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Q: Do you know what % of the companies sales come from Costco? I understand they are finished a $1B capital spend having expanded production facilities in the US. I know they are on the cusp of large anticipated cash flow increases from the expansion. Will producing there largely shield them from tariffs? Would you buy it now? What are the risks? Debt? Thank you.
Asked by John on September 10, 2025
5i Research Answer:

The company has not directly reported exposure, but its sales exposure to Costco is less than 5% of total company sales, according to recent analyst and investment commentary. Costco is one of the company's biggest customers in Canada, and PBH has also expanded its access to Costco’s U.S. stores, but overall direct exposure remains capped below this percentage, and the company is working to further mitigate and diversify that exposure. PBH should be able to reduce tariffs by expanding US production. It has not discussed tariffs much, but in its last conference call it noted that tariffs were 'not a meaningful drag on margins'. It also noted that it would deal with tariffs through price increases. There are always risks, of execution, labour, sales, recession etc. Debt is quite high here and needs to come down. But as noted there are high growth expectations here for several years. The stock is doing well and execution has improved. The stock looks better to us than it has in some time and we would consider it buyable. 

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