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HORIZON COPPER CORP (HCU.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Canada - TSX-V:HCU - CA44057J1084 - Common Stock

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Last: 10/6/2025, 7:00:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Overall HCU gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated HCU against 818 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. Both the profitability and financial health of HCU have multiple concerns. HCU is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year HCU has reported negative net income.
HCU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years HCU reported 4 times negative net income.
HCU had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
HCU.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFHCU.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20M -40M

1.2 Ratios

HCU has a Return On Assets of -15.57%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: HCU outperforms 55.13% of its industry peers.
HCU has a better Return On Invested Capital (0.51%) than 89.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -15.57%
ROE N/A
ROIC 0.51%
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
HCU.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICHCU.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50 -100 -150 -200

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of HCU (30.22%) is better than 94.87% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of HCU has declined.
HCU has a better Gross Margin (48.71%) than 95.84% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 30.22%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 48.71%
OM growth 3Y-33.54%
OM growth 5Y-33.18%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
HCU.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsHCU.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1K 2K 3K 4K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), HCU is destroying value.
There is no outstanding debt for HCU. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
HCU.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingHCU.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20M 40M 60M
HCU.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsHCU.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

HCU has an Altman-Z score of -0.20. This is a bad value and indicates that HCU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
HCU has a Altman-Z score of -0.20. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: HCU outperforms 40.10% of its industry peers.
HCU has a debt to FCF ratio of 14.80. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as HCU would need 14.80 years to pay back of all of its debts.
HCU has a better Debt to FCF ratio (14.80) than 89.36% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 14.8
Altman-Z -0.2
ROIC/WACC0.06
WACC8.51%
HCU.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFHCU.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10M -10M 20M

2.3 Liquidity

HCU has a Current Ratio of 0.50. This is a bad value and indicates that HCU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
HCU has a Current ratio of 0.50. This is in the lower half of the industry: HCU underperforms 69.93% of its industry peers.
HCU has a Quick Ratio of 0.50. This is a bad value and indicates that HCU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.50, HCU is not doing good in the industry: 68.46% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.5
Quick Ratio 0.5
HCU.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesHCU.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20M 40M 60M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for HCU have decreased strongly by -46.14% in the last year.
The Revenue has grown by 8.90% in the past year. This is quite good.
The Revenue has been growing by 65.48% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-46.14%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-647.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.9%
Revenue growth 3Y62.84%
Revenue growth 5Y65.48%
Sales Q2Q%-38.45%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -40.20% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -2.48% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-225.94%
EPS Next 2Y-41.42%
EPS Next 3Y-40.2%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-41.3%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.48%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

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.
HCU.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesHCU.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 5M 10M 15M
HCU.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesHCU.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2024 2025 2027 0 0.02 -0.02 0.04 -0.04

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for HCU. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
HCU.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsHCU.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, HCU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 89.85% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, HCU is valued cheaper than 97.80% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 9.81
EV/EBITDA 34.11
HCU.CA Per share dataHCU.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -0.5 -1

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as HCU's earnings are expected to decrease with -40.20% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-41.42%
EPS Next 3Y-40.2%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for HCU!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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HORIZON COPPER CORP

TSX-V:HCU (10/6/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)07-31 2025-07-31/amc
Earnings (Next)10-30 2025-10-30
Inst Owners0.7%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners8.64%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap184.63M
Analysts40
Price Target1.53 (-23.12%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-2478.64%
Min EPS beat(2)-2915.53%
Max EPS beat(2)-2041.75%
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)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-395.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-15.62%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 11.16
P/FCF 9.81
P/OCF 9.81
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 34.11
EPS(TTM)-1.3
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.2
FCFY10.2%
OCF(TTM)0.2
OCFY10.2%
SpS0.18
BVpS-1.4
TBVpS-1.4
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -15.57%
ROE N/A
ROCE 0.71%
ROIC 0.51%
ROICexc 0.51%
ROICexgc 0.51%
OM 30.22%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 48.71%
FCFM 113.75%
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 3Y-33.54%
OM growth 5Y-33.18%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.02
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 14.8
Debt/EBITDA 20.16
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage 1.69
Cash Conversion 139.56%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.5
Quick Ratio 0.5
Altman-Z -0.2
F-Score4
WACC8.51%
ROIC/WACC0.06
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)-46.14%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-647.28%
EPS Next Y-225.94%
EPS Next 2Y-41.42%
EPS Next 3Y-40.2%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.9%
Revenue growth 3Y62.84%
Revenue growth 5Y65.48%
Sales Q2Q%-38.45%
Revenue Next Year-41.3%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.48%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y432.1%
EBIT growth 3Y8.22%
EBIT growth 5Y10.58%
EBIT Next Year63.8%
EBIT Next 3Y44.16%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y166.87%
FCF growth 3Y146.6%
FCF growth 5Y77.45%
OCF growth 1Y11333.3%
OCF growth 3Y146.6%
OCF growth 5Y77.45%