Executive Summary
GK Software SE provides retail sector software worldwide.
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Fundamentals
Reasonable growth potential with imperfect balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has GK Software's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-10.9%
GKS
3.3%
DE Software
2.4%
DE Market
1 Year Return
-29.8%
GKS
23.0%
DE Software
4.9%
DE Market
Return vs Industry: GKS underperformed the German Software industry which returned 23% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GKS underperformed the German Market which returned 4.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GKS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -10.9% | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| 30 Day | -1.7% | 7.6% | 2.3% |
| 90 Day | -14.0% | 4.9% | 2.7% |
| 1 Year | -29.8%-29.8% | 24.7%23.0% | 8.2%4.9% |
| 3 Year | 6.2%6.2% | 54.5%48.3% | 18.3%8.0% |
| 5 Year | 59.5%59.5% | 154.1%136.0% | 44.2%24.6% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is GK Software's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is GK Software undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
38.3%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: GKS (€59) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€95.63)
Significantly Below Fair Value: GKS is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GKS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Software industry average.
PE vs Market: GKS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the German market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GKS's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GKS is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.5x) compared to the DE Software industry average (3x).
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Future Growth
How is GK Software forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 3 analysts?
41.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: GKS is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (0.2%).
Earnings vs Market: GKS is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 year, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: GKS's loss is forecast to worsen by 0% next year.
Revenue vs Market: GKS's revenue (10.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the German market (5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: GKS's revenue (10.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: GKS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (19.3%).
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Past Performance
How has GK Software performed over the past 5 years?
18.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GKS is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 18.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare GKS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: GKS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (14.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GKS has a negative Return on Equity (-15.78%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: GKS is currently unprofitable, so its Return on Assets is negative.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: GKS is currently unprofitable, so its Return on Capital Employed is negative.
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Financial Health
How is GK Software's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GKS's short term assets (€47.5M) exceeds its short term liabilities (€45.0M)
Long Term Liabilities: GKS's short term assets (47.5M) exceeds its long term liabilities (34.4M)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GKS's debt to equity ratio (99.5%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: GKS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 4% to 99.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GKS's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.
Interest Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if GKS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: GKS has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: GKS's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 1.397250x debt).
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Dividend
What is GK Software's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.79%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GKS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GKS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GKS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GKS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: GKS is not paying a notable dividend for the German market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of GKS's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the German market.
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Management
What is the CEO of GK Software's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
CEO
Rainer Gläß 0
0yrs
Tenure
Mr. Rainer Gläß is a Co-Founder of GK Software AG, and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board. Mr. Gläß is an engineering graduate.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Harald Göbel (59yo)
Senior VP of Customer Solutions & Services and Member of Group Management Board
- Tenure: 3.6yrs
Rainer Gläß
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 0yrs
Stephan Kronmüller
Deputy Chairman of Management Board
- Tenure: 0yrs
André Hergert
CFO, Head of Finance & Member of the Management Board
- Tenure: 0yrs
Michael Jaszczyk
Member of Group Management Board & CEO GK Software USA
- Tenure: 0yrs
René Schiller
Director of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
Volkswirt Ludwig
Chairman of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 0yrs
Thomas Bleier
Vice Chairman of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 0yrs
Herbert Zinn
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 8.8yrs
Company Information
GK Software SE's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: GK Software SE
- Ticker: GKS
- Exchange: XTRA
- Founded: 1990
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: €119.227m
- Shares outstanding: 2.02m
- Website: https://www.gk-software.com
Number of Employees
Location
- GK Software SE
- Waldstrasse 7
- Schöneck
- Saxony
- 8261
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKS | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Bearer Shares | DE | EUR | Jun 2008 |
| GKS | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Bearer Shares | DE | EUR | Jun 2008 |
| 0NAU | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Bearer Shares | GB | EUR | Jun 2008 |
| GKSd | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Bearer Shares | GB | EUR | Jun 2008 |
| GKSF.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Bearer Shares | US | USD | Jun 2008 |
Biography
GK Software SE provides retail sector software worldwide. The company offers GK/Retail suite, including OmniPOS solution for point of sale; Mobile POS that enables to deploy mobile retail concepts; Open Sc ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/21 21:09 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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