Canso Select Opportunities Corporation (CSOC-A) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · CA · Market cap C$30.3M
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Fair value as of: Aug 24, 2026
From 6 valuation models · updated 3 days ago
Fair value updated Aug 24, 2026, revised from C$7.02 to C$6.95 (−1.0%) since Aug 13, 2026.
A solid business, trading 17% below our fair value.
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What matters now
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
- Our model range runs from C$5.21 (bear) to C$8.69 (bull), base C$6.95. The closer the price sits to the lower half, the larger the margin of safety.
- Quality 61/100 (solid quality) with medium evidence: read the verdict with care.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 24, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range C$1.60 – C$8.65 · fair‑value band C$5.21 – C$8.69 · the C$5.80 price screens below the C$6.95 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 24, 2026.
Analysis
Canso Select Opportunities Corporation (CSOC-A) currently trades at C$5.80, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is C$6.95, implying the stock looks roughly 19.9% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 61/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: medium), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, Canso Select Opportunities Corporation generated revenue of C$20.2M at a net margin of 87.7%. Revenue grew 35.9% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 36.9%. The stock trades on a trailing P/E of 1.6 (as of Jun 17, 2026). Fundamentals as of Aug 24, 2026
Our scenario range runs from C$5.21 (bear case) to C$8.69 (bull case); at C$5.80, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 35% below its 52-week high and 93% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at -28% fair-value upside, at 20%, CSOC-A screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 6 models by family
Widest divergence: Earnings-Based (C$106.35) versus Asset-Based (C$7.07). Highest evidence: P/E Multiple (63).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 24, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 58 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 60
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
All values are scores from 0 to 100 (100 = best against fixed, research-based bands), not percentages. The three market factors (momentum, 52-week proximity, low volatility) are displayed but carry zero weight in the headline number: market sentiment is not a business property.
About the company
Canso Select Opportunities Corporation is a publicly owned hedge fund manager. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed Income markets of Canada and across the globe. For fixed Income securities, the firm invests in governments, government agencies, bank loans, supranational agencies and companies.
Full company description
Canso Select Opportunities Corporation is a publicly owned hedge fund manager. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed Income markets of Canada and across the globe. For fixed Income securities, the firm invests in governments, government agencies, bank loans, supranational agencies and companies. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. It is a private equity, venture capital and distressed firm specializing in startups investments focused in Canada. Canso Select Opportunities Corporation was founded on February 16, 2018 and is based in Richmond Hill, Canada.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
Canso Select Opportunities Corporation reported revenue of C$5.9M in FY2025 versus C$2.9M in FY2021, a compound +19.4%/yr. Reported net income was C$15.9M in FY2025, compounding +60.7%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Asset Management · 719 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Asset Management median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
Similar stocks
10 more Asset Management stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Aug 24, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Inc BX | $146.41 | $52.88 | -64% |
| Investor AB INVEB | kr 417.90 | kr 835.80 | +100% |
| Brookfield Corporation BN | C$58.60 | C$7.74 | -87% |
| KKR & Co KKR | $110.90 | $19.97 | -82% |
| Apollo Global Management, Inc APO | $138.61 | $101.04 | -27% |
| State Street Corporation STT | $191.74 | $138.33 | -28% |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc AMP | $561.63 | $515.24 | -8% |
| Ares Management Corporation ARES | $143.10 | $30.88 | -78% |
| Northern Trust Corporation NTRS | $191.33 | $122.02 | -36% |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc RJF | $181.18 | $142.42 | -21% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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