K-Bro Linen (KBL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

K-Bro Linen Inc is a healthcare and hospitality laundry and linen processor in Canada. It operates in major cities across Canada, and has two distribution centers, providing management services and laundry processing of hospitality, healthcare, and specialty linens. The company provides vital products and services that help people heal, travel, live, and play. It helps hospitals and extended care centers care for the young, old, and vulnerable in environmentally responsible ways. It operates through two divisions, which are the Canadian division and the United Kingdom division.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$33.79 to C$34.75
• 50-Day Range: C$32.03 to C$38.05
• 52-Week Range: C$30.69 to C$40.03
• Volume: 18,193 shs
• Average Volume: 8,313 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$361.80 million
• P/E Ratio: 19.29
• Dividend Yield: 3.48%
• Price Target: C$48.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

K-Bro Linen Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

K-Bro Linen scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

K-Bro Linen has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

K-Bro Linen has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of K-Bro Linen is 19.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.87.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of K-Bro Linen is 19.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.05.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

K-Bro Linen has a PEG Ratio of 3.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

K-Bro Linen has a P/B Ratio of 1.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KBL.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

K-Bro Linen pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

K-Bro Linen does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of K-Bro Linen is 67.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KBL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

K-Bro Linen has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for K-Bro Linen this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, K-Bro Linen insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.25% of the stock of K-Bro Linen is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.44% of the stock of K-Bro Linen is held by institutions.

KBL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KBL shares performed this year?

K-Bro Linen's stock was trading at C$37.88 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, KBL stock has decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at C$34.48.
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How do I buy shares of K-Bro Linen?

Shares of KBL stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of K-Bro Linen own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that K-Bro Linen investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Visa (V), Enbridge (ENB) and Mastercard (MA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:KBL
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.k-brolinen.com
• Phone: +1-780-4535218
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,050
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$48.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$52.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$1.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.29
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.74
• P/E Growth: 3.5
• Net Income: C$18.80 million
• Net Margins: 5.19%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.47%
• Return on Assets: 4.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 102.23
• Current Ratio: 2.08
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$362.25 million
• Price / Sales: 1.00
• Cash Flow: C$0.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 181.25
• Book Value: C$18.03 per share
• Price / Book: 1.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,492,966
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$361.80 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.08