Canadian Tire quarterly profit dips on higher costs

Thu Nov 10 2022
Austin Collins (551 articles)
Canadian Tire quarterly profit dips on higher costs

Retailer Canadian Tire Corp Ltd (CTCa.TO) reported a near 20% fall in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by higher costs and lower demand as inflation-weary consumers cut back on high-margin discretionary purchases.

Like its U.S. peers, Canadian Tires’ profits are getting squeezed as consumers pinched by higher prices for everything from toothpaste to gas curtail spending on non-essential items such as apparel and home decor.

The company’s net income fell to C$225 million ($165.83 million) in the third quarter ended Oct. 1 from C$279.5 million a year earlier.

The company’s total revenue rose 8.1% to C$4.23 billion ($3.12 billion), in line with analysts’ average estimate of C$4.23 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.

Austin Collins

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