Tree Island Steel

TSL.TO

Steel · Basic Materials

Price

C$2.26

-0.02 (-0.88%)

Market Cap

C$58.5M

Exchange

Toronto Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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

Good

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Mixed

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Share count falling — buybacks

−8.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 28.5M (2021) → 26.0M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Tree Island Steel makes steel wire products. These include nails, fencing, wire mesh, and other fasteners used in construction, agriculture, and industrial projects. The company sells to hardware distributors, building supply stores, and contractors, mainly across North America.

Tree Island earns money by buying steel rod, turning it into finished wire products, and selling those products at a markup. It operates manufacturing facilities in Canada and the United States, making it a mid-sized regional producer in a competitive commodity industry. The company's thin gross margin and negative operating margin reflect how difficult it is to pass rising raw material costs on to customers, and that cost pressure remains the central risk the business faces going forward.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

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Revenue Growth

+3.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-333.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

64.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~1 months

C$872,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Tree Island Steel 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

7.7%

Thin — 7.7% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.5%

Thin — 1.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-3.2%

Weak — -3.2% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-21.5%

Shrinking sales (-21.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

0/8 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

-2.2%

Burning cash (-2.2%)

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

0.07

Conservative — low debt load (0.07)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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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

2.65%

Moderate income — 2.65% yield

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

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

-50.0%

Dividend cut (-50.0% YoY) — warning sign

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