General Finance Corporation
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GENERAL FINANCE CORP/DE's gross profit margin for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2021 is essentially unchanged when compared to the same period a year ago. Sales and net income have dropped, underperforming the average competitor within its subsector.
During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has remained unchanged from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q2 FY21 | Q2 FY20 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 89.11 | 92.11 |
EBITDA ($mil) | 26.06 | 25.82 |
EBIT ($mil) | 16.67 | 17.21 |
Net Income ($mil) | 9.26 | 10.44 |
Balance Sheet | Q2 FY21 | Q2 FY20 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 11.79 | 10.07 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 784.0 | 794.28 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 452.14 | 469.15 |
Equity ($mil) | 193.44 | 192.45 |
Profitability | Q2 FY21 | Q2 FY20 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 51.57 | 50.06 |
EBITDA Margin | 29.24 | 28.02 |
Operating Margin | 18.71 | 18.68 |
Sales Turnover | 0.44 | 0.46 |
Return on Assets | 0.62 | 2.68 |
Return on Equity | 0.64 | 9.17 |
Debt | Q2 FY21 | Q2 FY20 |
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Current Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Debt/Capital | 0.7 | 0.71 |
Interest Expense | 6.69 | 6.93 |
Interest Coverage | 2.49 | 2.48 |
Share Data | Q2 FY21 | Q2 FY20 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 30.23 | 30.6 |
Div / share | 0.0 | 0.0 |
EPS | 0.27 | 0.3 |
Book value / share | 6.4 | 6.29 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 33894.0 | 22244.0 |
HOLD. GENERAL FINANCE CORP/DE's P/E ratio indicates a significant premium compared to an average of 77.66 for the Rental and Leasing Services subsector and a significant premium compared to the S&P 500 average of 43.53. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 1.81 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 4.31 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 14.54. The price-to-sales ratio is well below both the S&P 500 average and the subsector average, indicating a discount.
Price/Earnings |
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Price/Cash Flow |
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GFN 386.67 | Peers 77.88 | GFN 5.01 | Peers 34.65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Premium. A higher P/E ratio than its peers can signify a more expensive stock or higher growth expectations. GFN is trading at a significant premium to its peers. |
Discount. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. GFN is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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GFN 17.98 | Peers 24.63 | GFN 1.23 | Peers 2.85 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-projected earnings ratio than its peers can signify a less expensive stock or lower future growth expectations. GFN is trading at a discount to its peers. |
Discount. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. GFN trades at a significant discount to its peers. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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GFN 1.81 | Peers 14.54 | GFN -94.65 | Peers -19.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. GFN is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Lower. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. However, GFN is expected to significantly trail its peers on the basis of its earnings growth rate. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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GFN 1.01 | Peers 4.01 | GFN -5.08 | Peers 1.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. GFN is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Lower. A sales growth rate that trails the subsector implies that a company is losing market share. GFN significantly trails its peers on the basis of sales growth. |
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