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GMS INC (GMS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:GMS - US36251C1036 - Common Stock

109.85 USD
+0.02 (+0.02%)
Last: 8/26/2025, 4:15:00 PM
109.85 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 8/26/2025, 4:15:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Taking everything into account, GMS scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. GMS was compared to 48 industry peers in the Trading Companies & Distributors industry. GMS has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. GMS is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year GMS was profitable.
GMS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years GMS has been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years GMS had a positive operating cash flow.
GMS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGMS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 3.01%, GMS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.83% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of GMS (8.13%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
GMS has a Return On Invested Capital (6.75%) which is in line with its industry peers.
GMS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 10.30%. This is in line with the industry average of 9.70%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.01%
ROE 8.13%
ROIC 6.75%
ROA(3y)6.85%
ROA(5y)6.72%
ROE(3y)17.72%
ROE(5y)18.34%
ROIC(3y)10.3%
ROIC(5y)10%
GMS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGMS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20

1.3 Margins

GMS's Profit Margin of 2.09% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. GMS is outperformed by 60.42% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of GMS has grown nicely.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.31%, GMS is doing worse than 60.42% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GMS has remained more or less at the same level.
GMS's Gross Margin of 31.23% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. GMS outperforms 52.08% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of GMS has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.31%
PM (TTM) 2.09%
GM 31.23%
OM growth 3Y-16.26%
OM growth 5Y0.26%
PM growth 3Y-29.19%
PM growth 5Y23.84%
GM growth 3Y-0.92%
GM growth 5Y-0.98%
GMS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGMS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GMS is still creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for GMS has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for GMS has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
GMS has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
GMS Yearly Shares OutstandingGMS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M
GMS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGMS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 3.42 indicates that GMS is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of GMS (3.42) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
GMS has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.76. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as GMS would need 3.76 years to pay back of all of its debts.
GMS has a Debt to FCF ratio of 3.76. This is in the better half of the industry: GMS outperforms 68.75% of its industry peers.
GMS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.85. This is a neutral value indicating GMS is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.85, GMS is not doing good in the industry: 60.42% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.85
Debt/FCF 3.76
Altman-Z 3.42
ROIC/WACC0.72
WACC9.41%
GMS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGMS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.91 indicates that GMS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.91, GMS is in line with its industry, outperforming 45.83% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.17 indicates that GMS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
GMS has a Quick ratio (1.17) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.91
Quick Ratio 1.17
GMS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGMS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for GMS have decreased strongly by -25.15% in the last year.
GMS shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 15.71% yearly.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.22% in the past year.
Measured over the past years, GMS shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 11.21% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-25.15%
EPS 3Y-6.35%
EPS 5Y15.71%
EPS Q2Q%-33.16%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.22%
Revenue growth 3Y5.96%
Revenue growth 5Y11.21%
Sales Q2Q%-5.61%

3.2 Future

GMS is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 11.83% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.94% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y2.35%
EPS Next 2Y10.15%
EPS Next 3Y11.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.22%
Revenue Next 2Y2.35%
Revenue Next 3Y1.94%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past 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.
GMS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGMS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B
GMS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGMS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2 4 6 8

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

GMS is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 17.83.
72.92% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than GMS, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
GMS is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.03, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 17.42 indicates a rather expensive valuation of GMS.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, GMS is valued a bit cheaper than 64.58% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of GMS to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.63), we can say GMS is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.83
Fwd PE 17.42
GMS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGMS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of GMS indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: GMS is cheaper than 60.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.
GMS's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. GMS is cheaper than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 12.42
EV/EBITDA 11.78
GMS Per share dataGMS EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 50 100

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates GMS does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
PEG (NY)7.59
PEG (5Y)1.14
EPS Next 2Y10.15%
EPS Next 3Y11.83%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for GMS!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

GMS INC

NYSE:GMS (8/26/2025, 4:15:00 PM)

After market: 109.85 0 (0%)

109.85

+0.02 (+0.02%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryTrading Companies & Distributors
Earnings (Last)06-18 2025-06-18/bmo
Earnings (Next)08-28 2025-08-28/bmo
Inst Owners108.75%
Inst Owner Change-6.69%
Ins Owners0.62%
Ins Owner Change2.78%
Market Cap4.17B
Analysts52
Price Target109.01 (-0.76%)
Short Float %2.41%
Short Ratio0.57
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-10.05%
Min EPS beat(2)-34.78%
Max EPS beat(2)14.68%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-9.91%
Min EPS beat(4)-34.78%
Max EPS beat(4)14.68%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-5.85%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-1.09%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)3.24%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.83%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.82%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.41%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.82%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.58%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.1%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.07%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)28.25%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)6.47%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.37%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.14%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.35%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.05%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.82%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.83
Fwd PE 17.42
P/S 0.76
P/FCF 12.42
P/OCF 10.88
P/B 2.94
P/tB 1959.77
EV/EBITDA 11.78
EPS(TTM)6.16
EY5.61%
EPS(NY)6.3
Fwd EY5.74%
FCF(TTM)8.84
FCFY8.05%
OCF(TTM)10.09
OCFY9.19%
SpS145.1
BVpS37.37
TBVpS0.06
PEG (NY)7.59
PEG (5Y)1.14
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.01%
ROE 8.13%
ROCE 9.65%
ROIC 6.75%
ROICexc 6.88%
ROICexgc 13.13%
OM 5.31%
PM (TTM) 2.09%
GM 31.23%
FCFM 6.1%
ROA(3y)6.85%
ROA(5y)6.72%
ROE(3y)17.72%
ROE(5y)18.34%
ROIC(3y)10.3%
ROIC(5y)10%
ROICexc(3y)10.86%
ROICexc(5y)10.57%
ROICexgc(3y)20.46%
ROICexgc(5y)20.55%
ROCE(3y)14.71%
ROCE(5y)14.28%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-19.55%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-4.38%
ROICexc growth 3Y-18.44%
ROICexc growth 5Y-1.06%
OM growth 3Y-16.26%
OM growth 5Y0.26%
PM growth 3Y-29.19%
PM growth 5Y23.84%
GM growth 3Y-0.92%
GM growth 5Y-0.98%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.85
Debt/FCF 3.76
Debt/EBITDA 2.64
Cap/Depr 28.93%
Cap/Sales 0.86%
Interest Coverage 3.33
Cash Conversion 83.98%
Profit Quality 291.06%
Current Ratio 1.91
Quick Ratio 1.17
Altman-Z 3.42
F-Score5
WACC9.41%
ROIC/WACC0.72
Cap/Depr(3y)37.8%
Cap/Depr(5y)35.11%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.96%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.94%
Profit Quality(3y)181.36%
Profit Quality(5y)142.32%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-25.15%
EPS 3Y-6.35%
EPS 5Y15.71%
EPS Q2Q%-33.16%
EPS Next Y2.35%
EPS Next 2Y10.15%
EPS Next 3Y11.83%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.22%
Revenue growth 3Y5.96%
Revenue growth 5Y11.21%
Sales Q2Q%-5.61%
Revenue Next Year-0.22%
Revenue Next 2Y2.35%
Revenue Next 3Y1.94%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-33.92%
EBIT growth 3Y-11.27%
EBIT growth 5Y11.5%
EBIT Next Year50.4%
EBIT Next 3Y20.72%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-10.62%
FCF growth 3Y34.38%
FCF growth 5Y3.88%
OCF growth 1Y-11.47%
OCF growth 3Y28.78%
OCF growth 5Y4.82%