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Calian Group

CGY.TO
40
Specialty Business Services · Industrials
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
40
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Calian Group is a Canadian company that provides specialized services to governments, militaries, and large organizations. Its four main business areas are health services (running clinics and staffing medical professionals), advanced technologies (satellite systems and cybersecurity), learning (training programs and simulation), and IT and cyber solutions. The company is best known for delivering complex, outsourced services that clients find difficult to run themselves.

Calian earns money through long-term contracts and service agreements, which creates fairly predictable revenue. It operates primarily in Canada but has growing exposure to international markets, including the United States and Europe, through acquisitions. The company's main competitive advantage is its deep relationships with the Canadian federal government and Department of National Defence, which are sticky, hard-to-replace contracts. The key growth driver is expanding its defence and satellite technology work internationally, while the main risk is heavy dependence on Canadian government spending, which can shift with budget priorities.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+19.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+911.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

1.2%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$51M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Calian Group is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 20%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
29.2%
Modest — 29.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.5%
Thin — 5.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.1%
Below par — 10.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+15.7%
Fast-growing sales (+15.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
99%
Turns 99% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.0%
Thin free cash flow (3.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.07x
Adequate interest coverage (5.1x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
23.7x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 23.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+5.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (23.7 → 18.2)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.46%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.46% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
no trend
Dividend flat

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