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Urbana Corporation

URB.TO
71
Asset Management · Financial Services
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
71
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Exceptional
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Urbana Corporation is a Canadian investment company that owns stakes in other businesses, kind of like a holding company or a mutual fund you can buy shares in. Its main assets include investments in financial exchanges, private companies, and other financial firms. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is considered a closed-end investment corporation.

Urbana makes money through gains on its investments and any income those holdings generate, such as dividends or interest. It operates primarily in Canada but holds some international assets as well. The company's portfolio is relatively concentrated, meaning a small number of holdings make up most of its value, which gives it a focused but less diversified position compared to larger asset managers. The key risk is that its share price often trades at a discount to the actual value of its underlying assets, and performance depends heavily on how well a handful of investments perform over time.

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+59.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

+70.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

Insider Activity

59.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

C$676M cash & investments at current burn rate

Strong grower

Urbana Corporation is growing revenue at 59% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
98.9%
Premium pricing power — 98.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
94.7%
Excellent — 94.7% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
18.8%
Strong — 18.8% 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
+110.2%
Fast-growing sales (+110.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+38.3%
Earnings growing fast (+38.3% 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
-13%
Weak — only -13% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-19.0%
Burning cash (-19.0%)

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
0.13
Conservative — low debt load (0.13)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
99.91x
Comfortably covers interest (99.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
3.5x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 3.5

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.64%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.64% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+47.1%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (47.1% YoY)

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