Operates as a mining company primarily focused on the extraction of gold. Holds significant interests in the Fruta del Norte gold project located in Southeast Ecuador. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 25% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
If every debt were paid off today, $629.0M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
The market pays 20.1× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
The stock trades 29% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 44% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 25% a year on average.
There is $629.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $629.0M would remain.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.
Against everything we grade, LUGDF lands somewhere in the middle. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: LUGDF is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.