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Telesat Corporation

TSAT
6
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Also trades as: TSAT.TO
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
6
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Winston Score History

The full picture

Telesat is a Canadian satellite company that provides broadband internet and data services to customers around the world. Its main clients include governments, airlines, shipping companies, and internet providers in remote areas that cannot easily access ground-based networks. Telesat is one of the largest satellite operators in the world and owns a fleet of geostationary satellites that have been in service for decades.

Telesat earns money by leasing satellite capacity to its customers under long-term contracts, which creates fairly predictable revenue. The company operates globally, with a strong presence in the Americas, and its established satellite infrastructure gives it a stable customer base that is costly to switch away from. The biggest risk Telesat faces is the massive cost of building its next-generation low-Earth orbit satellite network, called Lightspeed, which requires billions in capital and is competing against well-funded rivals like SpaceX's Starlink.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-25.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-862.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~5 months

$402M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Telesat Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

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
22.7%
Thin — 22.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-16.0%
Losing money on operations — -16.0%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
0.1%
Weak — 0.1% 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
-26.0%
Shrinking sales (-26.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
2/8 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
-204.1%
Burning cash (-204.1%)

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
10.07
Heavy debt load (10.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.01x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.0x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
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

Not applicable for this business.
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