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Transcontinental

TOR:TCL.A · CA8935781044
Containers & PackagingLarge

360

100
EV / EBIT82
Price / Owner Earnings78
Owner Earnings Yield97
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales82
EV / Gross Profit80
Price/Book78
Return on Capital88
Cash Return on Capital99
Return on Equity86
EBIT Margin63
Gross Profitability93
Cash Conversion89
Accruals100
Owner Earnings Margin91
Sales growth1
Profit Growth98
Long-Term EPS Growth1
Owner Earnings Growth86
Reinvestment6
Price momentum92
Debt load63
Refinancing98
Debt Payback70
Liquidity75
Analyst ratings46
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside84
Market mood26
Value Creation18/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Transcontinental generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryCanada
IndustryContainers & Packaging
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeTSX
Founded1978
Employees2,979
ISINCA8935781044
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Brand MarketingGreen Consumer GoodsPackaging ServicesE-learningCommercialMarketingPrinting

Description

Transcontinental Inc. is a leader in flexible packaging in North America, and Canada's largest printer. Business Segments The company operates through several distinct business segments, each contributing to its overall mission and vision. The…

Analysis

Hidden champion

Transcontinental Inc. fits the profile of a hidden champion, yet the market has not awarded it the premium its quality earns.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 1.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around -45% a year, against analyst forecasts of -24%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 18/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analysts lean positive.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
63
2026

All-time high

70

Mar 2026

All-time low

63

Jun 2026

Average rank

67

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
82
Price/Earnings
90
Price/Book
78
Dividend Yield
1
Value (overall)
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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