General Finance Corp (GFN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:GFN

19.01
+0.02 (+0.11%)
Last: May 25, 2021, 08:00 PM

This GFN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

2

GFN gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 0 industry peers in the Unkown industry. GFN has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. While showing a medium growth rate, GFN is valued expensive at the moment.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. GFN Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • GFN had positive earnings in the past year.

1.2 Ratios

Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.13%
ROE 12.11%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Industry RankSector Rank
OM 12.23%
PM (TTM) 7.14%
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A

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2. GFN Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • GFN has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.09, we must say that GFN is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • GFN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.80. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.8
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.09
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.33 indicates that GFN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.88 indicates that GFN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.33
Quick Ratio 0.88

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3. GFN Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 307.14% over the past year.
  • GFN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 32.88% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, GFN shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -6.03% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.25% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)307.14%
EPS 3Y229.14%
EPS 5Y32.88%
EPS Q2Q%203.13%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.03%
Revenue growth 3Y8.78%
Revenue growth 5Y3.25%
Sales Q2Q%0.04%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, GFN will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 46.79% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, GFN will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.25% on average per year.
EPS Next Y1%
EPS Next 2Y5.98%
EPS Next 3Y31.47%
EPS Next 5Y46.79%
Revenue Next Year-2.95%
Revenue Next 2Y0.07%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.39%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.25%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
GFN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGFN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M
GFN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGFN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

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4. GFN Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • GFN is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 16.68.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.03. GFN is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 29.18, the valuation of GFN can be described as expensive.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.11. GFN is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 16.68
Fwd PE 29.18
GFN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGFN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.79
GFN Per share dataGFN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates GFN does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • GFN's earnings are expected to grow with 31.47% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)16.68
PEG (5Y)0.51
EPS Next 2Y5.98%
EPS Next 3Y31.47%

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5. GFN Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • GFN does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

GFN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

General Finance Corp

NASDAQ:GFN (5/25/2021, 8:00:00 PM)

19.01

+0.02 (+0.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorN/A
GICS IndustryGroupN/A
GICS IndustryN/A
Earnings (Last)N/A
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners15.53%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap574.88M
Revenue(TTM)345.98M
Net Income(TTM)24.71M
Analysts60
Price Target19.38 (1.95%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP14.84%
Div Incr YearsN/A
Div Non Decr YearsN/A
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 16.68
Fwd PE 29.18
P/S 1.66
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 2.82
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.79
EPS(TTM)1.14
EY6%
EPS(NY)0.65
Fwd EY3.43%
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS11.44
BVpS6.75
TBVpSN/A
PEG (NY)16.68
PEG (5Y)0.51
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.13%
ROE 12.11%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM 12.23%
PM (TTM) 7.14%
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3Y0%
ROICexgc growth 5Y0%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.8
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.33
Quick Ratio 0.88
Altman-Z 1.09
F-Score6
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)307.14%
EPS 3Y229.14%
EPS 5Y32.88%
EPS Q2Q%203.13%
EPS Next Y1%
EPS Next 2Y5.98%
EPS Next 3Y31.47%
EPS Next 5Y46.79%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.03%
Revenue growth 3Y8.78%
Revenue growth 5Y3.25%
Sales Q2Q%0.04%
Revenue Next Year-2.95%
Revenue Next 2Y0.07%
Revenue Next 3Y-0.39%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.25%
EBIT growth 1YN/A
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1YN/A
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1YN/A
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

General Finance Corp / GFN FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of General Finance Corp (GFN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to GFN.


What is the valuation status of General Finance Corp (GFN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to General Finance Corp (GFN). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of GFN stock?

General Finance Corp (GFN) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of General Finance Corp (GFN) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for General Finance Corp (GFN) is 16.68 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.82.


What is the financial health of General Finance Corp (GFN) stock?

The financial health rating of General Finance Corp (GFN) is 4 / 10.