GMS Past Earnings Performance

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GMS has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 31.1%, while the Trade Distributors industry saw earnings growing at 15.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.1% per year. GMS's return on equity is 14.9%, and it has net margins of 3.9%.

Key information

31.1%

Earnings growth rate

32.1%

EPS growth rate

Trade Distributors Industry Growth41.7%
Revenue growth rate14.1%
Return on equity14.9%
Net Margin3.9%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How GMS makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:CLG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 245,5912191,2510
31 Jul 245,5412461,2270
30 Apr 245,5022761,1990
31 Jan 245,3932951,1610
31 Oct 235,3693081,1330
31 Jul 235,3793301,1120
30 Apr 235,3293331,0940
31 Jan 235,3143341,0810
31 Oct 225,2333311,0540
31 Jul 224,9523021,0040
30 Apr 224,6352739500
31 Jan 224,2782318900
31 Oct 213,8761858340
31 Jul 213,5381407940
30 Apr 213,2991067640
31 Jan 213,137317490
31 Oct 203,148257580
31 Jul 203,197267700
30 Apr 203,241237820
31 Jan 203,251817730
31 Oct 193,213757570
31 Jul 193,185717450
30 Apr 193,116557340
31 Jan 192,972487000
31 Oct 182,833626800
31 Jul 182,647566500
30 Apr 182,511636340
31 Jan 182,491676250
31 Oct 172,468566160
31 Jul 172,412556060
30 Apr 172,319495850
31 Jan 172,231445660
31 Oct 162,089335290
31 Jul 161,956194920
30 Apr 161,858134700
31 Jan 161,73574360
31 Oct 151,673-24210
31 Jul 151,628-34070
30 Apr 151,570-123950
30 Apr 141,353-193300

Quality Earnings: CLG has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CLG's current net profit margins (3.9%) are lower than last year (5.7%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CLG's earnings have grown significantly by 31.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CLG's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CLG had negative earnings growth (-28.9%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Trade Distributors industry average (-7.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CLG's Return on Equity (14.9%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/29 05:12
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

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Analyst Sources

GMS Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David MantheyBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Matthew BouleyBarclays