Executive Summary
Getty Copper Inc. engages in the acquisition and exploration of natural resource properties in Canada.
Snowflake Analysis
Overvalued with weak fundamentals.
Share Price & News
How has Getty Copper's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GTC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
GTC
4.6%
CA Metals and Mining
0.2%
CA Market
1 Year Return
0%
GTC
4.5%
CA Metals and Mining
4.9%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: GTC underperformed the Canadian Metals and Mining industry which returned 4.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GTC underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 4.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GTC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | 4.6% | 0.2% |
| 30 Day | -16.7% | 3.7% | 0.4% |
| 90 Day | 0% | 10.7% | 3.7% |
| 1 Year | 0%0% | 5.1%4.5% | 8.2%4.9% |
| 3 Year | 0%0% | -5.4%-7.0% | 15.9%5.5% |
| 5 Year | -16.7%-16.7% | 26.4%22.6% | 33.8%14.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Getty Copper's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
3 months ago | Simply Wall St
What Kind Of Shareholder Appears On The Getty Copper Inc.'s (CVE:GTC) Shareholder Register?6 months ago | Simply Wall St
Is Getty Copper (CVE:GTC) Using Too Much Debt?1 year ago | Simply Wall St
Shareholders Should Note That Insiders Own Shares In Getty Copper Inc (CVE:GTC)Valuation
Is Getty Copper undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
0.82x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GTC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GTC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GTC is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Metals and Mining industry average.
PE vs Market: GTC 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 GTC's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GTC is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.8x) compared to the CA Metals and Mining industry average (1.5x).
Next Steps
Future Growth
How is Getty Copper forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
15.8%
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 Getty Copper 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
- Take a look at our analysis of GTC’s management and see if the CEO’s compensation is within a reasonable range, who is on the board and if insiders have been trading lately.
- Getty Copper 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 Getty Copper performed over the past 5 years?
10.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GTC is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: GTC is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GTC is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 10.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare GTC's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: GTC is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Metals and Mining industry (10.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GTC has a negative Return on Equity (-19.28%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Getty Copper's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GTC's short term assets (CA$35.8K) do not cover its short term liabilities (CA$1.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: GTC's short term assets (CA$35.8K) do not cover its long term liabilities (CA$1.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GTC's debt to equity ratio (49.4%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: GTC's debt to equity ratio has increased from 1.4% to 49.4% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: GTC has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: GTC's debt is not covered by short term assets (assets are 0x debt).
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: GTC has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: GTC has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of -2.1% each year
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Dividend
What is Getty Copper's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GTC's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GTC's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GTC's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GTC'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 GTC'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?
4.7yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
John Lepinski 0
4.7yrs
Tenure
CA$6,000
Compensation
Mr. John Brent Lepinski, CPA, has been Chief Operating Officer at Getty Copper Inc. since June 18, 2015 and serves as its Managing Chief Executive officer since 2019. Mr. Lepinski served as its Chief Execu ...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managing CEO | 4.7yrs | CA$6.00k | 34.54% CA$936.1k | |
| President & Director | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Corporate Secretary | 4.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Consultant | 0yrs | CA$30.38k | no data |
4.7yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GTC's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managing CEO | 4.7yrs | CA$6.00k | 34.54% CA$936.1k | |
| President & Director | 3.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 0.8yrs | no data | 0.028% CA$750.0 | |
| Independent Director | 0.8yrs | no data | 0.90% CA$24.5k |
2.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: GTC's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: GTC insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Getty Copper Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Getty Copper Inc.
- Ticker: GTC
- Exchange: TSXV
- Founded: 1985
- Industry: Diversified Metals and Mining
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CA$2.711m
- Shares outstanding: 108.43m
- Website: https://www.gettycopper.com
Location
- Getty Copper Inc.
- 1000 Austin Avenue
- Coquitlam
- British Columbia
- V3K 3P1
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTC | TSXV (TSX Venture Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Jun 1993 |
| GTCD.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Jun 1993 |
Biography
Getty Copper Inc. engages in the acquisition and exploration of natural resource properties in Canada. It owns interests in the Getty copper project that includes the Getty North, Getty South, and satellite properties covering an area of approximately 269 square kilometers located in Highland Valley, British Columbia. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Coquitlam, Canada.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/02/18 23:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/02/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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.