Executive Summary
Glacier Media Inc. operates as an information and marketing solutions company in Canada and the United States.
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with proven track record.
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Share Price & News
How has Glacier Media's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GVC's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-14.3%
GVC
0.7%
CA Media
-0.05%
CA Market
1 Year Return
-50.0%
GVC
-14.8%
CA Media
-24.6%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: GVC underperformed the Canadian Media industry which returned -14.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GVC underperformed the Canadian Market which returned -23.3% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GVC | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -14.3% | 0.7% | -0.05% |
| 30 Day | -31.8% | -9.8% | -21.2% |
| 90 Day | -45.5% | -17.0% | -24.7% |
| 1 Year | -50.0%-50.0% | -12.0%-14.8% | -22.1%-24.6% |
| 3 Year | -54.5%-54.5% | 3.4%-8.6% | -14.2%-22.1% |
| 5 Year | -76.6%-76.9% | 8.2%-13.1% | -1.9%-16.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Glacier Media's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Kind Of Shareholder Appears On The Glacier Media Inc.'s (TSE:GVC) Shareholder Register?Valuation
Is Glacier Media undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.02x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GVC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate GVC's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GVC is good value based on its PE Ratio (1x) compared to the Media industry average (6.9x).
PE vs Market: GVC is good value based on its PE Ratio (1x) compared to the Canadian market (10.6x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GVC's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GVC is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.2x) compared to the CA Media industry average (0.8x).
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Future Growth
How is Glacier Media forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
6.0%
Forecasted Media 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 Glacier Media 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 whether Glacier Media is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Glacier Media competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Media industry.
Past Performance
How has Glacier Media performed over the past 5 years?
51.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GVC has a large one-off gain of CA$37.5M impacting its December 31 2019 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: GVC's current net profit margins (18.5%) are higher than last year (0.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GVC has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 51.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: GVC's earnings growth over the past year (5136.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (51.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: GVC earnings growth over the past year (5136.9%) exceeded the Media industry 81.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: GVC's Return on Equity (18.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Glacier Media's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GVC's short term assets (CA$45.7M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$42.5M).
Long Term Liabilities: GVC's short term assets (CA$45.7M) exceed its long term liabilities (CA$30.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GVC's debt to equity ratio (9.3%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: GVC's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 25.5% to 9.3% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: GVC has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: GVC's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.5x 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: GVC is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
Forecast Cash Runway: GVC is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
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Dividend
What is Glacier Media's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GVC's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GVC'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 GVC's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GVC's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: GVC is not paying a notable dividend for the Canadian market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of GVC'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?
7.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jonathon James Kennedy
22.25s
Tenure
CA$751,791
Compensation
Mr. Jonathon James Leslie Kennedy has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of GVIC Communications Corp. since March 23, 2006. Mr. Kennedy has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Gla ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jonathon James's total compensation ($USD531.32K) is above average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD158.02K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jonathon James's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 22.25yrs | CA$751.79k | 0.25% CA$95.7k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 16.25yrs | CA$404.49k | 0.19% CA$70.9k | |
| President of Glacier Business Information | no data | CA$683.58k | 0.071% CA$26.6k | |
| Secretary & Director | 20yrs | CA$29.00k | 0.33% CA$123.8k | |
| Executive Vice President of Business Information | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Community Media | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Glacier FarmMedia | 3.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| President of Lower Mainland Publishing Ltd & Community Digital Media | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
| CEO & President of Fundata | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Inceptus Media | 3.58yrs | no data | no data |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: GVC's management team is seasoned and experienced (7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 22.25yrs | CA$751.79k | 0.25% CA$95.7k | |
| Secretary & Director | 20yrs | CA$29.00k | 0.33% CA$123.8k | |
| Executive Chairman of InfoMine and Chief Executive Officer of InfoMine | 3.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 20yrs | CA$28.00k | 0.36% CA$136.8k | |
| Chairman of the Board | no data | CA$25.00k | 0.56% CA$211.4k | |
| Director | 19.92yrs | CA$43.10k | no data | |
| Director | 0.42yr | no data | no data |
20.0yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: GVC's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 20 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 6.3%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Glacier Media Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Glacier Media Inc.
- Ticker: GVC
- Exchange: TSX
- Founded: 1988
- Industry: Publishing
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: CA$37.564m
- Shares outstanding: 125.21m
- Website: https://www.glaciermedia.ca
Number of Employees
Location
- Glacier Media Inc.
- 2188 Yukon Street
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V5Y 3P1
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GVC | TSX (The Toronto Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Mar 1989 |
| GLMF.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Common Shares | US | USD | Mar 1989 |
Biography
Glacier Media Inc. operates as an information and marketing solutions company in Canada and the United States. It operates through three segments: Environmental, Property and Financial Information; Commodities Information; and Community Media. The company publishes local daily and weekly newspapers, and related publications, as well as develops Websites and digital products in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, and the United States. It also provides crucial data, news, and analysis, such as dissect complex markets, news and context, invest with confidence, mitigate risk, benchmark financials, and build sales pipeline solutions; and digital and print advertising, audience delivery, storytelling, and events services. In addition, the company offers research and advisory services; and operates an online real estate portal. It serves clients in various sectors, such as agriculture, energy, mining, real estate, regional business, environmental risk, regulatory compliance, financial data, community media, and weather. The company was formerly known as Glacier Ventures International Corp. and changed its name to Glacier Media Inc. in July 2008. Glacier Media Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/04/03 02:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/04/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.