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Alimentation Couche-Tard is a multinational operator of convenience stores. The company operates its corporate stores under mainly Couche-Tard, Mac's, Circle K, On the Run and also under the affiliated brands 7-jours, Dairy Mart, Daisy Mart, and Winks. It offers food products, fast-food services, lottery tickets, fuel stations, chemicals, lubricants, automated banking machines, and a variety of other products.

TypePublic
Founded1980
HQLaval, CAMap
Websitecouche-tard.com
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Employees (est.) (Apr 2019)133,000(+3%)
Job Openings39
Revenue (FY, 2019)$59.1 B(+16%)
Share Price (Oct 2017)$60.3

Key People/Management at Alimentation Couche-Tard

Brian Hannasch

Brian Hannasch

President and Chief Executive Officer
Darrell Davis

Darrell Davis

Executive Vice President, Operations, North America
Hans-Olav Høidahl

Hans-Olav Høidahl

Executive Vice President, Operations, Europe
Deborah Hall Lefevre

Deborah Hall Lefevre

Chief Technology Officer
Kevin A. Lewis

Kevin A. Lewis

Chief Marketing Officer
Alex Miller

Alex Miller

Executive Vice President, Commercial Optimization
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Office Locations

Alimentation Couche-Tard has offices in Laval, Tempe, Beijing, San José and in 20 other locations
Laval, CA (HQ)
4204 Boul Industriel
Tempe, US
1130 W Warner Rd
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Financials and Metrics

Alimentation Couche-Tard Revenue

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Alimentation Couche-Tard's revenue was reported to be $59.12 b in FY, 2019 which is a 15% increase from the previous period.
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Revenue (Q1, 2020)

14.2b

Gross profit (Q1, 2020)

2.3b

Gross profit margin (Q1, 2020), %

16.3%

Net income (Q1, 2020)

536.0m

EBITDA (Q1, 2020)

1.1b

EBIT (Q1, 2020)

751.7m

Market capitalization (31-Oct-2017)

34.4b

Closing stock price (31-Oct-2017)

60.3

Cash (21-Jul-2019)

1.0b

EV

42.8b
Alimentation Couche-Tard's current market capitalization is $34.4 b.
Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Revenue

34.1b37.9b51.4b59.1b

Revenue growth, %

(1%)11%36%15%

Cost of goods sold

28.1b31.4b43.3b49.9b

Gross profit

6.1b6.5b8.1b9.2b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020

Revenue

9.0b8.4b9.3b8.4b8.4b11.4b9.8b12.1b15.8b14.8b14.7b16.5b14.2b

Cost of goods sold

7.6b6.9b7.6b6.9b6.9b9.5b8.1b10.1b13.5b12.6b12.5b13.7b11.9b

Gross profit

1.4b1.5b1.7b1.5b1.5b1.9b1.7b2.0b2.3b2.2b2.2b2.8b2.3b

Gross profit Margin, %

16%18%19%18%18%16%18%17%15%15%15%17%16%
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Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Cash

599.4m637.6m666.2m706.4m

Accounts Receivable

1.4b1.5b2.0b1.9b

Prepaid Expenses

67.9m60.3m106.5m83.7m

Inventories

816.7m865.7m1.4b1.5b
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020

Cash

818.9m473.1m972.1m620.9m830.6m614.1m1.0b994.8m544.6m739.4m620.7m690.2m1.0b

Accounts Receivable

1.3b1.2b1.0b1.4b1.4b1.4b1.6b1.9b1.9b2.2b2.2b1.8b2.1b

Prepaid Expenses

50.3m43.7m51.5m60.6m64.5m63.7m92.8m101.6m121.1m77.9m76.8m89.6m54.9m

Inventories

850.7m833.3m801.4m875.3m867.2m942.8m1.1b1.3b1.5b1.4b1.4b1.4b1.5b
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Annual
USDFY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018FY, 2019

Net Income

1.2b1.2b1.7b1.8b

Depreciation and Amortization

605.0m654.9m878.8m1.0b

Cash From Operating Activities

1.9b1.9b2.2b3.1b

Purchases of PP&E

(905.7m)(994.1m)(1.2b)(1.1b)
Quarterly
USDQ1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019Q1, 2020

Net Income

304.0m713.5m987.5m324.4m648.4m931.3m359.5m795.8m1.3b442.6m919.6m1.5b536.0m

Depreciation and Amortization

114.4m258.7m439.8m145.4m299.5m512.9m165.9m364.3m645.7m299.0m514.8m809.6m309.8m

Cash From Operating Activities

400.1m1.0b1.2b413.2m922.3m1.2b521.5m992.8m1.3b714.5m1.4b2.3b865.8m

Purchases of PP&E

(88.1m)(274.2m)(607.8m)(131.1m)(312.4m)(627.7m)(182.5m)(412.4m)(741.7m)(202.0m)(408.4m)(713.8m)(246.8m)
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USDY, 2019

EV/EBITDA

40.1 x

EV/EBIT

56.9 x

EV/CFO

49.4 x

Financial Leverage

2.6 x
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Operating Metrics

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Stores was reported to be 16 k in Q1, 2020.
Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016FY, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017FY, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018FY, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019FY, 2019Q1, 2020

Stores

14.90 k14.90 k11.70 k12 k12 k12.30 k12.50 k15 k15 k15.20 k15.90 k16 k16 k16 k16 k16 k16 k

Stores (North America)

7.99 k8.01 k7.98 k7.89 k7.86 k8 k8.08 k9.42 k9.47 k9.47 k10.02 k10.02 k9.98 k9.94 k9.93 k9.87 k9.79 k

Stores (Europe)

2.23 k2.22 k2.22 k2.66 k2.71 k2.76 k2.77 k2.75 k2.75 k2.75 k2.73 k2.73 k2.72 k2.72 k2.71 k2.71 k2.71 k

Licensed Stores

4.70 k4.70 k1.50 k1.50 k1.50 k1.50 k1.70 k1.70 k1.70 k1.80 k1.90 k2 k2 k2 k2.10 k2.15 k2.25 k
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Acquisitions / Subsidiaries

Acquired CompanyDateDeal Size
Holiday Stationstores IncJuly 10, 2017
CST BrandsAugust 22, 2016$4.40 b
The Pantry, Inc.December 18, 2014$1.70 b
3055854 Nova Scotia Co.
Big Diamond
Circle K
Circle K Danmark A/S
Circle K Eesti AS
Circle K Enterprises Inc.
Circle K Ireland Energy Limited
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Revenue Breakdown

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Alimentation Couche-Tard revenue breakdown by business segment: 24.5% from Merchandise and service, 73.2% from Road transportation fuel and 2.2% from Other

Alimentation Couche-Tard revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 96.3% from Europe and 3.7% from Other

Alimentation Couche-Tard Online and Social Media Presence

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Trends

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Alimentation Couche-Tard News and Updates

July 09, 2019

Alimentation Couche-Tard quarterly profit falls 25%

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc reported a 25% fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday, as the convenience store operator was hit by lower fuel sales and higher expenses.
July 09, 2019

Alimentation Couche-Tard announces its results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2019

Quarter Net earnings attributable to shareholders of the Corporation ("net earnings") of $293.1 million ($0.52 per share on a diluted basis) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019 compared with $391.0 million ($0.69 per share on a diluted basis) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018....
June 20, 2019

Alimentation Couche-Tard to release its fourth quarter financial results for fiscal year 2019 on July 9, 2019

LAVAL, QC, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche-Tard" or the "Corporation") (TSX: ATD.A) (TSX: ATD.B) will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2019 on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, after the closing of the TSX. Couche-Tard will...
May 22, 2019

Alimentation Couche-Tard and CrossAmerica Announce the Closing of the First Tranche in a Series of Asset Exchanges

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. ("Couche-Tard") has transferred to CrossAmerica 60 U.S. company-operated convenience and fuel retail stores (the "Circle K stores") CrossAmerica has transferred to Couche-Tard 17 company-operated convenience and fuel retail stores in the U.S. Upper Midwest...
March 19, 2019

Alimentation Couche-Tard profit rises 27 pct

Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc posted a near 27 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday as it benefited from higher fuel sales.
March 19, 2019

Alimentation Couche-Tard announces record earnings in third quarter of fiscal year 2019

Net earnings attributable to shareholders of the Corporation ("net earnings") of $612.1 million ($1.08 per share on a diluted basis) for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 compared with $482.4 million ($0.85 per share on a diluted basis) for the third quarter of fiscal 2018. Excluding...
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 Alimentation Couche-Tard Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Alimentation Couche-Tard founded?

    Alimentation Couche-Tard was founded in 1980.

  • Who are Alimentation Couche-Tard key executives?

    Alimentation Couche-Tard's key executives are Brian Hannasch, Darrell Davis and Hans-Olav Høidahl.

  • How many employees does Alimentation Couche-Tard have?

    Alimentation Couche-Tard has 133,000 employees.

  • What is Alimentation Couche-Tard revenue?

    Latest Alimentation Couche-Tard annual revenue is $59.1 b.

  • What is Alimentation Couche-Tard revenue per employee?

    Latest Alimentation Couche-Tard revenue per employee is $444.5 k.

  • Who are Alimentation Couche-Tard competitors?

    Competitors of Alimentation Couche-Tard include 7-Eleven, Exxon Mobil and Whole Foods Market.

  • Where is Alimentation Couche-Tard headquarters?

    Alimentation Couche-Tard headquarters is located at 4204 Boul Industriel, Laval.

  • Where are Alimentation Couche-Tard offices?

    Alimentation Couche-Tard has offices in Laval, Tempe, Beijing, San José and in 20 other locations.

  • How many offices does Alimentation Couche-Tard have?

    Alimentation Couche-Tard has 27 offices.