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Currency Exchange International

CXI.TO
75
Investment - Banking & Investment Services · Financial Services
Price
C$29.98
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$177.7M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
75
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

4.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.4M (2021) → 6.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Currency Exchange International (CXI) helps people and businesses exchange foreign currencies. It operates a network of branch locations — mostly in the United States and Canada — where travelers and businesses can swap one currency for another. The company also provides banknote wholesale services, selling foreign cash to banks and credit unions that need it for their own customers.

CXI makes money by charging a spread — the difference between the price it buys currency at and the price it sells it for. It also earns fees from its payments platform, which helps businesses send money across borders. The company is small, with a market cap around $100 million, but it has built a niche position by serving financial institutions that prefer to outsource their foreign currency needs rather than manage it themselves. The key growth driver is expanding its network of bank and credit union partners, while the main risk is that digital payment apps and fintech competitors continue to reduce demand for physical foreign currency exchange.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
85.7%
Premium pricing power — 85.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
21.9%
Excellent — 21.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
23.6%
Exceptional — 23.6% 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
-9.5%
Shrinking sales (-9.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+26.7%
Earnings growing fast (+26.7% 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
471%
Turns 471% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
29.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (29.4%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.02
Conservative — low debt load (0.02)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
38.54x
Comfortably covers interest (38.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
39.4x
Pricey — P/E 39.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+17.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.4 → 22.2)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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