TMC the metals company Inc. (TMC) is a Industrial Materials company in the Basic Materials sector, currently trading at $4.72. It has a SharesGrow Score of 46/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is TMC = $12 (+154.2% upside).
Valuation: TMC trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -5.4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 0.14.
Net income is $320M (loss), growing at -81.5%/yr. Net profit margin is 0% (thin). Gross margin is -0.5% (+0 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $0 with negative equity of -$33M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.98 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 0%. Total assets: $182M.
Analyst outlook: 2 / 2 analysts rate TMC as buy (100%) — strong consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 96/100 (Pass), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 23/100 (Fail), Future 100/100 (Pass), Income ?/100 (Fail).
