Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) Cuts 2012 Guidance Due to Operational Problems; Stock Plunges – GG, KGC, CDE, NG

Goldcorp Inc’s (USA) (NYSE:GG), based in Vancouver, British Columbia, stock plunged on Wednesday, a day after the Canadian mining corporation cut its 2012 output forecast due to operational problems at 2 mines.

Shares of the Goldcorp plunged 9.4% in late-morning trading.

The corporation lower its full-year gold output anticipate Tuesday to a range between 2.35 million ounces to 2.45 million ounces, evaluated against its earlier 2012 anticipates of 2.6 million ounces.

Also, Goldcorp project it would produce in the range of 30 million ounces to 31 million ounces of silver in 2012, evaluated against its earlier forecast of 34 million ounces. The copper outlook of company was unchanged at 110 million pounds.

Shifting readers focus to broader market, let’s consider market performance of other stocks that significantly affect same sector. Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) fell -0.13% to settle at $7.87, Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) moved down -0.32% to end at $15.73 while NovaGold Resources Inc. (USA) (NYSEAMEX:NG) plunged -4.18% to finish on Wednesday at $5.27.

Goldcorp Inc. (USA) (NYSE:GG) last session volume of 14.55 million shares was higher than its average volume of 5.70 million shares. The stock after opening at $33.98 hit high price of $34.38 and then closed at $33.17 by scoring -9.74%.

The liquidity measure in recent quarter results of the company was recorded +3.12 as current ratio and on the other side the debt to equity ratio was 0.03 and long-term debt to equity ratio also remained 0.03. The Company had total cash at hand $1.47 billion and a book value per share as $26.77 in the most recent quarter.

The stock price volatility was 3.18% for a week and 3.16% for a month as well as price volatility’s Average True Range for 14 days was 1.55 and its beta remained 0.55.

GG generated revenue of 5.50 billion in the following twelve months and earned $1.71 billion. The Company showed a positive +31.10% in the net profit margin and as well as in its operating margin which remained +38.89%. Company’s annual sales growth for the past five years was +26.59%.

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