COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
TSX:GCL - Toronto Stock Exchange - CA1926671035 - Common Stock - Currency: CAD
GCL gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 18 industry peers in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. Both the profitability and financial health of GCL have multiple concerns. GCL is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
GCL had positive earnings in the past year.
GCL had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Of the past 5 years GCL 4 years were profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years GCL had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of GCL (0.27%) is worse than 72.22% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 0.82%, GCL is doing worse than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
GCL has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.53%. This is in the lower half of the industry: GCL underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.27% | ||
| ROE | 0.82% | ||
| ROIC | 3.53% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 0.14%, GCL is doing worse than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
GCL has a Operating Margin of 2.01%. This is in the lower half of the industry: GCL underperforms 72.22% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GCL has grown nicely.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 18.73%, GCL is doing worse than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
GCL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.01% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.14% | ||
| GM | 18.73% |
OM growth 3Y22.88%
OM growth 5Y37.42%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.89%
GM growth 5Y7%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
GCL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
GCL has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
2.2 Solvency
GCL has an Altman-Z score of 1.85. This is not the best score and indicates that GCL is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
GCL's Altman-Z score of 1.85 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. GCL is outperformed by 61.11% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of GCL is 7.91, which is on the high side as it means it would take GCL, 7.91 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of GCL (7.91) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.
GCL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.42. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.42, GCL is in line with its industry, outperforming 44.44% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.42 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.91 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.85 |
ROIC/WACC0.4
WACC8.77%
2.3 Liquidity
GCL has a Current Ratio of 1.62. This is a normal value and indicates that GCL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
GCL's Current ratio of 1.62 is amongst the best of the industry. GCL outperforms 88.89% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.87 indicates that GCL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
GCL has a better Quick ratio (0.87) than 83.33% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.87 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for GCL have decreased strongly by -80.95% in the last year.
GCL shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.80%.
GCL shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -9.68% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-80.95%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-67.25%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.8%
Revenue growth 3Y12.63%
Revenue growth 5Y-9.68%
Sales Q2Q%-1.62%
3.2 Future
GCL is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 18.08% yearly.
GCL is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 11.13% yearly.
EPS Next Y-76.67%
EPS Next 2Y-29.29%
EPS Next 3Y-1.12%
EPS Next 5Y18.08%
Revenue Next Year-1.44%
Revenue Next 2Y14.92%
Revenue Next 3Y13.37%
Revenue Next 5Y11.13%
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 95.00, the valuation of GCL can be described as expensive.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of GCL indicates a slightly more expensive valuation: GCL is more expensive than 66.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of GCL to the average of the S&P500 Index (29.35), we can say GCL is valued expensively.
GCL is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 18.81.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, GCL is valued a bit more expensive than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.10. GCL is around the same levels.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 95 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.81 |
4.2 Price Multiples
The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as GCL.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of GCL indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: GCL is cheaper than 72.22% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 4.56 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.61 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-29.29%
EPS Next 3Y-1.12%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for GCL!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX:GCL (3/7/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
0.95
-0.03 (-3.06%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners13.88%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners13.68%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap96.91M
Analysts80
Price Target2.14 (125.26%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly Dividend0.24
Dividend Growth(5Y)-21.16%
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)15.59%
PT rev (3m)15.59%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 95 | ||
| Fwd PE | 18.81 | ||
| P/S | 0.15 | ||
| P/FCF | 4.56 | ||
| P/OCF | 3.02 | ||
| P/B | 0.89 | ||
| P/tB | 5.39 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 7.61 |
EPS(TTM)0.01
EY1.05%
EPS(NY)0.05
Fwd EY5.32%
FCF(TTM)0.21
FCFY21.91%
OCF(TTM)0.31
OCFY33.1%
SpS6.38
BVpS1.07
TBVpS0.18
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.27% | ||
| ROE | 0.82% | ||
| ROCE | 4.91% | ||
| ROIC | 3.53% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.56% | ||
| ROICexgc | 5.45% | ||
| OM | 2.01% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.14% | ||
| GM | 18.73% | ||
| FCFM | 3.26% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y22.88%
OM growth 5Y37.42%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.89%
GM growth 5Y7%
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover1.96
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.42 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.91 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.51 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 50.55% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.67% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.57 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 92.93% | ||
| Profit Quality | 2372.29% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.85 |
F-ScoreN/A
WACC8.77%
ROIC/WACC0.4
Cap/Depr(3y)46.54%
Cap/Depr(5y)36.95%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.44%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.01%
Profit Quality(3y)220.79%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-80.95%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-67.25%
EPS Next Y-76.67%
EPS Next 2Y-29.29%
EPS Next 3Y-1.12%
EPS Next 5Y18.08%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.8%
Revenue growth 3Y12.63%
Revenue growth 5Y-9.68%
Sales Q2Q%-1.62%
Revenue Next Year-1.44%
Revenue Next 2Y14.92%
Revenue Next 3Y13.37%
Revenue Next 5Y11.13%
EBIT growth 1Y-17.39%
EBIT growth 3Y38.41%
EBIT growth 5Y24.12%
EBIT Next Year116.29%
EBIT Next 3Y39.47%
EBIT Next 5Y32.54%
FCF growth 1Y-16.09%
FCF growth 3Y-40.74%
FCF growth 5Y-6.37%
OCF growth 1Y10.69%
OCF growth 3Y-10.45%
OCF growth 5Y13.12%