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Winpak

WPK.TO
54
Packaging & Containers · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Good
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Winpak makes packaging materials and machines used to keep food, beverages, and medical products fresh and safe. Its main products include flexible films, rigid containers, and lidding materials sold to food producers, grocery brands, and healthcare companies across North America. The company is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada, and is majority-owned by the Finnish packaging giant Huhtamäki.

Winpak earns revenue by selling packaging products directly to manufacturers and processors, rather than charging subscriptions or licensing fees. Nearly all of its business comes from the United States and Canada, and it generates roughly $1 billion in annual sales. Its competitive edge comes from long-standing customer relationships, specialized barrier-film technology that extends shelf life, and high switching costs for food producers who rely on consistent packaging performance. The main risk the company faces is rising resin and raw material costs, which can squeeze margins when prices spike and are difficult to pass on to customers quickly.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+14.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

58.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

C$341M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Winpak is growing revenue at 5% 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
30.5%
Modest — 30.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
15.0%
Healthy — 15.0% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
13.1%
Good — 13.1% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.7%
Nearly flat sales (+0.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+2.2%
Flat earnings

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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
112%
Turns 112% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.7%
Modest free cash flow (7.7%)

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
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
61.03x
Comfortably covers interest (61.0x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
14.2x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 14.2

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
+5.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (14.2 → 9.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.46%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.46% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-93.7%
no trend
Dividend cut (-93.7% YoY) — warning sign

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