Executive Summary
Century Global Commodities Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, explores and develops mineral properties in Canada.
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Fundamentals
Flawless balance sheet and overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has Century Global Commodities's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
CNT
-0.8%
CA Metals and Mining
0.2%
CA Market
1 Year Return
-41.2%
CNT
13.6%
CA Metals and Mining
2.4%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: CNT underperformed the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 13.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CNT underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 2.4% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| CNT | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | -0.8% | 0.2% |
| 30 Day | 0% | -8.4% | -3.3% |
| 90 Day | -50.0% | -7.6% | -1.8% |
| 1 Year | -37.3%-41.2% | 14.5%13.6% | 6.0%2.4% |
| 3 Year | -57.4%-60.0% | -10.6%-12.2% | 14.2%4.0% |
| 5 Year | -71.9%-73.7% | 16.7%12.9% | 27.2%8.6% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Century Global Commodities's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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If You Had Bought Century Global Commodities (TSE:CNT) Stock Five Years Ago, You'd Be Sitting On A 74% Loss, Today3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
We Think Century Global Commodities (TSE:CNT) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth1 month ago | Simply Wall St
How Should Investors Feel About Century Global Commodities Corporation's (TSE:CNT) CEO Pay?Valuation
Is Century Global Commodities undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
0.37x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate CNT's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate CNT's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CNT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Metals and Mining industry average.
PE vs Market: CNT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CNT's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CNT is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.4x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (1.3x).
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Future Growth
How is Century Global Commodities forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
38.6%
Forecasted Materials industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Century Global Commodities has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine Century Global Commodities's financial health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial stress by looking at its level of debt over time and how much cash it has left.
- Century Global Commodities competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Materials industry.
Past Performance
How has Century Global Commodities performed over the past 5 years?
19.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CNT is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 19.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CNT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: CNT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (-11.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CNT has a negative Return on Equity (-21.33%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: CNT is currently unprofitable, so its Return on Assets is negative.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: CNT is currently unprofitable, so its Return on Capital Employed is negative.
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Financial Health
How is Century Global Commodities's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CNT's short term assets (CA$20.2M) exceeds its short term liabilities (CA$2.4M)
Long Term Liabilities: CNT's short term assets (20.2M) exceeds its long term liabilities (205.4K)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CNT is debt free.
Reducing Debt: CNT has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: CNT has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: Insufficient data to determine if CNT's debt is covered by short term assets.
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: CNT has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: CNT has sufficient cash runway for 1.626180 years if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 9.8% each year.
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Dividend
What is Century Global Commodities's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CNT's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CNT's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CNT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CNT's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of CNT's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Century Global Commodities's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
4.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Sandy C. Chim (63yo)
8.4yrs
Tenure
CA$370,000
Compensation
Mr. Sandy Chun-Kwan Chim, also known as Sandy, MBA, CPA, CA serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Century Metals Inc. since August 24, 2017 and also serves as its Chairman. He serves ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Sandy C.'s total compensation ($USD282.38K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD136.47K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Sandy C.'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CNT's management team is considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.4yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CNT's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 500 |
| Max Price | CA$0.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
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| Shares | 7,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 28,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 1,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 6,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 20,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.17 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 20,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.16 |
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Chief Executive Officer Chairman |
| Shares | 35,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.14 |
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Stephen Wortley (60yo)
Assistant Corporate Secretary
- Tenure: 0yrs
Sandy C. Chim (63yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 8.4yrs
- Compensation: CA$370.00k
Peter Jones (71yo)
Chairman of the Advisory Committee
- Tenure: 1.5yrs
- Compensation: CA$141.55k
Denis Frawley
Co-Secretary
- Tenure: 0yrs
Ivan Wong (45yo)
Senior VP of Corporate Finance & Project Development
- Tenure: 6.2yrs
- Compensation: CA$250.00k
Allan Gan
Director of Exploration
- Tenure: 0yrs
Alex Tsang (46yo)
CFO & Co-Secretary
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: CA$192.17k
Board Members
Karen Lee (71yo)
Director
- Tenure: 5.1yrs
- Compensation: CA$35.20k
Sandy C. Chim (63yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 8.4yrs
- Compensation: CA$370.00k
Howard Bernier
Lead Director
- Tenure: 5.8yrs
- Compensation: CA$39.20k
Jiong Wang
Director
- Tenure: 8.1yrs
Gloria Wong (36yo)
Director
- Tenure: 0.08yrs
Hua Bai (52yo)
Director
- Tenure: 8.4yrs
Yiyan Chen
Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
Pengfeng Zhu
Director
- Tenure: 0.3yrs
Company Information
Century Global Commodities Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Century Global Commodities Corporation
- Ticker: CNT
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded:
- Industry: Steel
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CA$9.850m
- Shares outstanding: 98.50m
- Website: https://www.centuryglobal.ca
Number of Employees
Location
- Century Global Commodities Corporation
- Houston Centre
- Unit 905-6, 9th Floor
- Tsim Sha Tsui
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNT | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | May 2011 |
| CEUM.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | May 2011 |
Biography
Century Global Commodities Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, explores and develops mineral properties in Canada. It focuses on exploring iron ores, and precious and base metals. The company’s fl ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/22 00:54 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/08 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/03/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.