Executive Summary
Eldorado Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the exploration, discovery, acquisition, financing, development, production, sale, and reclamation of mineral products, primarily in Turkey, Canada, Greece, Brazil, and Romania. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet and overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has Eldorado Gold's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ELD is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ELD's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
7.8%
ELD
-0.3%
CA Metals and Mining
1.9%
CA Market
1 Year Return
14.1%
ELD
30.1%
CA Metals and Mining
16.2%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: ELD underperformed the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 27.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ELD underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 15.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ELD | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 7.8% | -0.3% | 1.9% |
| 30 Day | -13.0% | -5.6% | 1.7% |
| 90 Day | -15.0% | -4.5% | 6.9% |
| 1 Year | 14.1%14.1% | 31.3%30.1% | 20.5%16.2% |
| 3 Year | 98.2%98.2% | 42.1%39.1% | 24.6%12.8% |
| 5 Year | -35.4%-35.7% | 80.7%75.2% | 56.7%33.1% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Eldorado Gold's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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We Wouldn't Rely On Eldorado Gold's (TSE:ELD) Statutory Earnings As A GuideValuation
Is Eldorado Gold undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
18.53x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ELD (CA$14.37) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CA$5.03)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ELD is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ELD is poor value based on its PE Ratio (18.5x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (15x).
PE vs Market: ELD is poor value based on its PE Ratio (18.5x) compared to the Canadian market (16.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ELD is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.7x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ELD is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.5x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (2.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Eldorado Gold forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 8 analysts?
11.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ELD's forecast earnings growth (11% per year) is above the savings rate (1.5%).
Earnings vs Market: ELD's earnings (11% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the Canadian market (25.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ELD's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: ELD's revenue (6.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Canadian market (7.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ELD's revenue (6.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ELD's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (4.2%).
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Past Performance
How has Eldorado Gold performed over the past 5 years?
67.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ELD has a large one-off loss of $47.5M impacting its December 31 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: ELD's current net profit margins (10.2%) are lower than last year (13.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ELD has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 67.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: ELD's earnings growth over the past year (29.3%) is below its 5-year average (67.4% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ELD earnings growth over the past year (29.3%) underperformed the Metals and Mining industry 58%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: ELD's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Eldorado Gold's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ELD's short term assets ($766.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($262.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: ELD's short term assets ($766.2M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($980.5M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ELD's debt to equity ratio (13.7%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: ELD's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 15% to 13.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ELD's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (84.9%).
Interest Coverage: ELD's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.2x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Eldorado Gold current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ELD's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ELD's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ELD's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ELD's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: ELD is not paying a notable dividend for the Canadian market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of ELD's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
George Burns (60 yo)
3.92yrs
Tenure
US$3,500,284
Compensation
Mr. George Raymond Burns has been an Independent Director of Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. since January 21, 2020. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Eldorado Gold Corporation since A...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: George's total compensation ($USD3.50M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD2.22M).
Compensation vs Earnings: George's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.92yrs | US$3.50m | 0.15% $ 3.8m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.5yrs | US$1.41m | 0.097% $ 2.4m | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 3.08yrs | US$1.11m | 0.022% $ 548.5k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Strategy Officer | 1.92yrs | US$1.42m | 0.021% $ 530.7k | |
| Executive VP & COO | 1.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Technical Services | 0.33yr | no data | no data | |
| Interim Head of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Communications & Government Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of People & External Affairs | no data | no data | 0.0017% $ 43.1k | |
| Vice President of Exploration | 11.83yrs | no data | 0.025% $ 620.6k | |
| Senior Geologist | no data | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Secretary | no data | no data | 0.0025% $ 62.1k |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: ELD's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 3.92yrs | US$3.50m | 0.15% $ 3.8m | |
| Independent Director | 6.17yrs | US$181.18k | 0.0014% $ 34.6k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 0.17yr | US$169.62k | 0.0057% $ 143.8k | |
| Independent Director | 2.75yrs | US$154.20k | 0.0046% $ 115.0k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.42yrs | US$219.73k | 0.020% $ 502.9k | |
| Independent Director | 6.5yrs | US$161.91k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 0.92yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
62yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ELD's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 5.9%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Eldorado Gold Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Eldorado Gold Corporation
- Ticker: ELD
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 1992
- Industry: Gold
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CA$2.506b
- Shares outstanding: 174.37m
- Website: https://www.eldoradogold.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Eldorado Gold Corporation
- Bentall 5
- Suite 1188
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V6C 2B5
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELD | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Voting Common Shares | CA | CAD | Dec 1992 |
| EGO | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Voting Common Shares | US | USD | Dec 1992 |
| ELO1 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Voting Common Shares | DE | EUR | Dec 1992 |
Biography
Eldorado Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the exploration, discovery, acquisition, financing, development, production, sale, and reclamation of mineral products, primarily in Turkey, Canada,...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/08 00:34 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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.