Head to Head Review: GCC (GCWOF) versus Its Peers

GCC (OTCMKTS:GCWOF) is one of 74 public companies in the “Construction Materials” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare GCC to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares GCC and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCC	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCC Competitors	4.62%	8.00%	4.99%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GCC and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCC	N/A	N/A	5.93
GCC Competitors	$6.81 billion	$651.37 million	31.07

GCC’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than GCC. GCC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

GCC pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GCC pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Construction Materials” companies pay a dividend yield of 181.9% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.4% of GCC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for GCC and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCC	0	0	1	0	3.00
GCC Competitors	406	2058	2840	83	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 419.14%. Given GCC’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GCC has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

GCC competitors beat GCC on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About GCC

GCC, S.A.B. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and sells gray Portland cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, and other building construction materials in Mexico and the United States. It offers cement; ready mix concrete, energy; building materials; and asphalt. The company also provides special products comprising Komponent, a shrinkage-compensating, expanding concrete additive; Metaforce, a reactive and consistent pozzolan that is used as an alternative for fly ash; Microsilex to be used in bridge decks and paving; Rapid Set, a solution for concrete applications; and Versabind, a cementitious that is used as filler in asphalt mixes as a replacement for lime. It distributes its products through distribution centers and independent wholesale distributors. The company was formerly known as Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V. and changed its name to GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. in March 2021. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Chihuahua, Mexico. GCC, S.A.B. de C.V. is a subsidiary of CAMCEM, S.A. de C.V.