National Bank Financial Predicts Dollarama Q1 Earnings

Dollarama Inc. (TSE:DOL) – National Bank Financial reduced their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Dollarama in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 19th. National Bank Financial analyst V. Shreedhar now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.85 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.86. The consensus estimate for Dollarama’s current full-year earnings is $5.33 per share.

Dollarama (TSE:DOL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 11th. The company reported C$1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.96 by C$0.06. Dollarama had a net margin of 17.85% and a return on equity of 156.46%. The company had revenue of C$1.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$1.57 billion.

DOL has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut shares of Dollarama from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from C$136.00 to C$130.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Dollarama from C$128.00 to C$138.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Dollarama from C$144.00 to C$147.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 12th. Desjardins lifted their price target on shares of Dollarama from C$143.00 to C$147.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Dollarama from C$147.00 to C$154.00 in a research note on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$140.73.

Dollarama Stock Performance

Dollarama stock opened at C$145.51 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$142.45 and its 200-day moving average price is C$132.74. Dollarama has a twelve month low of C$89.93 and a twelve month high of C$152.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 391.24. The company has a market cap of C$41.00 billion, a PE ratio of 37.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 0.56.

Dollarama Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 1st. Investors of record on Friday, November 1st were paid a dividend of $0.092 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 4th. This represents a $0.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.25%. Dollarama’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.59%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dollarama

In other news, Director Nicolas Hien sold 5,167 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$135.18, for a total value of C$698,490.04. Also, Senior Officer Mark Di Pesa sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$143.47, for a total transaction of C$76,039.10. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,697 shares of company stock worth $1,049,979. 2.23% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Dollarama

Dollarama Inc operates a chain of dollar stores in Canada. Its stores offer general merchandise, consumables, and seasonal products. It also sells its products through online store. The company was formerly known as Dollarama Capital Corporation and changed its name to Dollarama Inc in September 2009.