Pollard Banknote Limited
PBL.TO (TSX: PBL) TSXAt a glance
- Down 25.8% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%.
- P/E 16.1 — lower than 49% of Consumer Cyclical peers (61 companies).
- Market cap $400.5M; average daily dollar volume $304K over the past 3 months — Moderate liquidity.
- Pays a 1.33% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12).
- No published plan for this ticker.
- 1-year volatility 26.2% (annualized); largest fall from a peak over the past year -28.6%.
Price chart
Split- and dividend-adjusted. All three lines are rebased to 100 at the start of the range, so the chart compares moves, not prices. L marks a LONG plan, S a SHORT plan — each links to that session's day page.
Monthly closes (table version, last 5 years)
| Month | Close |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 23.76 |
| 2024-11 | 25.25 |
| 2024-12 | 24.00 |
| 2025-01 | 28.32 |
| 2025-02 | 26.02 |
| 2025-03 | 19.80 |
| 2025-04 | 20.48 |
| 2025-05 | 20.63 |
| 2025-06 | 21.65 |
| 2025-07 | 22.25 |
| 2025-08 | 18.87 |
| 2025-09 | 23.00 |
| 2025-10 | 20.26 |
| 2025-11 | 19.75 |
| 2025-12 | 19.40 |
| 2026-01 | 18.89 |
| 2026-02 | 19.50 |
| 2026-03 | 18.10 |
| 2026-04 | 17.84 |
| 2026-05 | 16.18 |
| 2026-06 | 17.62 |
| 2026-07 | 17.35 |
| 2026-08 | 17.90 |
| 2026-09 | 16.96 |
| 2026-10 | 16.40 |
| 2026-11 | 14.80 |
The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO (iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF); the database holds no Composite index series. The sector fund is a fund, never the index.
Performance
Over the past year the stock is down 25.8% against +20.0% for the Composite — 45.8 points behind.
| Metric | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | -9.0% | -11.4% | -13.7% | -14.3% | -23.7% | -25.8% | — | — |
| Sector fund (XCD.TO) | +3.9% | +6.1% | -2.3% | +2.2% | -3.1% | -9.8% | +7.9% | +0.2% |
| Composite (XIU.TO, proxy) | +1.8% | +2.8% | -0.1% | +9.4% | +16.1% | +20.0% | +22.0% | +10.5% |
| Difference vs Composite | -10.8% | -14.1% | -13.6% | -23.7% | -39.8% | -45.8% | — | — |
3Y and 5Y are annualized from 3Y. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO; the sector fund is iShares S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Discretionary Index ETF (XCD.TO).
Risk and trading
1-year volatility +26.2% (annualized); largest fall from a peak -28.6% (Jan 8, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026); beta 0.88 against the Composite (2Y weekly).
| Volatility (1Y, annualized) | +26.2% |
| Maximum drawdown (1Y) | -28.6% (Jan 8, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026) |
| Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite) | 0.88 |
| Average daily volume (3M) | 18,386 |
| Dollar volume (3M, average per day) | $304K |
| Liquidity | Moderate (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K, by average daily dollar volume.) |
Valuation
P/E 16.1 — lower than 49% of Consumer Cyclical peers (61 companies). The sector median P/E is 16.1.
| Multiple | Value | Against sector peers |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.1 | Lower than 49% of peers (61 companies; median 16.1) |
| Earnings yield | 6.22% | — |
| P/B | 1.00 | Lower than 60% of peers (63 companies; median 1.38) |
| P/S | Not available: Not available — needs TTM revenue; see financials. | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 38.9 | Lower than 9% of peers (47 companies; median 11.0) |
| Dividend yield | 1.33% | — |
| Payout ratio | Not available: Not available — no stored dividend history yet. | — |
Each multiple is shown against the sector median of the pages' universe as a percentile: "lower than 25% of peers" means the value sits below 25% of them. Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot, and are always printed with that date.
More: dividend rate and earnings yield
Dividend rate: 0.200. Earnings yield is earnings per share divided by price — the inverse of P/E.
Financials
Revenue $596.0M in 2025 (TTM $603.5M); net income $34.7M; free cash flow $24.8M. Reporting currency: CAD.
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $483.7M | $520.4M | $557.1M | $596.0M | $603.5M |
| Gross margin | 17.2% | 16.6% | 18.8% | 16.7% | — |
| Net income | $19.3M | $31.4M | $35.2M | $34.7M | $27.1M |
| Free cash flow | $21.0M | $26.5M | $19.9M | $24.8M | $27.2M |
| Diluted shares | 26,917,669 | 26,972,669 | 27,061,419 | 27,067,669 | — |
Revenue by year
Free cash flow by year
| Cash | $28.5M |
| Total debt | $173.0M |
| Debt-to-equity | 0.46 |
| Operating margin (latest snapshot, Nov 12, 2026) | -1.5% |
Figures as reported in stored financials; reporting currency CAD. Operating margin is not stored per year, so the latest snapshot value is shown. TTM covers 2025-09-30, 2025-12-31, 2026-03-31, 2026-06-30.
Dividends and splits
Pays a 1.33% trailing dividend yield (as of Nov 12, 2026). No splits on record.
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| Not available: No stored dividend history yet. | |
Trailing yield 1.33% is the stored key-stats snapshot value (as of Nov 12, 2026) — the dividend history itself is not stored yet, so no history table is shown.
| Date | Action | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Not available: No splits on record for this ticker. | ||
Next ex-dividend date: Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. Prices on the chart are split- and dividend-adjusted (no splits on record, so nothing to adjust).
Ownership and dilution
Insiders bought 0 times and sold 0 times in the 90 days to Nov 12, 2026. Shares outstanding grew 0.0% over 1 year.
| Insider buys (90 days) | 0 |
| Insider sell (90 days) | 0 |
| Shares outstanding change (1Y) | +0.0% |
| Shares outstanding change (3Y) | +0.6% |
| Held by insiders | 64.15% |
| Held by institutions | 8.30% |
Counts are by filing date. Holdings are from the key-stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026).
Recent insider trades (20)
| Filing date | Type | Name | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 1,000 | 11.80 | $12K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 1,000 | 11.79 | $12K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 1,000 | 11.84 | $12K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 1,000 | 11.66 | $12K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 1,000 | 12.06 | $12K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 3,000 | 12.08 | $36K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 2,100 | 12.11 | $25K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 3,000 | 12.01 | $36K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.15 | $49K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.11 | $48K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.09 | $48K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.40 | $50K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.43 | $50K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 200 | 12.48 | $2K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.70 | $51K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 1,000 | 12.54 | $13K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 4,000 | 12.64 | $51K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 5,000 | 12.98 | $65K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 2,700 | 12.80 | $35K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | OTHER | POLLARD BANKNOTE, LTD. | 5,000 | 12.98 | $65K |
Peers
Peers in Consumer Cyclical, by market cap: AMZN.TO, TSLA.TO, HD.TO, MCDS.TO, MCD.TO, TJX.TO, BKNG.TO, SBUX.TO.
| Ticker | Price | 1Y % | Market cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Div yield | 1Y vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN.TO | 30.40 | +4.8% | $3773.82B | 21.7 | 2.8 | 0.00% | +32.8% |
| TSLA.TO | 34.30 | -12.0% | $2033.19B | 428.8 | 434.2 | 0.00% | +45.8% |
| HD.TO | 21.40 | — | $452.62B | 24.0 | — | — | +27.6% |
| MCDS.TO | 22.82 | — | $253.23B | 20.9 | — | — | — |
| MCD.TO | 22.89 | — | $252.32B | 22.0 | — | — | +21.1% |
| TJX.TO | 23.72 | — | $201.42B | 25.0 | — | — | +24.4% |
| BKNG.TO | 26.02 | — | $164.47B | 17.6 | — | — | +40.8% |
| SBUX.TO | 29.24 | — | $159.41B | 48.7 | — | — | +28.3% |
Each row links to its own page when one exists. Peer 1Y returns and volatility use raw closes; peer splits are unadjusted.
analiti.ca history
No published plans for this ticker.
| Date | Side | Entry | Stop | First exit | Exits | Outcome (full ladder) | First exit | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not available: No published plans for this ticker. | ||||||||
The full ladder is the headline method: 40/30/20% at the three exits, the last slice held to stop or end. First exit credits the whole position at the first exit level. Full history: the track record.
Superstock score
No Superstock score published for this ticker. The score is the published Superstock screen score — nothing else.
Sector condition: Consumer Cyclical — Leading (as of Nov 5, 2026). Superstock screen.
Key dates
| Next earnings | Not available: No company release or exchange notice in the stored data — stored dates are Yahoo-sourced, so none is shown. |
| Last earnings | Not available: No earnings date stored. |
| Next ex-dividend | Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. |
The next earnings date is shown only from the company's own release or an exchange notice, with a link. The stored last-earnings date is Yahoo-sourced.
Sources and data notes
| Block | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| prices, chart, performance, risk | daily_prices (Yahoo) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| valuation, market cap, ownership | yahoo_key_stats snapshot | Nov 12, 2026 |
| financials | financials (Yahoo) | Jun 30, 2026 |
| plans, resolutions | published entries-*.json + track-record.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
| insiders | insider_trades (SEDI filings) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| splits | Split inventory (interim table) | Nov 5, 2026 |
| sector condition | conditions-2026-11-05.json | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Superstock score | superstock_checks + superstock.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
Not available rules. A field older than its freshness limit shows "not available", never a stale number: prices, 3 trading days; fundamentals, 120 days after the fiscal period end plus 45 days. Valuation multiples are always printed with their snapshot date.
Data file: /data/t/PBL.TO.json · Markdown twin: /t/PBL.TO.md
Facts and published history only. Plans are generated by a quant model.