Develop oil and gas properties in the Athabasca oil sands region of Alberta. Explore for new oil and gas reserves within their existing land holdings. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 22% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
If every debt were paid off today, $25.9M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The cash pile is strong; debt and other items pull the grade toward the middle.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
The stock trades 40% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $30.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $25.9M would remain.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 20/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 40/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, GFR sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: GFR does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.