Let us have a close look at [market_watch ticker=GM item=name value=”General Motors Co.”] ([market_watch ticker=GM item=ticker value=”NYSE: GM”]) today to get a better perspective of the company and its prevailing status, as well as the opportunity it may present for prospective investors. Today’s emphasis will be a fundamental assessment of the stock. So, let’s start this analysis with the top line: Revenue trends.
The company witnessed its sales move to $[market_watch ticker=GM item=sales_mrq value=”41.2B”] in total revenues. That shows change in revenues, on a quarterly YoY basis, of [market_watch ticker=GM item=rev_grth value=”0.1%”]. In sequential terms, the firm saw sales [market_watch ticker=GM item=grth_dec value=”decline”] by [market_watch ticker=GM item=sales_grth value=”-0.07%”] from quarter to quarter.
The cost of selling goods for [market_watch ticker=GM item=name value=”General Motors Co.”] ([market_watch ticker=GM item=ticker value=”NYSE: GM”]) in last quarter was $[market_watch ticker=GM item=cost_gsold value=”35.71B”], yielding a gross income of $[market_watch ticker=GM item=gross_income value=”5.49B”]. For shareholders, given the total diluted due shares of [market_watch ticker=GM item=total_do_shares value=”1.53B”], this means earnings per share of $[market_watch ticker=GM item=eps value=”1.70″]. Note, this compares with an analyst forecast of $[market_watch ticker=GM item=eps_forecast value=”1.21″] in earnings per share for its imminent fiscal quarterly report.
At present, analysts provided a consensus average recommendation of [market_watch ticker=GM item=an_recommend value=”Overweight”] based on a total of [market_watch ticker=GM item=num_an value=”27″].
Analysts have an average target of $[market_watch ticker=GM item=avg_prc_tgt value=”39.75″] on the stock. For next year fiscal year forecast is about $[market_watch ticker=GM item=next_fi_estm value=”5.94″] in EPS. On a median price/earnings ratio basis, the valuation is [market_watch ticker=GM item=median_pe value=”5.82″] times earnings.
For [market_watch ticker=GM item=name value=”General Motors Co.”] ([market_watch ticker=GM item=ticker value=”NYSE: GM”]), the firm presently holds about $[market_watch ticker=GM item=cash_mrq value=”14.97B”] in cash in the reserves. That cash is balanced against approximately $[market_watch ticker=GM item=debt_mrq value=”33.7B”] in total current liabilities.
The firm’s debt has been $[market_watch ticker=GM item=grth_fail value=”growing”]. It also has $[market_watch ticker=GM item=total_assets value=”230.79B”] in total assets, balanced by $[market_watch ticker=GM item=total_liab value=”184.58B”] in total liabilities.
The company recorded a free cash flow last quarter of $[market_watch ticker=GM item=free_cash_flow value=”(4.72B)”], representing a quarterly net change of $[market_watch ticker=GM item=net_change_cash value=”386M”]. On a net operating level, the firm saw about $[market_watch ticker=GM item=net_op_cash value=”2.04B”] in cash flow.
We will bring up-to-date the interesting story of [market_watch ticker=GM item=name value=”General Motors Co.”] ([market_watch ticker=GM item=ticker value=”NYSE: GM”]) as new events transpire.