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Vitreous Glass

VCI.V
71
Waste Management · Industrials
Price
C$6.90
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
C$43.9M
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange Ventures
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
Strong
Growth
Strong
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Exceptional

Share count falling — buybacks

2.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 6.5M (2021) → 6.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Vitreous Glass Inc. is a Canadian company that collects used glass — like bottles and jars — and turns it into a product called "glasphalt," which is crushed glass mixed into asphalt for road paving. It also produces other recycled glass materials used in construction and landscaping. The company operates in Alberta, Canada, and serves municipalities, waste haulers, and construction companies.

Vitreous Glass makes money by charging fees to collect and process glass waste, then selling the recycled glass products it produces. It is a small-cap company with a niche but defensible position — it is one of the few processors of post-consumer glass in Western Canada, giving it limited direct competition in its region. Its very high return on invested capital and operating margins suggest an efficient, low-overhead business model. The main risk is its small size and geographic concentration, which makes it vulnerable to changes in local recycling contracts or municipal policy shifts.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

C$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

40.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~20 months

C$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Vitreous Glass is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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
45.3%
Healthy — 45.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
28.8%
Excellent — 28.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
87.7%
Exceptional — 87.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+20.5%
Fast-growing sales (+20.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+34.4%
Earnings growing fast (+34.4% 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
84%
Modest — 84% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
14.5%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (14.5%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.3x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.3

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly 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
6.40%
Healthy income — 6.40% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+34.3%
Dividend growing fast (34.3% YoY)

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