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WildBrain

WILD.TO
44
Entertainment · Communication Services
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
44
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

WildBrain is a Canadian entertainment company that makes and distributes animated TV shows and other content for kids. Its library includes well-known children's brands like Peanuts (Charlie Brown and Snoopy), Teletubbies, and Strawberry Shortcake. The company sells its content to streaming platforms, broadcasters, and other media buyers around the world.

WildBrain earns money in three main ways: licensing its characters for toys and merchandise, selling or licensing its content to platforms like Apple TV+ and Netflix, and running its own YouTube kids network called WildBrain Spark, which generates advertising revenue. The company operates mainly in Canada, the UK, and the US, and its biggest competitive advantage is owning or controlling the rights to a large library of beloved children's brands. Its main risk is that it carries a significant amount of debt, which limits financial flexibility and makes it vulnerable if ad spending or content licensing deals weaken.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
39.9%
Modest — 39.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.0%
Thin — 1.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
25.7%
Exceptional — 25.7% 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
-14.2%
Shrinking sales (-14.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
15%
Weak — only 15% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.2%)

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
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.11x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.1x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.8x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.8

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-18.7
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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