Western Investment Company of Canada Limited (WI) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Sep 24, 2026: fair value of Western Investment Company of Canada Limited C$1.11, price C$1.04, upside +6.7%, quality 48 out of 100. Calculated from audited financials with 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
- Fair value above price? Yes
- Good quality? No
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Western Investment Company of Canada Limited
WI · VLow PriorityFair Value upside is limited and quality is weak.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range C$0.2687 – C$1.14 · fair‑value band C$0.7700 – C$1.53 · the C$1.04 price screens below the C$1.11 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Sep 23, 2026.
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Company profile
The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited, is a private equity firm specializing in buyout and middle market investments. It seeks investments in retail and distribution, human services, agriculture and related services and special situations.
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The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited, is a private equity firm specializing in buyout and middle market investments. It seeks investments in retail and distribution, human services, agriculture and related services and special situations. The firm prefers to invest in USA and Canada with a focus in companies which are headquartered in Western Canada like Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive glass service company in Canada. It provides repair and replacement of windshields, side windows, side mirrors, rear windows, and sun roofs; and wholesale of aftermarket glass parts and materials. The company also operates as a specialty retailer, which imports and sells household products through a marketing channel in North America; provides commercial, property, accident and sickness, boiler and machinery, marine, and automobile liability insurance services; and produces and distributes butter and ice cream products, and ice cream cones through grocery retail and food service network in Western Canada, as well as through two distribution facilities in Edmonton and Kelowna. It serves dealerships, auto-body shops, fleet companies, and car rental companies through 10 retail locations, and mobile repair and installation units. The firm seeks to invest in the companies having enterprise value between CAD10 million ($7.88 million) to CAD100 million ($78.84 million). The firm acquires significant ownership positions and seeks to take majority stakes in its portfolio companies. The Western Investment Company of Canada Limited was founded in 2015 and is based in Calgary, Canada.
Stock analysis
Western Investment Company of Canada Limited (WI) currently trades at C$1.04, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is C$1.11, implying the stock looks roughly 6.3% fairly valued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of C$1.04 per share, and 1 of the 7 models we run sit above the C$1.04 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at C$0.2700, and 6 of the 7 models stay below the price. Evidence for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: C$0.7700 (bear) to C$1.53 (bull), the price of C$1.04 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 48/100 (below-average quality), in the Financial Services sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Western Investment Company of Canada Limited reported revenue of C$34.5M in FY2025 versus C$1.4M in FY2021, a compound +123.8%/yr. Reported net income was −C$565K in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap C$165M (≈ $117M) · P/E ratio 17.3 · P/S ratio 2.96 · EPS (TTM) C$0.0600 · Net margin −1.6% · Return on equity 18.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) −4.2% · Operating margin 52.7%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 32 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 9% below its 52-week high and 96% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Financial Services peers we cover trades at −24% fair-value upside, at 7%, WI screens cheaper than that median.
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Of which business quality 51 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 76
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Peer Groupⓘ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.Insurance - Diversified · 83 stocks
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