GCC (GCWOF) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Review

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for GCC and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCC	0	0	1	0	3.00
GCC Competitors	402	2042	2820	83	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 426.24%. Given GCC’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GCC has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GCC and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCC	N/A	N/A	6.06
GCC Competitors	$6.81 billion	$651.37 million	32.55

GCC’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than GCC. GCC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, 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 183.5% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.4% of GCC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of shares of all “Construction Materials” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GCC and its peers’ 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	4.41%	8.31%	5.03%

Summary

GCC peers 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.