Don't overlook NYSE:AGI—a stock with solid growth prospects and a reasonable valuation.

Take a closer look at ALAMOS GOLD INC-CLASS A (NYSE:AGI), an affordable growth stock uncovered by our stock screener. NYSE:AGI boasts strong growth prospects and excels in financial health indicators, all while maintaining a reasonable valuation. Let's break it down further.

Assessing Growth for NYSE:AGI

ChartMill assigns a Growth Rating to every stock. This score ranges from 0 to 10 and evaluates the different growth aspects like EPS and Revenue, both in the past as in the future. NYSE:AGI scores a 8 out of 10:

• AGI shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 46.51%, which is quite impressive.
• The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 60.35% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
• The Revenue has grown by 17.01% in the past year. This is quite good.
• Measured over the past years, AGI shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 9.44% on average per year.
• AGI is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 27.38% yearly.
• Based on estimates for the next years, AGI will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 13.43% on average per year.
• When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

Assessing Valuation for NYSE:AGI

ChartMill provides a Valuation Rating to every stock, ranging from 0 to 10. This rating assesses various valuation aspects, comparing price to earnings and cash flows, while considering factors like profitability and growth. NYSE:AGI boasts a 5 out of 10:

• Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, AGI is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 63.06% of the companies are valued more expensively.
• AGI's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
• The excellent profitability rating of AGI may justify a higher PE ratio.
• A more expensive valuation may be justified as AGI's earnings are expected to grow with 22.09% in the coming years.

Health Insights: NYSE:AGI

ChartMill assigns a Health Rating to every stock. This score ranges from 0 to 10 and evaluates the different health aspects like liquidity and solvency, both absolutely, but also relative to the industry peers. NYSE:AGI scores a 7 out of 10:

• AGI has an Altman-Z score of 5.01. This indicates that AGI is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
• AGI has a better Altman-Z score (5.01) than 71.34% of its industry peers.
• AGI has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
• A Current Ratio of 3.04 indicates that AGI has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
• With a decent Current ratio value of 3.04, AGI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 63.06% of the companies in the same industry.
• AGI has a better Quick ratio (1.97) than 61.78% of its industry peers.

Understanding NYSE:AGI's Profitability

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Profitability Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various profitability ratios and margins and ranges from 0 to 10. NYSE:AGI was assigned a score of 8 for profitability:

• AGI has a Return On Assets of 4.77%. This is in the better half of the industry: AGI outperforms 75.80% of its industry peers.
• AGI's Return On Equity of 6.49% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AGI outperforms 68.79% of its industry peers.
• The Return On Invested Capital of AGI (7.50%) is better than 75.16% of its industry peers.
• The last Return On Invested Capital (7.50%) for AGI is above the 3 year average (5.43%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
• AGI has a better Profit Margin (17.73%) than 91.08% of its industry peers.
• AGI's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
• The Operating Margin of AGI (33.43%) is better than 91.72% of its industry peers.
• In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of AGI has grown nicely.
• AGI has a better Gross Margin (58.01%) than 92.36% of its industry peers.
• AGI's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

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