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Canadian General Investments, Limited

CGI.TO
56
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
C$51.50
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$1.07B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

Canadian General Investments (CGI) is a closed-end investment fund based in Canada. It pools money from investors and uses it to buy shares in a collection of publicly traded companies, mostly large Canadian and some U.S. businesses. CGI has been operating since 1930, making it one of the oldest investment funds in Canada.

CGI makes money primarily through dividends and capital gains earned on the stocks it holds in its portfolio. It trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and its portfolio is managed by Morgan Meighen & Associates. Like most closed-end funds, CGI often trades at a discount to its net asset value (NAV), meaning investors can sometimes buy its underlying assets for less than they are worth on paper. The main risk the fund faces is that its performance is tied directly to the Canadian stock market — if the market falls, the value of CGI's holdings falls with it.

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 20.9M (2021) → 20.9M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
-209.8%
Thin — -209.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
3892.4%
Excellent — 3892.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.6%
Strong — 18.6% 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
-23.4%
Shrinking sales (-23.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+99.4%
Earnings growing fast (+99.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
-3%
Weak — only -3% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-14.0%
Burning cash (-14.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.12
Conservative — low debt load (0.12)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
65.40x
Comfortably covers interest (65.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
2.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 2.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.41%
Moderate income — 2.41% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+13.2%
Dividend growing fast (13.2% YoY)

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