LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - TSX Venture Exchange - TSX-V:LCX - CA55082H2063 - Common Stock
0.79 CAD
+0.01 (+1.28%)
LCX gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 211 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. LCX may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LCX is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- LCX had positive earnings in the past year.
- LCX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- LCX had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: LCX reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of LCX (-32.90%) is worse than 72.99% of its industry peers.
- LCX has a worse Return On Equity (-45.24%) than 65.88% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 6.85%, LCX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.94% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -32.9% | ||
| ROE | -45.24% | ||
| ROIC | 6.85% |
ROA(3y)-123.65%
ROA(5y)-99.52%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- LCX has a better Operating Margin (14.47%) than 62.56% of its industry peers.
- With an excellent Gross Margin value of 67.81%, LCX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 81.99% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 14.47% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 67.81% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LCX is destroying value.
- LCX has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, LCX has more shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, LCX has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- LCX has an Altman-Z score of 0.49. This is a bad value and indicates that LCX is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.49, LCX is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.65% of the companies in the same industry.
- LCX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.18. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of LCX (0.18) is better than 66.82% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.18 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.49 |
ROIC/WACC0.96
WACC7.15%
2.3 Liquidity
- LCX has a Current Ratio of 0.44. This is a bad value and indicates that LCX is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.44, LCX is doing worse than 73.93% of the companies in the same industry.
- LCX has a Quick Ratio of 0.44. This is a bad value and indicates that LCX is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of LCX (0.44) is worse than 66.82% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.44 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.44 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for LCX have decreased strongly by -563.87% in the last year.
- LCX shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -26.73%.
- The Revenue has been growing by 483.95% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-563.87%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-28.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.73%
Revenue growth 3Y1554.23%
Revenue growth 5Y483.95%
Sales Q2Q%-55.33%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, LCX will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -52.20% on average per year.
- Based on estimates for the next years, LCX will show a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -19.65% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-344.16%
EPS Next 2Y-83.88%
EPS Next 3Y-70.38%
EPS Next 5Y-52.2%
Revenue Next Year-41.37%
Revenue Next 2Y-38.12%
Revenue Next 3Y-27.22%
Revenue Next 5Y-19.65%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 1.84, the valuation of LCX can be described as very cheap.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LCX is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.47. LCX is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 76.70, which means the current valuation is very expensive for LCX.
- The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as LCX.
- LCX is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.26, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.84 | ||
| Fwd PE | 76.7 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LCX is valued cheaper than 99.05% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 0.79 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as LCX's earnings are expected to decrease with -70.38% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-83.88%
EPS Next 3Y-70.38%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- LCX has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 113.92%, which is a nice return.
- In the last 3 months the price of LCX has falen by -41.04%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
- LCX's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 2.71. LCX pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.89, LCX pays a better dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 113.92% |
5.2 History
- LCX does not have a reliable dividend history as it only pays dividend since a couple or years.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y-83.88%
EPS Next 3Y-70.38%
TSX-V:LCX (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
0.79
+0.01 (+1.28%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)11-18 2025-11-18/amc
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners1.99%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners5.57%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap42.06M
Revenue(TTM)94.99M
Net Income(TTM)-61.53M
Analysts78.33
Price Target1.15 (45.57%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 113.92% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)210.68%
Min EPS beat(2)-61.16%
Max EPS beat(2)482.52%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)87.9%
Min EPS beat(4)-66.85%
Max EPS beat(4)482.52%
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)-33.48%
Min Revenue beat(2)-35.33%
Max Revenue beat(2)-31.62%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-27.05%
Min Revenue beat(4)-35.33%
Max Revenue beat(4)-14.48%
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)0%
PT rev (3m)-37.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)100%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1442.86%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-10.83%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-4.54%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-20.42%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.84 | ||
| Fwd PE | 76.7 | ||
| P/S | 0.37 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 0.78 | ||
| P/B | 0.31 | ||
| P/tB | 0.31 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 0.79 |
EPS(TTM)0.43
EY54.43%
EPS(NY)0.01
Fwd EY1.3%
FCF(TTM)-0.02
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)1.02
OCFY128.51%
SpS2.16
BVpS2.55
TBVpS2.55
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number4.97
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -32.9% | ||
| ROE | -45.24% | ||
| ROCE | 11.02% | ||
| ROIC | 6.85% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.85% | ||
| ROICexgc | 6.85% | ||
| OM | 14.47% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 67.81% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)-123.65%
ROA(5y)-99.52%
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 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.62
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.18 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.45 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 152.22% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 48.04% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 102.07% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.44 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.44 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.49 |
F-Score6
WACC7.15%
ROIC/WACC0.96
Cap/Depr(3y)205.05%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)4845.99%
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-563.87%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-28.57%
EPS Next Y-344.16%
EPS Next 2Y-83.88%
EPS Next 3Y-70.38%
EPS Next 5Y-52.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.73%
Revenue growth 3Y1554.23%
Revenue growth 5Y483.95%
Sales Q2Q%-55.33%
Revenue Next Year-41.37%
Revenue Next 2Y-38.12%
Revenue Next 3Y-27.22%
Revenue Next 5Y-19.65%
EBIT growth 1Y-0.01%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-12.41%
EBIT Next 3Y-26.98%
EBIT Next 5Y-17.48%
FCF growth 1Y94.6%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y387.83%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y273.37%
LYCOS ENERGY INC / LCX.CA FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for LCX stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to LCX.CA.
Can you provide the valuation status for LYCOS ENERGY INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
How profitable is LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA) stock?
LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA) is 1.84 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.31.