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Indigo Books & Music Inc. (T:IDG)

Business Focus: Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers (NEC)

Sector:  Consumer Cyclicals Industry:  Miscellaneous Specialty Retailers
 
Company Contact
Address: 620 King Street West, Suite 400
TORONTO ON M5V 1M6
Tel: N/A
Website: https://www.chapters.indigo.ca
IR: See website
Key People
Heather M. Reisman
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Craig Loudon
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President - Supply Chain
Gildave Mayer Dennis
Chief Operating Officer
Martin Thibodeau
Chief Technology and Information Officer
Andrea Limbardi
Chief Digital Officer
Katharine Poulter
Chief Commercial Officer
Nathan Williams
Chief Creative Officer
   
Business Overview
Indigo Books & Music Inc. is a Canada-based book and lifestyle retailer. The Company is engaged in offering an assortment of books, gifts, home, wellness, fashion, paper, baby, and kid's products. The Company operates retail stores in all ten provinces and one territory in Canada, and also has retail operations in the United States through a wholly owned subsidiary, operating one retail store in Short Hills, New Jersey. The retail network includes 87 superstores under the Indigo and Chapters names, as well as 84 small format stores under the banners Coles and Indigospirit. The Company also offers a marketplace assortment of giftable products, experiences, services, and subscriptions on www.thoughtfull.co. Its Retail operations are integrated with the Company's digital channels, including the www.indigo.ca Website and the mobile applications, which are extensions of the physical stores and offer customers an expanded assortment of book titles.
Financial Overview
For the 39 weeks ended 30 December 2023, Indigo Books and Music Inc revenues decreased 12% to C$756.7M. Net loss increased from C$7.1M to C$40.9M. Revenues reflect Online (including store kiosks) segment decrease of 27% to C$156.3M, Retail Sales- Superstores decrease of 9% to C$482.2M, Online Sales, Total decrease of 27% to C$156.3M. Higher net loss reflects other operating and admin expenses increase of 5% to C$192.9M (expense).
Employees: 5,000 as of Apr 1, 2023
Reporting Currency: Canadian Dollars
Enterprise value: $501.53M as of Dec 30, 2023
Annual revenue (TTM): $950.91M as of Dec 30, 2023
EBITDA (TTM): $24.43M as of Dec 30, 2023
Net annual income (TTM): -$83.43M as of Dec 30, 2023
Free cash flow (TTM): $14.78M as of Dec 30, 2023
Net Debt Last Fiscal Year: $379.30M as of Dec 30, 2023
Shares outstanding: 27,679,058 as of Mar 7, 2024
TTM: Trailing Twelve Months
EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, & Amortization