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Magellan Aerospace Corporation

MAL.TO
56
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
C$34.75
-0.70 (-1.97%)
Market Cap
C$1.98B
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
Mixed
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Share count falling — buybacks

1.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 57.7M (2021) → 57.1M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Magellan Aerospace makes parts and components for airplanes and military aircraft. It produces things like engine parts, structural components, and complex metal assemblies for customers such as Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, and various defense agencies in North America and the UK. The company sits in the aerospace supply chain, meaning it is a contractor that builds pieces other companies use to assemble finished aircraft and engines.

Magellan earns revenue by selling manufactured parts under long-term contracts with large aerospace and defense customers, which provides relatively steady income. It operates primarily in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and generates roughly $700–800 million in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is its established relationships with major engine and airframe makers, which are difficult to replace once a supplier is certified. The key growth driver is a recovering commercial aerospace market with rising aircraft production rates, while the main risk is cost pressure from raw materials and labor, which squeezes its already thin margins.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+22.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+272.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

79.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~18 months

C$41M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Magellan Aerospace Corporation is growing revenue at 22% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
15.4%
Thin — 15.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
9.3%
Modest — 9.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
10.4%
Below par — 10.4% 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
+15.4%
Fast-growing sales (+15.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+58.2%
Earnings growing fast (+58.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
60%
Weak — only 60% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2.2%
Burning cash (-2.2%)

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
0.08
Conservative — low debt load (0.08)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
76.74x
Comfortably covers interest (76.7x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
33.1x
Pricey — P/E 33.1

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+12.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (33.1 → 20.3)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.53%
Small dividend — 0.53% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+33.3%
Dividend growing fast (33.3% YoY)

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