Premier Group vs Loblaw Companies: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Premier Group (PMR) and Loblaw Companies (L) compare, as of Aug 11, 2026.
As of Aug 11, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Premier Group as the less overvalued of the two: Premier Group trades at ZAR 186 versus a fair value of ZAR 140 (-24%), while Loblaw Companies trades at C$61.97 versus C$44.44 (-28%).
Premier Group
PMR.JSE · ZAR · Consumer Discretionary
-24%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceZAR 186
Fair ValueZAR 140
Quality36/100
Loblaw Companies
L.TO · CAD · Consumer Staples
-28%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceC$61.97
Fair ValueC$44.44
Quality70/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
Premier GroupLoblaw Companies
Valuation
16.3×P/E (TTM)29.6×
1.44×P/S (TTM)0.85×
2.49×P/B4.96×
11.5×EV/EBITDA10.4×
—PEG5.23×
0.0%Dividend yield0.9%
ZAR 1.82Dividend per shareC$0.56
Profitability
7%Net margin4%
12%Operating margin7%
18%Return on equity24%
9%Return on assets7%
Growth
7%Revenue growth (YoY)4%
5.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.2%
—Avg. growth/yr (5Y)3.9%
Balance & size
0.14×Debt / equity0.53×
$2BMarket cap$55B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy
Premier Group leads: 8 to 4 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
Premier Groupof which business quality 40 · market factors 68Loblaw Companiesof which business quality 67 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
55
69
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
30
51
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
28
94
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
88
93
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
53
44
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
70
50
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
0
100
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Premier Group
DCF ModelsZAR 147
Earnings-BasedZAR 88.05
MultiplesZAR 176
Asset-BasedZAR 49.37
Growth DCFZAR 119
Economic ProfitZAR 109
Growth EarningsZAR 181
19 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
Loblaw Companies
DCF ModelsC$47.64
Earnings-BasedC$28.09
Dividend DiscountC$10.70
MultiplesC$46.88
Asset-BasedC$6.35
Growth DCFC$49.73
Economic ProfitC$25.87
Growth EarningsC$39.55
22 of 25 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Premier Group
Bear ZAR 102Fair Value ZAR 140Bull ZAR 199
ZAR 186 = current price (white tick)
Loblaw Companies
Bear C$29.22Fair Value C$44.44Bull C$60.15
C$61.97 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
Premier Group · Consumer Discretionary
Quality score36 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-24% · below median
Loblaw Companies · Consumer Staples
Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-28% · below median
Bottom line
As of Aug 11, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Premier Group as the less overvalued of the two: Premier Group trades at ZAR 186 versus a fair value of ZAR 140 (-24%), while Loblaw Companies trades at C$61.97 versus C$44.44 (-28%).
Loblaw Companies has the higher quality score (70/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
