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Stingray Group

RAY.TO
41
Broadcasting · Communication Services
Price
C$15.09
-0.86 (-5.39%)
Market Cap
C$1.03B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
41
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
Mixed
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available
Dividends
Strong

Share count falling — buybacks

4.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 71.5M (2022) → 68.0M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Stingray Group is a Canadian media and music company that provides background music, streaming radio, and digital entertainment services to businesses and consumers. Its core products include in-store music for retail shops, restaurants, and hotels, as well as TV music channels and radio stations broadcast across Canada. The company owns a large portfolio of Canadian radio stations and is one of the largest business music providers in North America.

Stingray earns money through a mix of subscriptions, advertising, and licensing fees. It operates mainly in Canada but also serves business customers in over 160 countries through its commercial music division. Its large library of licensed music content and long-term contracts with business clients give it some pricing stability and customer stickiness. The main risk the company faces is the ongoing decline in traditional radio listening, as more consumers shift to on-demand streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, which could pressure both advertising revenue and subscriber counts over time.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+65.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-61.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

24.7%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~18 months

C$28M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue accelerating

Stingray Group grew revenue 65% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
19.6%
Thin — 19.6% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.6%
Healthy — 19.6% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
12.9%
Good — 12.9% 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
+35.7%
Fast-growing sales (+35.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-184.9%
Earnings shrinking (-184.9% YoY)

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

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
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.6%)

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
2.81
Heavy debt load (2.81)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.75x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.8x)

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
2.14%
Moderate income — 2.14% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+10.0%
Dividend growing fast (10.0% YoY)

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