GEC Stock Overview
Operates as an education and student housing investment company in Canada and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 1/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CA$0.21 |
| 52 Week High | CA$0.42 |
| 52 Week Low | CA$0.18 |
| Beta | 0.90 |
| 1 Month Change | -12.50% |
| 3 Month Change | -28.81% |
| 1 Year Change | -34.38% |
| 3 Year Change | -66.67% |
| 5 Year Change | -69.12% |
| Change since IPO | -93.00% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Benign Growth For Global Education Communities Corp. (TSE:GEC) Underpins Its Share Price
Nov 08
Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Global Education Communities (TSE:GEC)
Jun 06Investors Shouldn't Be Too Comfortable With Global Education Communities' (TSE:GEC) Earnings
Apr 26Global Education Communities Corp.'s (TSE:GEC) Shares Lagging The Industry But So Is The Business
Mar 22Is Global Education Communities (TSE:GEC) A Risky Investment?
Feb 13Most Shareholders Will Probably Find That The Compensation For CIBT Education Group Inc.'s (TSE:MBA) CEO Is Reasonable
Feb 04Is CIBT Education Group (TSE:MBA) Using Too Much Debt?
Nov 01Here's Why CIBT Education Group (TSE:MBA) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden
Jul 14Shareholders Will Probably Be Cautious Of Increasing CIBT Education Group Inc.'s (TSE:MBA) CEO Compensation At The Moment
Jan 22Is CIBT Education Group (TSE:MBA) A Risky Investment?
Sep 14Should You Think About Buying CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSE:MBA) Now?
Jun 14Is CIBT Education Group (TSE:MBA) Using Too Much Debt?
May 04At CA$0.73, Is It Time To Put CIBT Education Group Inc. (TSE:MBA) On Your Watch List?
Mar 15Here's Why We Think CIBT Education Group's (TSE:MBA) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative
Feb 08
Here's Why CIBT Education Group (TSE:MBA) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Jan 11What Is CIBT Education Group Inc.'s (TSE:MBA) Share Price Doing?
Nov 25Shareholder Returns
| GEC | CA Consumer Services | CA Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 5.0% | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1Y | -34.4% | 7.1% | 14.9% |
Return vs Industry: GEC underperformed the Canadian Consumer Services industry which returned 7.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GEC underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 15.7% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| GEC volatility | |
|---|---|
| GEC Average Weekly Movement | 15.6% |
| Consumer Services Industry Average Movement | 8.3% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CA Market | 17.2% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CA Market | 2.9% |
Stable Share Price: GEC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.
Volatility Over Time: GEC's weekly volatility (16%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Canadian stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 512 | Toby Chu | www.gechq.com |
Global Education Communities Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an education and student housing investment company in Canada and internationally. The company engages in education and real estate development businesses. It offers English as second language accredited programs, such as general English, college preparation/pathway, business English, medical English, English language test preparation, vacation English, and online English, as well as career training college accredited programs in the fields of business management, customer service, TESOL teacher training, interpreting and translation for Koreans, and online English teacher training.
Global Education Communities Corp. Fundamentals Summary
| GEC fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | CA$13.49m |
| Earnings (TTM) | CA$1.09m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CA$77.04m |
12.9x
P/E Ratio0.2x
P/S RatioIs GEC overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| GEC income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CA$77.04m |
| Cost of Revenue | CA$32.66m |
| Gross Profit | CA$44.39m |
| Other Expenses | CA$43.29m |
| Earnings | CA$1.09m |
Last Reported Earnings
Aug 31, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.016 |
| Gross Margin | 57.61% |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.42% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 176.9% |
How did GEC perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/30 01:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Global Education Communities Corp. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Siddharth Rajeev | Fundamental Research Corp. |