Spin Master

TOY.TO

Leisure · Consumer Cyclical

Price

C$20.25

-0.18 (-0.88%)

Market Cap

C$2.04B

Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Mixed

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Mixed

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Share count falling — buybacks

−3.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 105.3M (2021) → 101.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Spin Master is a Canadian toy company that designs and sells toys, games, and entertainment products for children. Its well-known brands include Paw Patrol, Etch A Sketch, Kinetic Sand, and Rubik's Cube. The company sells to retailers like Walmart, Target, and Amazon, and its products reach kids in over 100 countries.

Spin Master makes money by selling physical toys through retail stores and online, licensing its characters and brands to other companies, and producing animated content like the Paw Patrol TV show and movies. It is headquartered in Toronto and generates roughly $2 billion in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is owning popular entertainment franchises that drive toy sales, but the toy industry is highly seasonal and dependent on hit products, meaning a few underperforming launches in any given year can meaningfully hurt results.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+163.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$41M/ year

↓ Declining (-7% vs prior year)

1.9% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

4.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$74M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth context

Spin Master is growing revenue at 6% 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

57.9%

Premium pricing power — 57.9% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

11.2%

Modest — 11.2% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

15.1%

Strong — 15.1% 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

-8.4%

Shrinking sales (-8.4% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-202.3%

Earnings shrinking (-202.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

16.6%

Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.17

Conservative — low debt load (0.17)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.35x

Adequate interest coverage (5.3x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.31%

Moderate income — 2.31% 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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