GWA Group (ASX:GWA) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

GWA Stock Overview

GWA Group Limited researches, designs, manufactures, imports, and markets building fixtures and fittings to residential and commercial premises in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally.

About the company

GWA fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	4/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 7.2% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 5.6% per year

Earnings grew by 18.8% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Unstable dividend track record

GWA Group Limited Competitors

Reliance Worldwide

ASX:RWC

AU$4.1b

Embelton

ASX:EMB

AU$20.5m

Austal

ASX:ASB

AU$816.1m

IPD Group

ASX:IPG

AU$478.6m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for GWA Group
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	AU$2.70
52 Week High	AU$2.87
52 Week Low	AU$1.62
Beta	0.83
1 Month Change	-0.74%
3 Month Change	17.39%
1 Year Change	53.85%
3 Year Change	-13.46%
5 Year Change	-22.19%
Change since IPO	95.00%

Recent updates

Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving GWA Group Limited's (ASX:GWA) Stock Up Recently?

Dec 04

Is GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) An Attractive Dividend Stock?

Nov 20

How Does GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) Fare As A Dividend Stock?

Aug 08

Did You Participate In Any Of GWA Group's (ASX:GWA) Respectable 55% Return?

Aug 08

Here's What GWA Group Limited's (ASX:GWA) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Jul 24

There's Reason For Concern Over GWA Group Limited's (ASX:GWA) Price

Jul 09

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA)

Jun 24

Shareholder Returns

	GWA	AU Building	AU Market
7D	8.0%	1.0%	0.9%
1Y	53.8%	12.2%	5.7%

Return vs Industry: GWA exceeded the Australian Building industry which returned 12.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: GWA exceeded the Australian Market which returned 5.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is GWA's price volatile compared to industry and market?
GWA volatility
GWA Average Weekly Movement	5.0%
Building Industry Average Movement	5.3%
Market Average Movement	8.9%
10% most volatile stocks in AU Market	17.5%
10% least volatile stocks in AU Market	3.5%

Stable Share Price: GWA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: GWA's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1992	n/a	Urs Meyerhans	www.gwagroup.com.au

GWA Group Limited researches, designs, manufactures, imports, and markets building fixtures and fittings to residential and commercial premises in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. It offers vitreous China toilet suites, basins, plastic cisterns, taps and showers, baths, kitchen sinks, laundry tubs, smart products, and bathroom accessories, as well as domestic water control valves under the Caroma, Methven, Dorf, and Clark brands. The company also distributes and installs various products through a range of distribution and customer channels.

GWA Group Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do GWA Group's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
GWA fundamental statistics
Market cap	AU$716.05m
Earnings (TTM)	AU$45.06m
Revenue (TTM)	AU$410.72m

15.9x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Is GWA overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
GWA income statement (TTM)
Revenue	AU$410.72m
Cost of Revenue	AU$247.17m
Gross Profit	AU$163.55m
Other Expenses	AU$118.49m
Earnings	AU$45.06m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

Aug 19, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.17
Gross Margin	39.82%
Net Profit Margin	10.97%
Debt/Equity Ratio	45.2%

How did GWA perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.2%

Current Dividend Yield

82%

Payout Ratio

GWA Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

GWA Group Limited Competitors

ASX:RWC

AU$4.1b

ASX:EMB

AU$20.5m

ASX:ASB

AU$816.1m

ASX:IPG

AU$478.6m

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

First half dividend of AU$0.07 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.088 (vs AU$0.08 in 1H 2023)

Now 20% undervalued

Price target increased by 7.3% to AU$2.40

GWA Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 25, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

Recent updates

First half dividend of AU$0.07 announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.088 (vs AU$0.08 in 1H 2023)

Now 20% undervalued

Price target increased by 7.3% to AU$2.40

GWA Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 25, 2024

Now 21% undervalued

GWA Group Limited's (ASX:GWA) Earnings Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors

Is GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) Trading At A 34% Discount?

GWA Group Limited Announces Retirement of Ms Jane Mckellar from the Board

GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Is Reducing Its Dividend To A$0.07

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently bought AU$63k worth of stock

Now 22% undervalued

MD, CEO & Director recently bought AU$147k worth of stock

Price target decreased by 7.8% to AU$2.03

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$91k worth of stock

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.08 (vs AU$0.07 in 1H 2022)

GWA Group Limited Announces Ordinary Franked Distribution for the Period of Six Months Ended December 31, 2022, Payable on March 7, 2023

GWA Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Aug 14, 2023

Now 21% undervalued

GWA Group Limited Announces Appointment of Patria Mann as Independent Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 January 2023

Now 21% undervalued

GWA Group Limited Announces the Appointment of Bernadette Inglis to Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director

GWA Group Limited Announces Stephen Roche Has Accepted an Invitation to Join the Board of GWA as an Independent Non-Executive Director

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

GWA Group Limited Declares Fully-Franked Final Dividend for the Year Ended June 30, 2022, Payable on 6 September 2022

Price target decreased to AU$2.91

Insufficient new directors

GWA Group Limited Announces Retirement of Peter Birtles as Non-Executive Director

GWA Group Limited Announces Executive Director and Company Secretary Changes

GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

MD, CEO & Director recently bought AU$155k worth of stock

Company Secretary & Executive Director recently bought AU$69k worth of stock

First half 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

GWA Group Limited Declares Ordinary Distribution for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2021, Payable of March 4, 2022

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.065 per share

GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA)

Does GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) Have A Place In Your Dividend Portfolio?

These 4 Measures Indicate That GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Is Using Debt Extensively

Four Days Left Until GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) Trades Ex-Dividend

Upcoming Dividend of AU$0.06 Per Share

New 90-day low: AU$2.98

MD & CEO Timothy Salt has left the company

Shareholders Of GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Must Be Happy With Their 64% Return

GWA Group Limited Announces Resignation of Tim Salt as Managing Director

GWA Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Oct 29, 2021

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.07 (vs AU$0.089 in 1H 2020)

GWA Group Limited Just Missed Earnings - But Analysts Have Updated Their Models

New 90-day high: AU$3.57

Is GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) Popular Amongst Insiders?

New 90-day high: AU$3.54

Calculating The Fair Value Of GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA)

New 90-day high: AU$3.52

What Does GWA Group's (ASX:GWA) CEO Pay Reveal?

GWA Group (ASX:GWA) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

New 90-day high: AU$3.12

Do Its Financials Have Any Role To Play In Driving GWA Group Limited's (ASX:GWA) Stock Up Recently?