Gunnison Copper (TSE:GCU)
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
C$0.66
▲(36.88% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:01/17/26
The score is held down primarily by poor financial health (negative margins, negative equity, and worsening negative free cash flow). Technicals provide some offset with strong upward trend and positive MACD, but overbought indicators raise near-term risk, while valuation (P/E 27.66 and no dividend yield provided) offers limited support given the fundamentals.
Positive Factors
Environmentally friendly extraction
Excelsior's in‑situ recovery is a structurally durable operational advantage: it can lower capital and operating intensity, reduce surface disturbance and permitting friction, and improve ESG positioning. Over months this eases project execution, financing and offtake conversations versus conventional mines.
Negative Factors
Negative shareholders' equity
Negative equity indicates liabilities exceed assets, a fundamental solvency concern that limits borrowing capacity and increases reliance on dilutive financing or expensive debt. Over a multi‑month horizon this constrains ability to fund development work or respond to operational setbacks without significant external support.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Environmentally friendly extraction
Excelsior's in‑situ recovery is a structurally durable operational advantage: it can lower capital and operating intensity, reduce surface disturbance and permitting friction, and improve ESG positioning. Over months this eases project execution, financing and offtake conversations versus conventional mines.
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Gunnison Copper (GCU) vs. iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
C$186.03M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.10M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)2.00
Revenue Growth128.86%
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryCA
Employees48
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryCopper
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.03
Shares Outstanding422,803,600
10 Day Avg. Volume1,235,741
30 Day Avg. Volume1,101,111
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.04
Price to Book (P/B)-1.95
Price to Sales (P/S)44.90
P/FCF Ratio-1.34
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.02
Revenue Forecast (FY)C$20.00M
Gunnison Copper Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Gunnison Copper Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of copper mineral properties in the United States. The company also explores for zinc and silver deposits. Its flagship property is the Gunnison copper project consists...
How the Company Makes Money
Excelsior Mining generates revenue primarily through the sale of copper produced from its Gunnison Copper Project. The company employs an in-situ recovery method, which reduces operational costs and environmental impact while maximizing copper yie...
Gunnison Copper Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
25
Negative
Balance Sheet
20
Very Negative
Cash Flow
30
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2025 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 3.27M | 952.00K | 2.92M | 4.18M | 5.03M |
| Gross Profit | -6.39M | -1.96M | -5.63M | -6.75M | -8.82M |
| EBITDA | 5.42M | 12.85M | -25.19M | 37.22M | -69.07M |
| Net Income | 1.43M | 8.49M | -28.96M | 34.88M | -69.65M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 267.54M | 137.93M | 116.41M | 118.76M | 151.26M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 22.88M | 8.34M | 6.19M | 5.63M | 20.85M |
| Total Debt | 6.32M | 16.66M | 20.27M | 15.80M | 15.84M |
| Total Liabilities | 327.89M | 159.83M | 147.13M | 127.06M | 194.70M |
| Stockholders Equity | -60.36M | -21.90M | -30.72M | -8.30M | -43.44M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -137.19M | -31.80M | -13.22M | -15.25M | -15.97M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -16.50M | -7.65M | -10.66M | -14.06M | -13.45M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -147.45M | -30.38M | 2.67M | -1.18M | -2.56M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 173.42M | 40.16M | 8.49M | 0.00 | 23.22M |
Gunnison Copper Technical Analysis
Neutral
0.48
Price Trends
0.51
Negative
0.46
Negative
0.38
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.02
Negative
44.86
Neutral
74.60
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For TSE:GCU, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 0.48 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.43, below the 50-day MA of 0.51, and above the 200-day MA of 0.38, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.02 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 44.86 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 74.60 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for TSE:GCU.
Gunnison Copper Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
55 Neutral | C$192.82M | -56.86 | -15.12% | ― | ― | 71.30% | |
49 Neutral | C$186.03M | -1.02 | -3.35% | ― | 128.86% | ― | |
45 Neutral | C$118.11M | -6.43 | -35.86% | ― | ― | 22.47% | |
44 Neutral | C$351.75M | -449.00 | -1.26% | ― | ― | 36.84% | |
42 Neutral | C$351.07M | -48.09 | -6.57% | ― | ― | -41.70% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Gunnison Copper Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Gunnison Copper Wipes Out Nebari Debt, Strengthens Balance Sheet
Positive
Jan 20, 2026
Gunnison Copper Corp. has fully eliminated the remaining US$15 million in principal owed to Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I LP through a combination of prior cash repayments and the final conversion of US$4.75 million of debt into 22.65 mil...
Business Operations and Strategy
Gunnison Copper Tapped as First Source of Nuton Low‑Carbon Copper for AWS Data Centres
Positive
Jan 15, 2026
Gunnison Copper announced that Rio Tinto’s Nuton Technology has entered a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services, under which AWS will become the first customer for Nuton’s low‑carbon bioleached copper produced at Gunni...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Gunnison Copper Taps Lunasonde’s Advanced Survey Tech and Progresses Debt Conversion
Positive
Dec 19, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. has entered into a collaboration framework agreement with Lunasonde Inc. to deploy Lunasonde’s airborne georadiotomography technology over part of its Cochise Mining District holdings in southern Arizona, using high-res...
Business Operations and StrategyProduct-Related Announcements
Gunnison Copper Achieves Milestone with Rio Tinto’s Nuton Technology
Positive
Dec 4, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. has announced a significant milestone with the successful production of the first copper using Rio Tinto’s Nuton® Technology at the Johnson Camp mine in Arizona. This innovative bioleaching technology, which utiliz...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Gunnison Copper Achieves Major Debt Reduction Milestone
Positive
Dec 2, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. has fully repaid the US$7.3 million non-convertible portion of its debt with Nebari Natural Resources Credit Fund I LP, marking a significant step in its debt reduction strategy. This repayment enhances the company’s fi...
Executive/Board Changes
Gunnison Copper Mourns the Loss of Esteemed Director Colin Kinley
Negative
Nov 7, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. has announced the sudden passing of Colin Kinley, a long-serving Director and Chair of the Compensation Committee, who joined the company in 2010. Kinley was highly respected in the natural resources sector, and his loss is d...
Private Placements and Financing
Gunnison Copper Completes Final Tranche of Private Placement, Raising C$13.3 Million
Positive
Oct 31, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. has successfully closed the second and final tranche of its non-brokered private placement, raising a total of approximately C$13.3 million. This funding will support the company’s ongoing projects, including the Gunnis...
Private Placements and Financing
Gunnison Copper Secures C$13.1 Million in Private Placement to Advance Flagship Project
Positive
Oct 30, 2025
Gunnison Copper Corp. has successfully closed a non-brokered financing, raising C$13.1 million through the issuance of 29,138,378 Units. The funds will be allocated towards drilling, metallurgical testing, permitting activities for the Gunnison Co...
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