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Transcontinental

TCL-B.TO
54
Packaging & Containers · Consumer Cyclical
Price
C$6.90
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$395.4M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Apr 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

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: 87.0M (2021) → 83.8M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Transcontinental Inc. is a Canadian company that does two main things: it prints flyers, newspapers, and packaging materials, and it makes flexible plastic packaging for food and consumer goods. Its printing customers include grocery retailers and media companies, while its packaging customers are food brands that need wrappers, pouches, and bags. It is one of the largest printing and packaging companies in Canada.

Transcontinental earns revenue by selling printed materials and manufactured packaging products directly to businesses. It operates mainly in Canada and the United States, with some presence in Latin America, and generates roughly $2.5 billion in annual sales. Its large printing network and long-term contracts with major retailers give it some stability, but the printing side of the business faces a structural decline as retailers shift away from paper flyers toward digital advertising. The key question for investors is whether growth in flexible packaging can fully offset the slow erosion of the traditional printing segment.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
10.4%
Thin — 10.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
10.4%
Modest — 10.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
22.6%
Exceptional — 22.6% 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
-29.8%
Shrinking sales (-29.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+91.0%
Earnings growing fast (+91.0% 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
59%
Weak — only 59% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.0%
Modest free cash flow (7.0%)

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
0.92
Moderate — manageable debt (0.92)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
4.86x
Adequate interest coverage (4.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
1.7x
Attractive valuation — P/E 1.7

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-3.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.90%
Moderate income — 2.90% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+978.9%
Dividend growing fast (978.9% YoY)

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