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CGI

GIB-A.TO
43
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
C$93.20
-0.29 (-0.31%)
Market Cap
C$20.25B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
43
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Winston Score between 40 and 70. The stock passes some quality checks but not all.

CGI Inc. is a Canadian technology services company that helps governments, banks, and large businesses run their computer systems and software. It builds custom software, manages IT infrastructure, and handles back-office processes like billing and data management for clients. CGI is one of the largest IT services firms in the world, with particular strength serving public sector clients in North America and Europe.

CGI makes money by charging clients fees for long-term outsourcing contracts and project-based consulting work. It operates in over 40 countries, employs roughly 90,000 people, and generates around $14 billion in annual revenue. The company's competitive edge comes from deep relationships with government clients, which tend to sign multi-year contracts that create steady, predictable revenue. The main risk is that large IT outsourcing contracts are increasingly competitive, and clients may bring work back in-house or shift to cloud-based vendors that offer cheaper alternatives.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$12M/ year

Declining (-21% vs prior year)

0.1% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

22.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$708M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

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Growth context

CGI is growing revenue at 3% 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

Gross Margin
16.4%
Thin — 16.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.4%
Healthy — 16.4% operating margin
ROCE
4.9%
Weak — 4.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+7.5%
Steady sales growth (7.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
-2.7%
Earnings shrinking (-2.7% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
122%
Turns 122% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
11.2%
Modest free cash flow (11.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.38
Conservative — low debt load (0.38)
Interest Cover
27.04x
Comfortably covers interest (27.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio
N/A
Data not available
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.70%
Small dividend — 0.70% yield

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

Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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