LYCOS ENERGY INC(TSX-V:LCX) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to LCX. LCX was compared to 219 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. LCX has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LCX is growing strongly while it is still valued neutral. This is a good combination!

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LCX had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year LCX had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years LCX reported 4 times negative net income.

In multiple years LCX reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of LCX (4.60%) is better than 75.11% of its industry peers.

LCX's Return On Equity of 6.85% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LCX outperforms 59.73% of its industry peers.

LCX has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.82%. This is in the better half of the industry: LCX outperforms 71.04% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.6%
ROE	6.85%
ROIC	4.82%

ROA(3y)-140.2%

ROA(5y)-134.25%

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 10.57%, LCX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.85% of the companies in the same industry.

With a Operating Margin value of 13.46%, LCX perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.82% of the companies in the same industry.

LCX's Gross Margin of 65.28% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. LCX outperforms 77.38% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	13.46%
PM (TTM)	10.57%
GM	65.28%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), LCX is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for LCX has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for LCX has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, LCX has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

LCX has an Altman-Z score of 1.03. This is a bad value and indicates that LCX is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

LCX has a Altman-Z score of 1.03. This is in the better half of the industry: LCX outperforms 61.54% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.08 indicates that LCX is not too dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of LCX (0.08) is better than 72.85% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.08
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.03

ROIC/WACC0.61

WACC7.92%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.36 indicates that LCX may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

With a Current ratio value of 0.36, LCX is not doing good in the industry: 78.73% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

A Quick Ratio of 0.36 indicates that LCX may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

LCX has a worse Quick ratio (0.36) than 77.83% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.36
Quick Ratio	0.36

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 177.61% over the past year.

The Revenue has grown by 121922.86% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!

LCX shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 363.34% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)177.61%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%67.74%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)121922.86%

Revenue growth 3Y1317.34%

Revenue growth 5Y363.34%

Sales Q2Q%45.72%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -17.40% on average over the next years. This is quite bad

LCX is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 27.19% yearly.

EPS Next Y-30%

EPS Next 2Y20.6%

EPS Next 3Y-17.4%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year51.64%

Revenue Next 2Y27.31%

Revenue Next 3Y27.19%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

LCX is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.80.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LCX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 71.49% of the companies are valued more expensively.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 29.35. LCX is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

LCX is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2.67.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of LCX indicates a rather cheap valuation: LCX is cheaper than 95.48% of the companies listed in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.10. LCX is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	8.8
Fwd PE	2.67

4.2 Price Multiples

LCX's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LCX is cheaper than 95.02% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	2.2

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as LCX's earnings are expected to decrease with -17.40% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y20.6%

EPS Next 3Y-17.4%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

LCX does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LYCOS ENERGY INC

TSX-V:LCX (3/7/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

2.2

+0.03 (+1.38%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorEnergy

GICS IndustryGroupEnergy

GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Earnings (Last)11-18 2024-11-18/amc

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners10.9%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners5.57%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap117.13M

Analysts83.33

Price Target4.59 (108.64%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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)19.06%

Min EPS beat(2)-66.85%

Max EPS beat(2)104.96%

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)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-10.84%

Min Revenue beat(2)-26.76%

Max Revenue beat(2)5.08%

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)-4%

PT rev (3m)-19.35%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)100%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-28.04%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.05%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-9.26%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	8.8
Fwd PE	2.67
P/S	0.9
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	2.25
P/B	0.59
P/tB	0.59
EV/EBITDA	2.2

EPS(TTM)0.25

EY11.36%

EPS(NY)0.82

Fwd EY37.45%

FCF(TTM)-0.46

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.98

OCFY44.51%

SpS2.44

BVpS3.76

TBVpS3.76

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.6%
ROE	6.85%
ROCE	7.1%
ROIC	4.82%
ROICexc	4.82%
ROICexgc	4.82%
OM	13.46%
PM (TTM)	10.57%
GM	65.28%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-140.2%

ROA(5y)-134.25%

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 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score8

Asset Turnover0.43

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.08
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	0.28
Cap/Depr	212.5%
Cap/Sales	59.02%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	97.51%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.36
Quick Ratio	0.36
Altman-Z	1.03

F-Score8

WACC7.92%

ROIC/WACC0.61

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)177.61%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%67.74%

EPS Next Y-30%

EPS Next 2Y20.6%

EPS Next 3Y-17.4%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)121922.86%

Revenue growth 3Y1317.34%

Revenue growth 5Y363.34%

Sales Q2Q%45.72%

Revenue Next Year51.64%

Revenue Next 2Y27.31%

Revenue Next 3Y27.19%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y1592.11%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year127.99%

EBIT Next 3Y46.8%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-28248.5%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y20210%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

LYCOS ENERGY INC (LCX.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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