TCX vs ELRE vs IPM Stock Comparison

Tucows, Yinfu Gold and Intelligent Protection Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TCX Tucows Inc /Pa/
$10.28 +3.0% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$117.17M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$394.44M
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
2 wins
ELRE Yinfu Gold Corp.
$0.86 +104.8% 1M +100.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.53M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Web Hosting and Domains Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Intelligent Protection Management leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Intelligent Protection Management 4, Tucows 2, Yinfu Gold 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTCXELREIPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $117.17M $8.53M $22.30M TCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x -65.1x -6.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 21.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% — +113.5% IPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -21.2% — -14.8% IPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -27.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 31.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.8% +100.0% -16.9% ELRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.9%/yr -27.0%/yr -21.1%/yr IPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 81.3% 276.7% 40.2% IPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 32/100 37/100 TCX

Percentile Scorecard

TCXELREIPM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTCXELREIPM
Valuation 51 #19 of 38 41 #23 of 38 12 #44 of 50
Growth 63 #14 of 36 54 #17 of 36 82 #9 of 45
Profitability 42 #20 of 34 – 13 #36 of 41
Financial Health 14 #33 of 38 0 #38 of 38 43 #36 of 62
Shareholder Returns 70 #7 of 21 – –
Overall 48 32 37
  • TCX ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • ELRE ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • IPM ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTCXELREIPMSPY
1 month +3.0%+104.8%-3.9% -0.2%
3 months +13.2%-9.5%-4.4% +3.9%
6 months -37.1%+75.5%-2.3% +8.2%
Year to date -54.1%+104.8%0.0% +12.9%
1 year -44.8%+100.0%-16.9% +12.3%
3 years -38.4%+473.3%+9.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.9%+79.1%+3.1% +23.3%
5 years -87.4%-79.3%-69.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.9%-27.0%-21.1% +10.9%
10 years -65.8%-98.8%-69.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year -10.2%-35.6%-11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTCXELREIPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 81.3%276.7%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.8%931.1%47.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.74-0.170.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.36-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -90.7%-97.1%-76.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -58.7%-16.5%-20.0% -1.2%
52-week high $24.90$1.03$2.15 $779.14
52-week low $8.48$0.42$1.49 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTCXELREIPM
P/E now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 29.5x -65.1xmedian 29.5x -6.0xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 4.5x —median 4.5x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 23.9x —median 23.9x -7.2xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 15.0x -170.0xmedian 15.0x -34.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 4.3x -13.4xmedian 4.3x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.38 -0.94median 0.38 0.85median 1.51

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTCXELREIPM
Revenue $394.44M – $25.19M
Gross profit $98.23M – $12.19M
Operating income -$28.33M -$147.96K -$4.54M
Net income -$83.63M -$131.06K -$3.73M
Free cash flow -$14.40M -$50.16K -$644.80K
R&D $18.35M – –
EPS (diluted) $-7.50 $0.00 $-0.29
Cash & equivalents $44.16M $822.00 $5.23M
Total debt $1.17B – –
Shares (diluted) 11.15M 121.98M 13.04M
Enterprise value -$72.13M $8.53M -$1.52M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTCXELREIPM
P/E -1.4x -65.1x -6.0x
P/FCF -8.0x -170.0x -34.8x
P/Operating cash flow 26.2x -170.0x -39.6x
P/S 0.3x – 0.9x
P/B -0.6x -13.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -0.5x -13.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 45.6x – -7.2x
EV/EBIT -12.9x -57.6x -3.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 0.7x
EV/FCF -25.3x -170.0x -26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 83.0x -170.0x -30.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -0.94 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTCXELREIPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% – 113.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.7% – 92.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% – 15.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 36.8% -69.3% 18.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 26.5% -14.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.5% -545.1% 48.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.4% 29.3% -20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.2% -545.1% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 69.4% -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 131.2% 30.4% 59.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.4% 11.1% 37.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 70.7% 30.4% 53.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.5% 11.1% 34.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTCXELREIPM
Gross margin 24.9% – 48.4%
EBITDA margin 2.0% – -9.5%
Operating margin -7.2% – -18.0%
Pretax margin -18.8% – -16.6%
Net margin -21.2% – -14.8%
FCF margin -3.7% – -2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% – -2.2%
Return on equity – – -22.2%
Return on assets -11.5% -658.0% -12.9%
Return on invested capital -27.8% – –
Return on capital employed -7.4% – -22.1%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.1x 0.4x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTCXELREIPM
Debt / assets 40.4% – –
Debt / equity -1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 31.3x – –
Debt / FCF -20.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 127.6% 3,692% 43.0%
Equity / assets -27.6% -3,592% 57.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.27 – 0.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTCXELREIPM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTCXELREIPM
Forward P/E – – 21.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.95FY2026 – $0.08FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +75.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $511.61MFY2026 – $24.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 – +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.4% – +20.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTCXELREIPM
Held by institutions 47.2% – –
Institutions holding 70 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -15.7% – –
Institutions buying 41 – –
Institutions selling 19 – –
Buyers to sellers 2.16 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TCXELREIPM
TCX 1.00 0.02 -0.03
ELRE 0.02 1.00 0.02
IPM -0.03 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TCX, ELRE and IPM?

Tucows (TCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tucows (TCX) $117.17M, Yinfu Gold (ELRE) $8.53M, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) $22.30M.

Which company is growing faster?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tucows (TCX) +4.2%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) +113.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has the highest net margin (Tucows (TCX) -21.2%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Yinfu Gold (ELRE) returned the most: Tucows (TCX) -44.8%, Yinfu Gold (ELRE) +100.0%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -16.9%. Over five years, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) compounded fastest (Tucows (TCX) -33.9%/yr, Yinfu Gold (ELRE) -27.0%/yr, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) -21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) has been the steadiest (Tucows (TCX) 81.3%, Yinfu Gold (ELRE) 276.7%, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TCX, ELRE and IPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.