LUCA MINING CORP (LUCA.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Canada - TSX Venture Exchange - TSX-V:LUCA - CA54929M1068 - Common Stock
2.04 CAD
-0.01 (-0.49%)
LUCA gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 820 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. LUCA has an average financial health and profitability rating. LUCA is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year LUCA has reported negative net income.
- In the past year LUCA had a positive cash flow from operations.
- LUCA had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- Of the past 5 years LUCA 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -20.57%, LUCA is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.46% of the companies in the same industry.
- LUCA's Return On Equity of -51.82% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. LUCA outperforms 45.12% of its industry peers.
- LUCA has a Return On Invested Capital of 10.50%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LUCA outperforms 94.39% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -20.57% | ||
| ROE | -51.82% | ||
| ROIC | 10.5% |
ROA(3y)-8.82%
ROA(5y)-3.02%
ROE(3y)-29.92%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 11.27%, LUCA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.88% of the companies in the same industry.
- LUCA's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- LUCA has a Gross Margin of 25.65%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LUCA outperforms 89.76% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LUCA has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 11.27% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 25.65% |
OM growth 3Y-45.67%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-24.32%
GM growth 5Y12.74%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), LUCA is creating some value.
- The number of shares outstanding for LUCA has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, LUCA has more shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, LUCA has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- LUCA has an Altman-Z score of 3.77. This indicates that LUCA is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 3.77, LUCA perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.27% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of LUCA is 7.49, which is on the high side as it means it would take LUCA, 7.49 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of LUCA (7.49) is better than 90.49% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.15 indicates that LUCA is not too dependend on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.15, LUCA is not doing good in the industry: 64.02% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.15 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.49 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.77 |
ROIC/WACC1.08
WACC9.73%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.82 indicates that LUCA may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of LUCA (0.82) is worse than 63.66% of its industry peers.
- LUCA has a Quick Ratio of 0.82. This is a bad value and indicates that LUCA is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.55, LUCA is doing worse than 66.10% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.55 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for LUCA have decreased strongly by -855.44% in the last year.
- The Revenue has grown by 95.35% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
- LUCA shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 31.36% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-855.44%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-316.44%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)95.35%
Revenue growth 3Y4.96%
Revenue growth 5Y31.36%
Sales Q2Q%166.63%
3.2 Future
- Based on estimates for the next years, LUCA will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -56.15% on average per year.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 44.60% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
EPS Next Y-381.09%
EPS Next 2Y-69.63%
EPS Next 3Y-56.15%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year138.67%
Revenue Next 2Y79.87%
Revenue Next 3Y44.6%
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 accelerating.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LUCA. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
- Also next year LUCA is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LUCA is valued cheaper than 92.07% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LUCA is valued cheaper than 90.49% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 252.93 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 19.69 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as LUCA's earnings are expected to decrease with -56.15% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-69.63%
EPS Next 3Y-56.15%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- LUCA does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
LUCA MINING CORP / LUCA.CA FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of LUCA MINING CORP (LUCA.CA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to LUCA.CA.
Can you provide the valuation status for LUCA MINING CORP?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to LUCA MINING CORP (LUCA.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
What is the profitability of LUCA stock?
LUCA MINING CORP (LUCA.CA) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for LUCA MINING CORP?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of LUCA MINING CORP (LUCA.CA) is expected to decline by -381.09% in the next year.