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Sienna Senior Living

LWSCF
38
Medical - Care Facilities · Healthcare
Price
$14.27
+0.09 (+0.63%)
Market Cap
$1.42B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Sep 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Weak
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+36.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 67.0M (2021) → 91.6M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Sienna Senior Living operates retirement residences and long-term care homes for elderly people in Canada. It provides housing, personal care, and nursing services to seniors who need daily assistance or round-the-clock medical support. The company is one of the largest senior living providers in Ontario and British Columbia.

Sienna earns revenue primarily through resident fees for its retirement communities and government funding for its long-term care beds. It operates dozens of communities across Canada, serving thousands of residents. The company benefits from Canada's aging population, which creates steady demand for senior housing and care. Key growth drivers include expanding its retirement residence portfolio and redeveloping older long-term care homes, though the business faces risks from government funding changes, staffing shortages, and the regulatory complexity of operating care facilities.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+13.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+88.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.1%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

C$448M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Sienna Senior Living is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 14%. 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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
14.5%
Thin — 14.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
11.0%
Modest — 11.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.7%
Weak — 4.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+16.2%
Fast-growing sales (+16.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+28.2%
Earnings growing fast (+28.2% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
231%
Turns 231% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
0.7%
Thin free cash flow (0.7%)

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
1.49
Elevated debt (1.49)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2.05x
Tight — interest eats into profit (2.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.9x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-21.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
4.66%
Healthy income — 4.66% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-2.0%
Dividend cut (-2.0% YoY) — warning sign

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