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Quebecor

QBR-B.TO
50
Telecommunications Services · Communication Services
Price
C$68.88
-0.38 (-0.55%)
Market Cap
C$15.73B
Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Winston Score
50
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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.

Quebecor is a Canadian media and telecommunications company based in Quebec. It sells mobile phone plans, home internet, cable TV, and landline phone service to millions of households and businesses. It also owns Videotron, one of the largest cable and wireless providers in Canada, as well as TVA Group, a major French-language television network.

Quebecor earns most of its revenue from monthly subscriber fees for its telecom services, with smaller contributions from advertising and content. It operates primarily in Quebec, though it has been expanding its wireless business into other Canadian provinces after acquiring Freedom Mobile in 2023. Its strong brand loyalty among French-speaking Canadians and its bundled service offerings give it a durable customer base, but it faces intense competition from much larger national carriers like Rogers, Bell, and Telus. The key growth driver is whether Quebecor can successfully grow Freedom Mobile outside Quebec and take meaningful market share from those established rivals.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+3.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+22.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

0.5%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$317M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

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

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Growth context

Quebecor is growing revenue at 4% 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
43.6%
Healthy — 43.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
26.3%
Excellent — 26.3% operating margin
ROCE
3.8%
Weak — 3.8% 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
+1.9%
Nearly flat sales (1.9% YoY)
EPS YoY
+18.8%
Earnings growing fast (18.8% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
231%
Turns 231% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
24.7%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (24.7%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
2.60
Heavy debt load (2.60)
Interest Cover
4.72x
Adequate interest coverage (4.7x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several 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
2.21%
Moderate income — 2.21% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+11.1%
Dividend growing fast (11.1% YoY)

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