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Enbridge

ENBRF
43
Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy
Price
$16.50
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$35.98B
Exchange
Other OTC
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+10.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.02B (2021) → 2.23B (2025)

Enbridge is a Canadian energy infrastructure company that moves oil and natural gas through a massive network of pipelines across North America. Its main customers are oil producers, refineries, and utilities that need to transport energy from where it is produced to where it is used. Enbridge operates the longest crude oil and liquids pipeline system in the world, stretching across Canada and the United States.

The company earns most of its money by charging fees each time oil or gas flows through its pipelines, similar to a toll road. This fee-based model provides fairly steady revenue regardless of whether oil prices are high or low. Enbridge operates primarily in Canada and the United States and has recently expanded into natural gas utilities by acquiring several large U.S. gas distribution companies. Its main competitive advantage is the sheer scale and difficulty of replacing its pipeline network, though the company carries significant debt and faces long-term risk as energy demand shifts toward renewables.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+20.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-26.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$35.2B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

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

Growth + cash flow

Enbridge is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 21%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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
25.9%
Modest — 25.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
14.4%
Healthy — 14.4% operating margin
ROCE
1.8%
Weak — 1.8% 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
+22.8%
Fast-growing sales (22.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
+9.2%
Earnings growing (9.2% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

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

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
119%
Turns 119% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
3.3%
Thin free cash flow (3.3%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.69
Elevated debt (1.69)
Interest Cover
1.97x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (2.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
5.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 5.6

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

P/E vs Forward
+0.9
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
4.88%
Healthy income — 4.88% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
+0.3%
Dividend flat

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