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Canada Packers

CPKR.TO
44
Agricultural Farm Products · Consumer Defensive
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
44
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
Weak
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Canada Packers Inc. is a Canadian agricultural company that processes and sells farm products, primarily focused on crop inputs and grain handling across Western Canada. The company serves farmers and agricultural producers, helping them grow and move crops more efficiently. It operates within the broader Canadian agri-food supply chain, which is heavily tied to prairie grain production.

The company earns revenue through product sales and services related to crop production, and its operations are concentrated in Canada, particularly the Prairie provinces. With a market cap of around $0.6 billion, it is a smaller, regionally focused player, and its competitive position depends on established relationships with local farmers and distribution networks built over time. The main risk the business faces is exposure to commodity price swings and weather-related crop variability, both of which can significantly impact farmer spending and demand for agricultural inputs from year to year.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-1.4%
Thin — -1.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-7.3%
Losing money on operations — -7.3%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
17.2%
Strong — 17.2% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.1%
Nearly flat sales (+0.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-49.7%
Earnings shrinking (-49.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/6 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
218%
Turns 218% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.9%
Modest free cash flow (7.9%)

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
1.46
Elevated debt (1.46)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
5.39x
Adequate interest coverage (5.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
7.8x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 7.8

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.1
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.60%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.60% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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