Supremex Inc. (TSE:SXP)
TSX:SXP
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Rating:58Neutral
Price Target:
C$4.00
▲(13.31% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is held back primarily by uneven financial quality—historical earnings volatility and notably weaker recent cash-flow conversion—despite improving profitability. Technicals are mildly supportive with price holding above key moving averages, while valuation is mixed (high P/E but very high dividend yield). The latest earnings call adds a modest positive tilt due to revenue/EBITDA growth and synergy execution, tempered by near-term cash flow and pricing/mix headwinds.
Positive Factors
Packaging segment strength
Packaging's double-digit revenue growth and best-in-three-years margin reflect durable end-market demand (e‑commerce, folding cartons) and improved mix. Higher-margin, growing packaging sales provide a structural earnings base, supporting reinvestment and cushioning envelope cyclicality.
Negative Factors
Weak cash conversion
A shift to negative operating and free cash flow driven by working-capital swings and a tax settlement weakens the firm's ability to self-fund capex, pay down debt, or execute M&A. Persistent cash conversion issues would limit financial flexibility and heighten refinancing or funding risk.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Packaging segment strength
Packaging's double-digit revenue growth and best-in-three-years margin reflect durable end-market demand (e‑commerce, folding cartons) and improved mix. Higher-margin, growing packaging sales provide a structural earnings base, supporting reinvestment and cushioning envelope cyclicality.
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Supremex (SXP) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$88.78M
Dividend Yield19.66%
Average Volume (3M)16.57K
Price to Earnings (P/E)28.5
Beta (1Y)0.79
Revenue Growth0.50%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryCA
Employees900
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryPackaging & Containers
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.44
Shares Outstanding24,388,771
10 Day Avg. Volume20,445
30 Day Avg. Volume16,568
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)0.83
Price to Sales (P/S)0.33
P/FCF Ratio4.71
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.72
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$270.80M
Supremex Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Supremex (SXP) is a leading manufacturer and provider of custom packaging solutions, primarily serving the North American market. The company operates in the packaging and printing sectors, specializing in the production of a diverse range of prod...
How the Company Makes Money
Supremex makes money primarily by selling physical products to business and institutional customers, with revenue broadly generated from two operating segments. (1) Envelope segment: The company generates sales by manufacturing and distributing en...
Supremex Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 07, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented clear operational progress: revenue growth, rising adjusted EBITDA and sequential margin expansion across both segments, plus strategic tuck-in M&A and tangible cost-savings actions. These positives are tempered by near-term cash flow weakness, a modest decline in adjusted net earnings, slight pricing pressure (ASP down ~0.9%) and working-capital-driven increases in net debt. Management's tone was cautiously optimistic, emphasizing continued productivity gains, synergies from consolidations and a disciplined M&A appetite while acknowledging temporary cash and transition headwinds.Positive Updates
Top-Line Growth
Q1 revenue of $74.8M, up 6.6% year-over-year (from $70.2M) and showing sequential improvement versus Q4 2025.
Negative Updates
Operating and Free Cash Flow Weakness
Net cash from operating activities was negative $0.8M versus positive $7.0M a year ago; free cash flow was negative $1.8M vs positive $6.8M last year, driven mainly by working capital requirements and a tax settlement related to a prior sale-leaseback.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Top-Line Growth
Q1 revenue of $74.8M, up 6.6% year-over-year (from $70.2M) and showing sequential improvement versus Q4 2025.
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Company Guidance
Guidance was cautious but constructive: management expects operating conditions to improve gradually through 2026 and to continue driving revenue and earnings momentum from the platform they’ve built (Q1 revenue $74.8M, +6.6% y/y; adjusted EBITDA $9.9M, 13.2% of revenue). Near‑term margin upside is expected from realized synergies — notably >$1.5M of annualized run‑rate savings from the Indianapolis Envelope consolidation (largely linear after exiting the site by end‑June) and >$500k from label consolidations — supporting further expansion of the Packaging segment (Q1 packaging adj. EBITDA margin 15.4%, its highest in three years) and Envelope (Q1 volume +6%, revenue $50.9M, ASP down 0.9%). Financial flexibility remains strong (net debt $4.1M; net debt/adjusted EBITDA 0.13x), the company will continue tuck‑in M&A (four small acquisitions in the last 10 months) while returning capital via a $0.05 quarterly dividend and buybacks (57k shares for $0.2M in Q1), and management expects working‑capital intensity to stay roughly flat or decline slightly as packaging grows.Supremex Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
46
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 279.39M | 274.78M | 281.04M | 302.19M | 272.47M | 226.43M |
| Gross Profit | 107.05M | 52.67M | 79.45M | 87.22M | 75.10M | 53.11M |
| EBITDA | 36.40M | 29.61M | 15.91M | 48.28M | 55.11M | 36.91M |
| Net Income | 10.89M | 12.02M | -11.74M | 17.33M | 28.44M | 15.75M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 256.33M | 273.13M | 236.97M | 263.76M | 260.56M | 206.37M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.04M | 3.09M | 1.79M | 1.07M | 1.93M | 6.36M |
| Total Debt | 108.98M | 200.79M | 87.92M | 89.25M | 88.10M | 67.60M |
| Total Liabilities | 148.02M | 164.92M | 122.00M | 139.22M | 136.24M | 108.97M |
| Stockholders Equity | 108.31M | 108.21M | 114.97M | 134.72M | 124.32M | 97.40M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 10.31M | 19.13M | 30.36M | 37.64M | 23.82M | 26.09M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 12.59M | 20.65M | 32.09M | 43.90M | 26.91M | 30.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 41.49M | 42.33M | -2.92M | -35.50M | -31.72M | -6.61M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -53.65M | -62.44M | -27.36M | -9.59M | -48.85K | -20.02M |
Supremex Technical Analysis
Positive
3.53
Price Trends
3.64
Negative
3.66
Negative
3.65
Negative
Market Momentum
>-0.01
Positive
49.39
Neutral
26.19
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:SXP, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 3.53 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.63, below the 50-day MA of 3.64, and below the 200-day MA of 3.65, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of >-0.01 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 49.39 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 26.19 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for TSE:SXP.
Supremex Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Neutral | C$459.51M | 16.26 | 7.69% | 8.22% | -14.81% | -9.37% | |
67 Neutral | C$459.51M | 16.26 | 7.69% | 8.32% | -14.81% | -9.37% | |
67 Neutral | C$2.34B | 15.42 | 10.32% | 7.11% | -2.26% | -7.15% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
60 Neutral | C$1.06B | 7.67 | 5.95% | 3.90% | 0.02% | ― | |
58 Neutral | C$88.78M | 28.46 | 10.80% | 19.66% | 0.50% | ― |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Supremex Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial DisclosuresM&A Transactions
Supremex Swings to Profit in 2025 as Packaging Growth and Deleveraging Offset Margin Pressure
Positive
Feb 19, 2026
Supremex reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $72.9 million, up 5.6% year over year, driven by an 18.3% rise in Packaging Specialty Products, while envelope sales were flat and net income fell to $1.3 million amid margin compression. The compa...
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