SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING LTD (SCZ.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
TSX-V:SCZ - CA80280U1066 - Common Stock
1.59 CAD
+0.14 (+9.66%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to SCZ. SCZ was compared to 791 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of SCZ get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. SCZ scores decently on growth, while it is valued quite cheap. This could make an interesting combination. These ratings would make SCZ suitable for value investing!
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year SCZ was profitable.
In the past year SCZ had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years SCZ reported 4 times negative net income.
In multiple years SCZ reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
SCZ has a better Return On Assets (13.55%) than 94.94% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of SCZ (31.79%) is better than 97.22% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of SCZ (20.79%) is better than 98.10% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 13.55% | ||
| ROE | 31.79% | ||
| ROIC | 20.79% |
ROA(3y)11.73%
ROA(5y)2.33%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
SCZ's Profit Margin of 14.93% is amongst the best of the industry. SCZ outperforms 93.05% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 19.98%, SCZ belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.91% of the companies in the same industry.
The Gross Margin of SCZ (28.14%) is better than 90.27% of its industry peers.
SCZ's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 19.98% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 14.93% | ||
| GM | 28.14% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.55%
GM growth 5YN/A
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), SCZ is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, SCZ has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, SCZ has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, SCZ has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 3.01 indicates that SCZ is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
SCZ has a Altman-Z score of 3.01. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SCZ outperforms 57.65% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SCZ is 1.36, which is an excellent value as it means it would take SCZ, only 1.36 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
SCZ has a better Debt to FCF ratio (1.36) than 94.06% of its industry peers.
SCZ has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.09. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
SCZ has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.09) than 62.20% of its industry peers.
Although SCZ does not score too well on debt/equity it has very limited outstanding debt, which is well covered by the FCF. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.09 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.36 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.01 |
ROIC/WACC2.28
WACC9.12%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.62 indicates that SCZ should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.62, SCZ perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.70% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.18 indicates that SCZ should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of SCZ (1.18) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for SCZ have decreased strongly by -69.10% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, SCZ shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.03% in the last year.
SCZ shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 57.59% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-69.1%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-92.74%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.03%
Revenue growth 3Y74.42%
Revenue growth 5Y57.59%
Sales Q2Q%33.7%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -31.08% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
Based on estimates for the next years, SCZ will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 11.65% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-65%
EPS Next 2Y-31.08%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year11.68%
Revenue Next 2Y11.65%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.83, the valuation of SCZ can be described as very reasonable.
96.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SCZ, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
SCZ is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.08, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
SCZ is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.88.
SCZ's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. SCZ is cheaper than 95.70% of the companies in the same industry.
SCZ is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.67, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.83 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.88 |
4.2 Price Multiples
96.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SCZ, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, SCZ is valued cheaper than 96.08% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 12.9 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.28 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
SCZ has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
SCZ's earnings are expected to decrease with -31.08% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-31.08%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
SCZ does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TSX-V:SCZ (8/22/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
1.59
+0.14 (+9.66%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners6.52%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners7.13%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap572.32M
Analysts86.67
Price Target1.84 (15.72%)
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)191.26%
Min EPS beat(2)191.26%
Max EPS beat(2)191.26%
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)0.32%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.34%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.97%
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)12.5%
PT rev (3m)100%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-33.33%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-33.33%
EPS NY rev (1m)27.27%
EPS NY rev (3m)27.27%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-8.73%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-14.57%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-4.93%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.93%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.83 | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.88 | ||
| P/S | 1.38 | ||
| P/FCF | 12.9 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.13 | ||
| P/B | 2.93 | ||
| P/tB | 3.29 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.28 |
EPS(TTM)0.18
EY11.32%
EPS(NY)0.27
Fwd EY17.02%
FCF(TTM)0.12
FCFY7.75%
OCF(TTM)0.22
OCFY14.03%
SpS1.15
BVpS0.54
TBVpS0.48
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 13.55% | ||
| ROE | 31.79% | ||
| ROCE | 24.27% | ||
| ROIC | 20.79% | ||
| ROICexc | 23.93% | ||
| ROICexgc | 25.79% | ||
| OM | 19.98% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 14.93% | ||
| GM | 28.14% | ||
| FCFM | 10.67% |
ROA(3y)11.73%
ROA(5y)2.33%
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 3Y1.55%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.91
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.09 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.36 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.16 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 127.64% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 8.65% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 51.04 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 72.21% | ||
| Profit Quality | 71.45% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.01 |
F-Score6
WACC9.12%
ROIC/WACC2.28
Cap/Depr(3y)102.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)125%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.49%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.83%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-69.1%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-92.74%
EPS Next Y-65%
EPS Next 2Y-31.08%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.03%
Revenue growth 3Y74.42%
Revenue growth 5Y57.59%
Sales Q2Q%33.7%
Revenue Next Year11.68%
Revenue Next 2Y11.65%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y445.21%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year107.98%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y17.25%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y134.88%
OCF growth 1Y32.11%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y97.9%