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Great Southern CopperLSE:GSCU -4.00% 3-Year ROIIC % is -238.21 as of Mar. 2025. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,309 Metals & Mining companies, Great Southern Copper ranks worse than 90.56% on this metric.
3-Year Return on Invested Incremental Capital (3-Year ROIIC %) measures the change in earnings as a percentage of change in investment over 3-year.
Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -238.21%. High ROIIC is generally an indication that your business is capital efficient or has a higher operating leverage.
The industry rank for Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:GSCU's 3-Year ROIIC % is ranked worse than 90.56% of 2309
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -2.53
vs LSE:GSCU: -238.21
Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU) 3-Year ROIIC % Explanation
Return on Incremental Invested Capital (ROIIC) is an extension of Return on Investment Capital (ROIC). ROIC % tells investors how efficiently that profitability is earned per dollar of company capital. ROIIC narrows the focus even further and shows how profitable each additional unit of capital investment could be. ROIIC % is a more powerful metric than ROIC because it measures how much money the company can generate going forward on future capital investments.
High ROIIC is generally an indication that your business is capital efficient or has a higher operating leverage.
Be Aware
It's important to keep in mind that when tracking ROIIC, the metric is better suited to forecasting the trend of future returns rather than measuring current return on investment.
Great Southern Copper 3-Year ROIIC % Related Terms
Great Southern Copper 3-Year ROIIC % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Copper subindustry, Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year ROIIC % 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.
Great Southern Copper 3-Year ROIIC % vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % falls into.
Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:
3-Year ROIIC %
=
3-Year Incremental Net Operating Profit After Taxes (NOPAT)**
/
3-Year Incremental Invested Capital**
=
( -1.85 (Mar. 2025) - -0.84 (Mar. 2022) )
/
( 2.139 (Mar. 2025) - 1.715 (Mar. 2022) )
=
-1.01
/
0.424
=
-238.21%***
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
** Annual data of NOPAT and Invested Capital was used to calculate 3-Year ROIIC %.
*** Please be aware that the ROIIC (Return on Invested Capital) calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.
Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU) has a 3-Year ROIIC % of -238.21 as of Mar. 2025. 3-Year ROIIC % measures the change in earnings as a percentage of change in investment over 3-year. View historical data on Great Southern Copper and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Great Southern Copper ranks #2091 out of 2309 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 90.6%.
Is Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % too high?
Great Southern Copper's current 3-Year ROIIC % is -238.21. Based on the distribution chart, Great Southern Copper ranks #2091 out of 2309 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Great Southern Copper's 3-Year ROIIC % compare to SCCO and FCX?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Great Southern Copper ranks #2091 out of 2309 companies for 3-Year ROIIC %. This places Great Southern Copper in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Year ROIIC % for a Metals & Mining company?
A good 3-Year ROIIC % depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, 3-Year ROIIC % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high 3-Year ROIIC % mean?
A high 3-Year ROIIC % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 3-Year ROIIC % measures the change in earnings as a percentage of change in investment over 3-year. View historical data on Great Southern Copper and its competitors. Great Southern Copper's current 3-Year ROIIC % is -238.21. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Great Southern Copper stock overvalued right now?
Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU) has a current 3-Year ROIIC % of -238.21. The current 3-Year ROIIC % is -238.21. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 3-Year ROIIC % calculated?
3-Year ROIIC % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU), the current 3-Year ROIIC % is -238.21 as of Mar. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Great Southern Copper PLC is a copper exploration company that aims to generate shareholder value through the successful exploration and discovery of large-scale porphyry copper-gold deposits from its projects located in the underexplored coastal copper belt of northern Chile. The Group has two reportable segments, exploration and corporate. It has three projects all located in Chile: Especularita, San Lorenzo and Monti Lithium.
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