TUCOWS INC-CLASS A (TC.CA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

TSX:TC • US8986972060

24.26 CAD
-0.9 (-3.58%)
Last: Mar 3, 2026, 07:00 PM

This TC.CA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, TC scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. TC was compared to 11 industry peers in the IT Services industry. TC has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. TC does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. TC.CA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year TC has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year TC has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years TC reported 4 times negative net income.
  • In multiple years TC reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
TC.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTC.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -50M -100M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -13.09%, TC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.55% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -13.09%
ROE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-10.23%
ROA(5y)-5.75%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
TC.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTC.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -200 -400 -600 -800

1.3 Margins

  • TC's Gross Margin of 23.93% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. TC is outperformed by 63.64% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TC has declined.
  • TC does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 23.93%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-3.31%
GM growth 5Y-4.85%
TC.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTC.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20

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2. TC.CA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • TC does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • TC has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
TC.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingTC.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M
TC.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTC.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.25, we must say that TC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • TC's Altman-Z score of 0.25 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. TC outperforms 63.64% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.25
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.02%
TC.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTC.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.07 indicates that TC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.07, TC perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.07 indicates that TC should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • TC's Quick ratio of 1.07 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. TC outperforms 54.55% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.07
Quick Ratio 1.07
TC.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTC.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. TC.CA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • TC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 21.77%, which is quite impressive.
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.77%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20.98%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%5.98%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
TC.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTC.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M
TC.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTC.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2023 2024 2025 0 -2 -4 -6

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4. TC.CA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for TC. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
TC.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTC.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

  • TC's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. TC is cheaper than 72.73% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 20.66
TC.CA Per share dataTC.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 -20 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. TC.CA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for TC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

TC.CA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

TUCOWS INC-CLASS A

TSX:TC (3/3/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

24.26

-0.9 (-3.58%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-06
Inst Owners66.46%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners19.81%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap268.32M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-96.26M
Analysts45
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
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)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.51
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 20.66
EPS(TTM)-8.12
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-4.01
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.98
OCFYN/A
SpS47.6
BVpS-17.83
TBVpS-36.56
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -13.09%
ROE N/A
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 23.93%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-10.23%
ROA(5y)-5.75%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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 3Y-3.31%
GM growth 5Y-4.85%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 16.77
Cap/Depr 52.36%
Cap/Sales 6.35%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.07
Quick Ratio 1.07
Altman-Z 0.25
F-Score3
WACC8.02%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)221.32%
Cap/Depr(5y)222.02%
Cap/Sales(3y)28.43%
Cap/Sales(5y)24.72%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.77%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20.98%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%5.98%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y78.52%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y74.11%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y26.9%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

TUCOWS INC-CLASS A / TC.CA FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for TC stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to TC.CA.


Can you provide the valuation status for TUCOWS INC-CLASS A?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to TUCOWS INC-CLASS A (TC.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is TUCOWS INC-CLASS A (TC.CA) stock?

TUCOWS INC-CLASS A (TC.CA) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.