COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - TSX:GCL - CA1926671035 - Common Stock
0.185 CAD
-0.01 (-5.13%)
GCL gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 17 industry peers in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. GCL may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. GCL has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
GCL had negative 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
With a Return On Assets value of -22.81%, GCL is not doing good in the industry: 94.12% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Return On Equity of GCL (-275.16%) is worse than 88.24% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 1.86%, GCL is doing worse than 76.47% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -22.81% | ||
| ROE | -275.16% | ||
| ROIC | 1.86% |
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
GCL's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
GCL's Operating Margin of 0.52% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. GCL is outperformed by 82.35% of its industry peers.
GCL's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of GCL (16.73%) is worse than 88.24% of its industry peers.
GCL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.52% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 16.73% |
OM growth 3Y9.36%
OM growth 5Y21.48%
PM growth 3Y-47.58%
PM growth 5Y-20.08%
GM growth 3Y3.37%
GM growth 5Y6.72%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), GCL is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for GCL has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
2.2 Solvency
GCL has an Altman-Z score of 0.98. This is a bad value and indicates that GCL is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
GCL has a worse Altman-Z score (0.98) than 88.24% of its industry peers.
GCL has a debt to FCF ratio of 21.80. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as GCL would need 21.80 years to pay back of all of its debts.
GCL has a Debt to FCF ratio of 21.80. This is in the lower half of the industry: GCL underperforms 76.47% of its industry peers.
GCL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.80. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
GCL has a Debt to Equity ratio of 3.80. This is amonst the worse of the industry: GCL underperforms 88.24% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.8 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 21.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.98 |
ROIC/WACC0.21
WACC8.84%
2.3 Liquidity
GCL has a Current Ratio of 0.73. This is a bad value and indicates that GCL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
GCL has a Current ratio of 0.73. This is amonst the worse of the industry: GCL underperforms 94.12% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.43 indicates that GCL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.43, GCL is doing worse than 82.35% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.43 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
GCL shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -4981.37%.
The earnings per share for GCL have been decreasing by -25.84% on average. This is quite bad
The Revenue has grown by 10.05% in the past year. This is quite good.
Measured over the past years, GCL shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -9.12% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-4981.37%
EPS 3Y-41.98%
EPS 5Y-25.84%
EPS Q2Q%-7400%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.05%
Revenue growth 3Y11.27%
Revenue growth 5Y-9.12%
Sales Q2Q%31.15%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, GCL will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 59.69% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 15.24% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-500.04%
EPS Next 2Y60.37%
EPS Next 3Y59.69%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year21.52%
Revenue Next 2Y19.24%
Revenue Next 3Y15.24%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
GCL reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
GCL is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 3.05.
GCL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. GCL is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
GCL's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.35.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 3.05 |
4.2 Price Multiples
GCL's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of GCL indicates a rather cheap valuation: GCL is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 1.77 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.99 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
GCL's earnings are expected to grow with 59.69% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y60.37%
EPS Next 3Y59.69%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
GCL does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX:GCL (11/5/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
0.185
-0.01 (-5.13%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Staples
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryConsumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners12.89%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners12.64%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap18.87M
Revenue(TTM)716.24M
Net Income(TTM)-80159000
Analysts80
Price Target0.95 (413.51%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
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)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.12%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.66%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.59%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.23%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.92%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.25%
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)-42.57%
PT rev (3m)-52.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-300%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-400.07%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-411.1%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-3.55%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-3.56%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.21%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 3.05 | ||
| P/S | 0.03 | ||
| P/FCF | 1.77 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.4 | ||
| P/B | 0.65 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.99 |
EPS(TTM)-0.78
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.06
Fwd EY32.76%
FCF(TTM)0.1
FCFY56.54%
OCF(TTM)0.13
OCFY71.27%
SpS7.02
BVpS0.29
TBVpS-0.27
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -22.81% | ||
| ROE | -275.16% | ||
| ROCE | 2.64% | ||
| ROIC | 1.86% | ||
| ROICexc | 1.87% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.12% | ||
| OM | 0.52% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 16.73% | ||
| FCFM | 1.49% |
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
ROICexgc growth 3Y-6.81%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-7.62%
ROICexc growth 3Y5.37%
ROICexc growth 5Y1.47%
OM growth 3Y9.36%
OM growth 5Y21.48%
PM growth 3Y-47.58%
PM growth 5Y-20.08%
GM growth 3Y3.37%
GM growth 5Y6.72%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover2.04
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 3.8 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 21.8 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.39 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 12.93% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.39% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.29 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 53.3% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.43 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.98 |
F-Score4
WACC8.84%
ROIC/WACC0.21
Cap/Depr(3y)50.69%
Cap/Depr(5y)36.26%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.57%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.13%
Profit Quality(3y)831.27%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-4981.37%
EPS 3Y-41.98%
EPS 5Y-25.84%
EPS Q2Q%-7400%
EPS Next Y-500.04%
EPS Next 2Y60.37%
EPS Next 3Y59.69%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.05%
Revenue growth 3Y11.27%
Revenue growth 5Y-9.12%
Sales Q2Q%31.15%
Revenue Next Year21.52%
Revenue Next 2Y19.24%
Revenue Next 3Y15.24%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-71.45%
EBIT growth 3Y21.68%
EBIT growth 5Y10.4%
EBIT Next Year129%
EBIT Next 3Y71.19%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y149.81%
FCF growth 3Y24.79%
FCF growth 5Y-3.17%
OCF growth 1Y-30.59%
OCF growth 3Y26.39%
OCF growth 5Y-1.47%
COLABOR GROUP INC / GCL.CA FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to GCL.CA.
What is the valuation status for GCL stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of GCL stock?
COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for GCL stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) is expected to decline by -500.04% in the next year.
How sustainable is the dividend of COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) stock?
The dividend rating of COLABOR GROUP INC (GCL.CA) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.