Canso Select Opportunities Corporation (CSOC-B) Fair Value & Analysis
Financial Services · CA · Market cap C$28.7M (≈ $20.7M)
What is Canso Select Opportunities Corporation really worth?
A solid business, trading 26% below our fair value of C$11.17.
Strengths
Risks
Fair value as of: Aug 27, 2026
From 6 valuation models · updated 8 days ago
Fair value updated Aug 27, 2026, revised from C$11.00 to C$11.17 (+1.5%) since Aug 13, 2026. Share price +27.7% over the past month.
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What matters now
- Solid quality (62/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
- For a financial, book-value and earnings-based methods matter more than a cash-flow DCF, which fits banks and insurers poorly.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 27, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range C$1.63 – C$8.30 · fair‑value band C$8.37 – C$13.96 · the C$8.30 price screens below the C$11.17 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 27, 2026.
Analysis
Canso Select Opportunities Corporation (CSOC-B) currently trades at C$8.30, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is C$11.17, implying the stock looks roughly 25.7% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 62/100 (solid quality), in the Financial Services sector. Bull case: the Earnings-Based group reads highest at a median of C$106.35 per share, and 5 of the 6 models we run sit above the C$8.30 price. Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at C$7.07, and 1 of the 6 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is medium.
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 Aug 13, 2026). Fundamentals as of Aug 27, 2026
Our scenario range runs from C$8.37 (bear case) to C$13.96 (bull case); at C$8.30, the current price sits below 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 near its 52-week high and 168% 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 35%, CSOC-B screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
This estimate rests on fiscal year 2025 figures, and about 8 months have passed since. In that time the company retained roughly C$2.30 per share, which is 20.6 % of the fair value. The fair value deliberately does not add this in: the models value reported figures, not a projection.
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted, family-balanced 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. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
All 6 models by family
Widest divergence: Earnings-Based (C$106.35) versus Asset-Based (C$7.07). Highest evidence: P/E Multiple (61).
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Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 27, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 58 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 85
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 · 695 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
Strength profile in five axes (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.
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| Apollo Global Management, Inc APO | $135.04 | $101.04 | −25% |
| State Street Corporation STT | $193.33 | $138.33 | −28% |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc AMP | $559.32 | $515.24 | −8% |
| Ares Management Corporation ARES | $143.10 | $30.88 | −78% |
| Northern Trust Corporation NTRS | $186.79 | $122.02 | −35% |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc RJF | $181.10 | $142.42 | −21% |
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