Critical Comparison: GCC (GCWOF) versus The Competition

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
GCC	N/A	N/A	5.99
GCC Competitors	$32.55 billion	$651.37 million	32.01

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

Insider and Institutional 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for GCC and its rivals, 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	403	2047	2825	83	2.48

As a group, “Construction Materials” companies have a potential upside of 404.87%. Given GCC’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GCC has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares GCC and its rivals’ 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	4.40%	8.29%	5.02%

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 175.6% and pay out 31.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

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

GCC Company Profile

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.