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Imperial Metals (TSX:III) GF Value Rank : 4 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Imperial Metals GF Value Rank?

Imperial Metals has the GF Value Rank of 4.

The GF Value Rank is determined by the price-to-GF-Value (P/GF Value) ratio, a proprietary metric calculated based on historical multiples along with an adjustment factor based on a company's past returns and growth and future estimates of the business' performance.

GuruFocus found that for valuation, we cannot simply give stocks a better GF Value rank simply because they have a lower P/GF Value ratio. Backtesting shows that over the long term, the two worst-performing groups are the most expensive group (with the highest P/GF Value ratio) and the least expensive group (with the lowest P/GF Value ratio).

We can understand why the most expensive group underperforms. We were initially puzzled by the underperformance of the least expensive group, but we realized there is a reason why some stocks are super cheap. If they look too undervalued, it is often because the businesses behind them are poor quality. The market realized this and gave them low valuations. In a way, the market is efficient.

After multiple backtesting analyses, we granted the stocks in third-cheapest percentile the highest GF Value rank, as they have performed the best over a full market cycle. Stock performance is actually not as sensitive to valuation as it is to growth and profitability. On average, the companies in the 20%-50% valuation groups have similar performances. Therefore, we should avoid the most expensive and the least expensive stocks. We can be more tolerant of valuation.

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Competitive Comparison of Imperial Metals's GF Value Rank

For the Copper subindustry, Imperial Metals's GF Value Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and GF Value Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Imperial Metals's GF Value Rank Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Imperial Metals's GF Value Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Imperial Metals's GF Value Rank falls into.



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Imperial Metals (TSX:III) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
580 Hornby Street, Suite 200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3B6
Imperial Metals Corp is a mining company mainly engaged in the exploration, development, and production of base and precious metals from Canadian mineral properties. It operates through four segments which include Red Chris, Mount Polley, Huckleberry, and Corporate. The company's properties include the Red Chris copper/gold mine in northwest British Columbia; the Mount Polley copper/gold mine in central British Columbia, and the Huckleberry copper mine in northern British Columbia. It explores copper, gold, silver, and other minerals in which copper is the company's principal product.