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Mullen Group

MTL.TO
46
Trucking · Industrials
Price
C$25.98
+0.02 (+0.08%)
Market Cap
C$2.50B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
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
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Mixed

Winston Score History

The full picture

Mullen Group is a Canadian trucking and logistics company that moves goods across Canada for businesses in industries like oil and gas, retail, and construction. It owns a large network of smaller trucking and logistics companies operating under their own brand names, making it one of the largest trucking operators in Canada. Its services include less-than-truckload freight, specialized heavy hauling, and warehousing.

The company earns money by charging customers for transportation and logistics services, with revenue tied closely to how much freight is moving through the Canadian economy. Mullen operates almost entirely within Canada, giving it deep regional expertise but also concentrating its exposure to the Canadian business cycle. Its main growth lever is acquiring smaller trucking companies and folding them into its network, but a key risk is its significant exposure to the energy sector in Western Canada, where activity levels can swing sharply with oil prices.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+27.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

6.9%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$213M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Mullen Group is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. 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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 96.1M (2021) → 96.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
24.5%
Thin — 24.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.3%
Modest — 10.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.6%
Below par — 9.6% 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
+8.9%
Steady sales growth (+8.9% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+2.7%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
247%
Turns 247% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.6%
Modest free cash flow (7.6%)

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
0.72
Moderate — manageable debt (0.72)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.37x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.4x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
23.0x
Growth-priced — P/E 23.0

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+8.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (23.0 → 14.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.24%
Moderate income — 3.24% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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