We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to EXK. EXK was compared to 154 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. EXK may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. EXK is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

EXK had negative earnings in the past year.
EXK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Of the past 5 years EXK 4 years were profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years EXK had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

EXK's Return On Assets of -9.27% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. EXK is outperformed by 68.83% of its industry peers.
EXK has a worse Return On Equity (-18.53%) than 67.53% of its industry peers.
EXK has a Return On Invested Capital of 0.08%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: EXK outperforms 46.75% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for EXK is significantly below the industry average of 10.34%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-9.27%
ROE	-18.53%
ROIC	0.08%

ROA(3y)-0.51%

ROA(5y)0.76%

ROE(3y)-0.98%

ROE(5y)0.74%

ROIC(3y)2.76%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

EXK has a Operating Margin of 0.23%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: EXK outperforms 47.40% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of EXK has declined.
With a Gross Margin value of 13.03%, EXK perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 44.81% of the companies in the same industry.
EXK's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.23%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	13.03%

OM growth 3Y-2.72%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.21%

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so EXK is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, EXK has more shares outstanding
EXK has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
EXK has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 4.53 indicates that EXK is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
EXK has a Altman-Z score (4.53) which is in line with its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23 indicates that EXK is not too dependend on debt financing.
EXK has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.23) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	4.53

ROIC/WACC0.01

WACC9.77%

2.3 Liquidity

EXK has a Current Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that EXK is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of EXK (0.79) is worse than 89.61% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.57 indicates that EXK may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
EXK has a worse Quick ratio (0.57) than 86.36% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.79
Quick Ratio	0.57

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

EXK shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -66.67%.
EXK shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 49.22%.
EXK shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 12.33% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-66.67%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%85.71%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)49.22%

Revenue growth 3Y9.6%

Revenue growth 5Y12.33%

Sales Q2Q%167.26%

3.2 Future

EXK is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 61.79% yearly.
EXK is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 39.07% yearly.

EPS Next Y112.62%

EPS Next 2Y171.4%

EPS Next 3Y122.15%

EPS Next 5Y61.79%

Revenue Next Year106.87%

Revenue Next 2Y84.24%

Revenue Next 3Y58.14%

Revenue Next 5Y39.07%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

EXK reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 32.50, which means the current valuation is very expensive for EXK.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as EXK.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.98. EXK is valued slightly more expensive when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	32.5

4.2 Price Multiples

EXK's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	77.54

4.3 Compensation for Growth

EXK's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
EXK's earnings are expected to grow with 122.15% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.