire Company (EMP.A)

C$48.84 0.0% on the day·+2.6% in a year·close Oct 13, 2026

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange; prices in Canadian dollars. All 218 TSX stocks.

Your signal

Hold56 / 100

Hold: 56 is between your Sell line (40) and Buy line (60). Off the high (−7% from its 1-year high) scores 77 and lifts it; Plays in (45%) scores 45 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weight	EMP.A	Points	Weight	Adds
Plays in	45%	45	40	18.0
Off the high	−7% from its 1-year high	77	30	23.1
Trend	+2% vs 200-day	48	30	14.4

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All 18 factors for EMP.A

Factor	EMP.A	Points	What it is
Plays in	45%	45	The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside	+9% · 7 analysts	41	How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating	–	–	The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/E	50.4×	18	Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Forward P/E	12.6×	72	Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG	2.07	30	P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales	0.3×	98	Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to book	2.1×	71	Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Dividend yield	2.0%	51	Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth	+14%	43	Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Revenue growth	+2%	17	Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Profit margin	1%	19	Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Return on equity	5%	27	Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Debt to equity	1.48×	19	Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Off the high	−7% from its 1-year high	77	How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend	+2% vs 200-day	48	How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum	+3%	36	The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure	3/10 · moderate	70	The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on EMP.A

45 of the 100 plays hold EMP.A right now.
The mean-reversion plays mostly say out.
It closed 2% above its 200-day average and 7% below its 52-week high.
Crash exposure reads moderate: it carries 1.6× as much debt as equity and operating profit covers interest only 2.0×.
Analysts' average 12-month target is C$53.00, 9% above the close (7 analysts).

This analysis does not constitute trading advice. Please meet with an advisor or independently review sources before making any decision. New to this? Start with the basics.

Plays in45 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.

Crash exposureModerate3 of 10 on the storm test Mayer Multiple1.02×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+2%). Higher than on 42% of days since 2005. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about EMP.A now.

Trend followingHoly GrailOUT42% of 12,813 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 21 of 50 · Out since Feb 11, 2026 Breakouts & channelsP&F Double TopOUT37% of 36,314 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 17 of 53 · Out since Aug 20, 2026 Momentum12-1 MomentumOUT44% of 8,156 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 14 of 31 · Out since Apr 30, 2026 Mean reversionBollinger ReversionOUT64% of 53,095 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 145 of 208 · Out since Sep 24, 2026 Volume & money flowMoney Flow IndexOUT59% of 13,925 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 30 of 54 · Out since Nov 24, 2025 Candles & chart patternsEngulfing SwitchOUT50% of 38,976 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 98 of 205 · Out since Oct 9, 2026 CalendarHalloween IndicatorOUT54% of 12,345 calls rightOn EMP.A: right 22 of 43 · Out since Apr 30, 2026

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

EMP.A, day by day

How to read candlesticks

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved EMP.A lately

No session in the last 30 moved it twice a normal day against the S&P/TSX; these were its largest, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Wed Oct 7+2.9% against the S&P/TSX1.7× a normal day

EMP.A +1.2%, the S&P/TSX −1.7% that session.

HeadlineStock Titan · Oct 7, 3:35 pm ET
A 1979 Chevrolet truck is headed to auction for children with heart disease.
HeadlineFXEmpire · Oct 6, 8:21 pm ET
Stock Market News: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Hit Records as Yields Ease

Fri Sep 18−3.2% against the S&P/TSX1.9× a normal day

EMP.A −3.4%, the S&P/TSX −0.2% that session; +0.6% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on EMP.A was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for EMP.A starts Oct 1, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved −0.2%. The 33 other Consumer & retail stocks Be The Puck covers moved −0.4% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Wed Sep 2−2.9% against the S&P/TSX1.7× a normal day

EMP.A −2.1%, the S&P/TSX +0.7% that session; −0.7% against the S&P/TSX over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on EMP.A was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for EMP.A starts Oct 1, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P/TSX moved +0.7%. The 33 other Consumer & retail stocks Be The Puck covers moved +0.5% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Next earnings report

Thu Dec 10, 2026 before the open

From Yahoo Finance's calendar; dates can move. Analysts expect earnings per share of 0.77.

Over its last 12 reports, EMP.A's typical move against the S&P/TSX at the first close after the report was ±4.4% (median size, either way); it finished ahead of the index 5 times.
EMP.A after beats of 5% or more: ahead of its index at the first close after the report 17 of 20 times (median +4.4%).
EMP.A after misses of any size: behind its index at the first close after the report 13 of 15 times (median −4.1%).
Across all covered stocks, beats of 5% or more were followed by a gain against the index 64% of the time and misses by a drop 62% of the time.

Whether a report beats is only known once it is out, so these say how the stock has reacted, not which way it will go.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on EMP.A

All 100 plays, by family.

Trend following20 of 30 in Breakouts & channels6 of 15 in Momentum7 of 17 in Mean reversion3 of 15 in Volume & money flow4 of 9 in Candles & chart patterns1 of 3 in Calendar4 of 11 in

Calls right: how often the play's calls on EMP.A went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2005. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

Play	Call	Since	Next move	Calls right	Annual return	Worst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · daily	IN	Sep 24, 2026 +2.8%	Exit below C$48.17 (−1.4%)	25% 167/656	−3.5% / +9.2%	−71.2% / −51.1%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weekly	IN	Oct 9, 2026 0.0%	Exit below C$48.23 (−1.3%)	21% 27/130	+1.5% / +9.2%	−51.2% / −51.1%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$48.13 (−1.4%)	20% 74/378	+0.4% / +9.2%	−55.6% / −51.1%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · daily	OUT	Aug 22, 2025 −7.8%	Enter above C$66.18 (+35.5%)	16% 25/157	−0.3% / +9.0%	−55.3% / −51.1%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weekly	OUT	Aug 21, 2026 +2.5%	Enter above C$48.37 (−1.0%)	20% 17/85	+2.4% / +9.2%	−37.8% / −51.1%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weekly	OUT	Sep 12, 2025 −0.8%	Enter above C$52.82 (+8.2%)	24% 18/75	+2.8% / +9.2%	−40.9% / −51.1%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-end	IN	Sep 30, 2026 +1.6%	Exit below C$48.10 (−1.5%)	36% 15/42	+7.3% / +9.2%	−30.4% / −51.1%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$48.03 (−1.7%)	11% 22/198	+3.0% / +9.2%	−36.3% / −51.1%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · daily	IN	Jul 7, 2026 +0.3%	Exit below C$39.90 (−18.3%)	47% 16/34	+6.1% / +9.2%	−30.0% / −51.1%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · daily	OUT	Aug 27, 2026 +1.4%	Enter above C$59.21 (+21.2%)	10% 15/149	+2.1% / +9.2%	−40.2% / −51.1%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weekly	IN	Oct 9, 2026 0.0%	Exit below C$45.34 (−7.2%)	29% 44/152	+0.8% / +9.2%	−46.5% / −51.1%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$48.43 (−0.8%)	22% 183/816	−4.3% / +9.2%	−76.2% / −51.1%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$41.39 (−15.3%)	30% 84/278	−3.8% / +9.2%	−65.9% / −51.1%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · daily	IN	Oct 6, 2026 +1.1%	Exit below C$43.81 (−10.3%)	26% 10/38	+4.7% / +8.9%	−38.7% / −51.1%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · daily	IN	Oct 13, 2026 0.0%	Exit below C$46.86 (−4.1%)	23% 35/152	−1.1% / +9.2%	−56.5% / −51.1%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · daily	OUT	Aug 17, 2026 +0.0%	Enter above C$49.73 (+1.8%)	22% 32/143	+0.5% / +9.2%	−53.9% / −51.1%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · daily	IN	Oct 8, 2026 −1.0%	Exit below C$46.69 (−4.4%)	31% 45/144	−0.1% / +9.2%	−54.1% / −51.1%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · daily	IN	Oct 7, 2026 −0.1%	Not on one close	37% 108/294	+1.1% / +9.2%	−44.3% / −51.1%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · daily	IN	Sep 28, 2026 +1.7%	Exit below C$45.59 (−6.7%)	36% 198/556	−1.9% / +9.2%	−69.8% / −51.1%
AroonTushar S. Chande · daily	IN	Oct 7, 2026 −0.1%	Exit below C$45.11 (−7.6%)	32% 70/222	+0.8% / +9.2%	−50.7% / −51.1%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · daily	IN	Sep 28, 2026 +1.7%	Exit below C$46.47 (−4.9%)	39% 181/468	+0.5% / +9.2%	−66.4% / −51.1%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · daily	OUT	Mar 12, 2026 +4.1%	Not on one close	28% 52/185	−0.4% / +9.2%	−45.0% / −51.1%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · daily	IN	Oct 2, 2026 +1.2%	Exit below C$45.13 (−7.6%)	25% 47/188	−0.4% / +9.2%	−58.1% / −51.1%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weekly	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$46.90 (−4.0%)	30% 52/174	−2.7% / +9.2%	−66.8% / −51.1%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · daily	IN	Sep 28, 2026 +1.7%	Exit below C$32.22 (−34.0%)	24% 56/232	−2.1% / +9.2%	−65.7% / −51.1%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · daily	OUT	Aug 6, 2026 −1.4%	Not on one close	31% 83/267	−2.7% / +9.2%	−68.5% / −51.1%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · daily	IN	Oct 2, 2026 +1.2%	Exit below C$45.63 (−6.6%)	24% 37/156	+0.4% / +9.2%	−45.2% / −51.1%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · daily	OUT	Aug 21, 2026 +2.5%	Enter above C$48.79 (−0.1%)	28% 30/107	+3.1% / +9.2%	−48.5% / −51.1%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · daily	OUT	Jul 3, 2026 +0.9%	Enter above C$49.87 (+2.1%)	35% 71/205	−1.2% / +9.2%	−56.8% / −51.1%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · daily	OUT	Feb 11, 2026 +1.9%	Not on one close	42% 21/50	+1.7% / +9.2%	−8.1% / −51.1%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · daily	OUT	Aug 18, 2026 +1.1%	Enter above C$49.87 (+2.1%)	29% 37/129	+1.0% / +9.2%	−47.6% / −51.1%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · daily	OUT	Aug 6, 2026 −1.4%	Enter above C$52.64 (+7.8%)	27% 39/147	−1.5% / +9.2%	−50.7% / −51.1%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · daily	OUT	Aug 6, 2026 −1.4%	Enter above C$52.64 (+7.8%)	28% 27/95	+1.8% / +9.2%	−40.5% / −51.1%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · daily	OUT	Aug 7, 2026 −0.2%	Enter above C$54.97 (+12.6%)	29% 25/87	+2.7% / +9.2%	−31.3% / −51.1%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · daily	IN	Oct 8, 2026 −1.0%	Exit below C$45.11 (−7.6%)	33% 41/126	+1.8% / +9.2%	−44.9% / −51.1%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · daily	OUT	Aug 6, 2026 −1.4%	Enter above C$50.35 (+3.1%)	21% 28/135	−1.3% / +9.2%	−37.3% / −51.1%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · daily	OUT	Aug 6, 2026 −1.4%	Enter above C$49.81 (+2.0%)	29% 73/249	−3.8% / +9.2%	−66.3% / −51.1%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · daily	IN	Sep 29, 2026 +1.1%	Exit below C$46.96 (−3.9%)	32% 57/180	+1.4% / +9.2%	−55.4% / −51.1%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · daily	IN	Oct 2, 2026 +1.2%	Exit below C$46.56 (−4.7%)	28% 49/172	−2.2% / +9.2%	−57.3% / −51.1%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · daily	OUT	Aug 20, 2026 +2.6%	Enter above C$53.53 (+9.6%)	32% 17/53	+2.8% / +9.2%	−47.0% / −51.1%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · daily	IN	Oct 7, 2026 −0.1%	Exit below C$47.47 (−2.8%)	27% 76/282	+0.3% / +9.2%	−59.1% / −51.1%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · daily	OUT	Nov 21, 2025 −5.1%	Not on one close	27% 28/102	+1.0% / +9.2%	−16.0% / −51.1%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · daily	IN	Oct 5, 2026 +1.5%	Exit below C$38.25 (−21.7%)	29% 50/175	−2.1% / +9.2%	−53.5% / −51.1%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$47.91 (−1.9%)	34% 229/676	−2.2% / +9.2%	−70.2% / −51.1%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · daily	OUT	Mar 11, 2025 +15.1%	Not on one close	29% 12/41	+1.2% / +9.2%	−10.6% / −51.1%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-end	OUT	Apr 30, 2026 +5.6%	Enter above C$48.70 (−0.3%)	39% 13/33	+4.0% / +8.7%	−35.2% / −51.1%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-end	OUT	Apr 30, 2026 +5.6%	Flips at next check	45% 14/31	+4.7% / +8.7%	−40.8% / −51.1%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-end	OUT	Dec 31, 2025 +3.8%	Enter above C$54.16 (+10.9%)	29% 13/45	−0.5% / +8.7%	−46.9% / −51.1%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · daily	OUT	Aug 27, 2026 +1.4%	Not on one close	19% 30/155	+3.7% / +9.2%	−30.7% / −51.1%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-end	OUT	Oct 31, 2025 +4.0%	Enter above C$49.88 (+2.1%)	40% 6/15	+5.9% / +9.2%	−27.3% / −51.1%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weekly	OUT	Aug 7, 2026 −0.2%	Enter above C$50.22 (+2.8%)	29% 34/117	+3.2% / +9.2%	−40.5% / −51.1%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · daily	IN	Sep 22, 2026 +3.6%	Exit below C$46.29 (−5.2%)	30% 138/453	−3.3% / +9.2%	−69.6% / −51.1%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · daily	IN	Sep 22, 2026 +3.6%	Exit below C$48.37 (−1.0%)	29% 237/818	−5.1% / +9.2%	−80.7% / −51.1%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · daily	IN	Sep 24, 2026 +2.8%	Exit below C$37.56 (−23.1%)	35% 114/322	−1.3% / +9.2%	−63.3% / −51.1%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-end	OUT	Aug 31, 2026 +2.0%	Enter above C$52.12 (+6.7%)	36% 5/14	+7.5% / +8.3%	−34.5% / −51.1%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · daily	IN	Oct 7, 2026 −0.1%	Exit below C$48.99 (+0.3%)	26% 168/634	−5.0% / +9.2%	−79.9% / −51.1%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$30.07 (−38.4%)	32% 91/282	−3.4% / +9.2%	−68.7% / −51.1%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · daily	IN	Oct 5, 2026 +1.5%	Exit below C$45.05 (−7.8%)	25% 45/182	+0.4% / +9.2%	−58.3% / −51.1%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-end	OUT	Aug 31, 2026 +2.0%	Enter above C$48.45 (−0.8%)	41% 29/71	+7.6% / +8.7%	−27.2% / −51.1%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-end	OUT	Apr 30, 2026 +5.6%	Flips at next check	45% 13/29	+4.6% / +8.3%	−34.5% / −51.1%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · daily	OUT	Apr 30, 2026 +5.6%	Not on one close	35% 17/49	−2.2% / +8.7%	−59.9% / −51.1%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · daily	IN	Sep 24, 2026 +2.8%	Exit below C$44.37 (−9.1%)	31% 111/360	−3.1% / +9.2%	−65.4% / −51.1%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · daily	IN	Dec 15, 2025 +4.3%	Not on one close	49% 18/37	+4.9% / +9.2%	−51.0% / −51.1%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · daily	OUT	Aug 24, 2026 +1.1%	Not on one close	57% 167/294	+2.3% / +9.2%	−27.1% / −51.1%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · daily	OUT	Aug 26, 2026 +0.1%	Not on one close	60% 221/370	+6.3% / +9.2%	−20.4% / −51.1%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · daily	OUT	Sep 24, 2026 +2.8%	Buy below C$46.02 (−5.8%)	70% 145/208	+9.2% / +9.2%	−22.8% / −51.1%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · daily	OUT	Oct 9, 2026 0.0%	Not on one close	69% 110/160	+10.5% / +9.2%	−29.3% / −51.1%
Williams %RLarry Williams · daily	OUT	Oct 9, 2026 0.0%	Not on one close	61% 177/292	+6.9% / +9.2%	−34.0% / −51.1%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · daily	IN	Sep 3, 2025 −6.6%	Not on one close	60% 39/65	+4.5% / +9.2%	−34.8% / −51.1%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · daily	IN	Nov 22, 2004 +579.4%	Sell above C$116.10 (+137.7%)	–	+9.2% / +9.2%	−51.1% / −51.1%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · daily	OUT	Nov 22, 2023 +32.4%	Not on one close	56% 10/18	+2.7% / +9.2%	−5.7% / −51.1%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · daily	OUT	Sep 28, 2026 +1.7%	Not on one close	44% 144/326	+1.0% / +9.2%	−50.8% / −51.1%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · daily	OUT	Sep 18, 2026 +6.6%	Not on one close	54% 243/447	+5.9% / +9.2%	−26.9% / −51.1%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · daily	OUT	Oct 13, 2026 0.0%	Buy below C$48.84 (0.0%)	60% 1138/1882	+7.6% / +9.2%	−35.3% / −51.1%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · daily	OUT	Nov 4, 2025 +1.4%	Not on one close	54% 49/90	+4.5% / +9.2%	−25.7% / −51.1%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · daily	OUT	Oct 13, 2026 0.0%	Enter above C$49.48 (+1.3%)	36% 398/1109	−2.2% / +9.2%	−59.8% / −51.1%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-end	OUT	Sep 30, 2026 +1.6%	Buy below C$49.03 (+0.4%)	60% 86/144	+7.6% / +9.2%	−31.2% / −51.1%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · daily	OUT	Oct 13, 2026 0.0%	Enter above C$48.84 (+0.0%)	25% 200/810	−3.0% / +9.2%	−64.9% / −51.1%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · daily	OUT	Sep 18, 2026 +6.6%	Not on one close	41% 85/209	+4.4% / +9.2%	−28.6% / −51.1%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · daily	OUT	Nov 24, 2025 −3.1%	Not on one close	56% 30/54	+7.5% / +9.2%	−44.4% / −51.1%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · daily	IN	Aug 24, 2026 +1.1%	Exit below C$45.76 (−6.3%)	27% 48/178	+1.4% / +9.3%	−47.2% / −51.1%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · daily	IN	Oct 8, 2026 −1.0%	Exit below C$48.84 (0.0%)	29% 204/708	−1.4% / +9.2%	−53.7% / −51.1%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · daily	IN	Sep 25, 2026 +1.4%	Exit below C$41.45 (−15.1%)	31% 118/378	−1.5% / +9.2%	−56.0% / −51.1%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · daily	OUT	Oct 9, 2026 0.0%	Enter above C$48.84 (+0.0%)	33% 172/526	−1.6% / +9.2%	−52.2% / −51.1%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · daily	IN	Sep 28, 2026 +1.7%	Not on one close	35% 43/123	+4.6% / +9.1%	−46.1% / −51.1%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · daily	OUT	Oct 13, 2026 0.0%	Not on one close	38% 324/862	+0.6% / +9.2%	−52.9% / −51.1%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · daily	OUT	Oct 9, 2026 0.0%	Not on one close	48% 98/205	+6.1% / +9.2%	−31.8% / −51.1%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · daily	IN	Oct 7, 2026 −0.1%	Exit below C$47.72 (−2.3%)	36% 37/103	+1.4% / +9.2%	−34.5% / −51.1%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · daily	OUT	Mar 23, 2026 −1.1%	Not on one close	50% 23/46	+2.5% / +9.2%	−9.1% / −51.1%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · daily	OUT	Apr 30, 2026 +5.6%	Buys Oct 30	51% 22/43	+4.6% / +9.2%	−45.0% / −51.1%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · daily	OUT	Apr 9, 2026 −0.5%	Not on one close	47% 20/43	+1.8% / +9.2%	−44.2% / −51.1%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · daily	OUT	Apr 20, 2026 +3.5%	Window opens Oct 16	53% 23/43	+4.6% / +9.2%	−43.4% / −51.1%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · daily	OUT	Jan 5, 2026 +4.3%	Buys Dec 23	48% 21/44	+2.2% / +9.2%	−4.7% / −51.1%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · daily	OUT	Oct 5, 2026 +1.5%	Buys Oct 29	49% 257/526	+2.4% / +9.2%	−32.2% / −51.1%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · daily	IN	Sep 30, 2026 +1.6%	Sells Jun 30	55% 6/11	+4.6% / +9.2%	−13.0% / −51.1%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · daily	OUT	Sep 4, 2026 +1.9%	Buys Nov 24	52% 201/386	+2.8% / +9.2%	−9.8% / −51.1%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-end	IN	Dec 30, 2022 +47.2%	Not on one close	70% 14/20	+9.0% / +9.2%	−31.8% / −51.1%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · daily	IN	Oct 13, 2026 0.0%	Sells Oct 16	49% 1129/2284	−0.8% / +9.2%	−64.7% / −51.1%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · daily	OUT	Sep 16, 2026 +2.9%	Buys Oct 27	45% 155/348	+0.6% / +9.2%	−19.0% / −51.1%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · daily	IN	Oct 2, 2026 +1.2%	Sells Oct 16	54% 292/541	+8.8% / +9.2%	−48.2% / −51.1%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmark	IN	Jan 4, 2005	Always in	–	+9.2%	−51.1%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works

ExposureModerate3 of 10 points

Market swings0/3
Past crashes0/2
Debt3/3
Run-up0/2

It carries 1.6× as much debt as equity.
It operating profit covers interest only 2.0×.

Past crashes, peak to low

Financial crisis Oct 2007 to Apr 2008 · back to its old high Jan 2009

EMP.A−32%

TSX−47%

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Apr 2020

EMP.A−23%

TSX−37%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 · back to its old high Jan 2023

EMP.A−12%

TSX−14%

Beta0.14Moves about 0.1× as much as the TSX week to week.
Downside capture−187%In months the TSX fell, this fell -187% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
Two-year change+23%
From 52-week high−7%
Debt to equity1.55×
Net debt / EBITDA3.1×Years of operating cash earnings it would take to pay off its debt.
Interest cover2.0×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Grocery Stores · Empire Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the food retail and related real estate businesses in Canada. It operates through two segments, Food Retailing, and Investments and Other Operations.

Size and valuation
Market cap	C$10.9B	What the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)	C$32.2B	Total sales. The market values it at 0.3× sales.
P/E ratio	50.4×	Buyers pay C$50 for each C$1 of the last year's profit.
Forward P/E	12.6×	Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit. Lower than the P/E means profit is expected to grow.
Price to book	2.1×	Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.

Profit and growth
Profit margin	0.7%	Keeps 1¢ of each dollar of sales as profit.
Revenue growth	+2.5%	Last quarter's sales against the same quarter a year earlier.
Earnings growth	+14.0%	Same comparison for profit.
Return on equity	4.9%	Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow	C$978M	Cash left after running and investing in the business.

Balance sheet
Total equity	C$5.0B	What it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt	C$7.8B	Loans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash	C$320M	Cash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity	1.55×	Above about 1.5× is heavily borrowed; above 3× is fragile in a downturn.
Interest cover	2.0×	Operating profit divided by interest. Under 2× means one bad year could make the interest hard to pay.

Wall Street
Average analyst target	C$53.00	9% above the close, from 7 analysts (range C$48.00 to C$58.00).
Dividend yield	1.99%	Yearly dividends as a share of the price.

Company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

Reports for Be The Puck Members.

EMP.A: the briefWhat the plays, the levels and the business say, in plain English. Rebuilt nightly.Members Consumer & retail: what the plays sayEvery covered name in the sector, side by side.Members Debt decides who survives a crashThe storm test on every covered stock.Members Is this a bubble?The gauges in October 2026, and what history says about timing.Members

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