Gulf Marine Services PLC

LSE:GMS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£166.9m

Gulf Marine Services Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

Gulf Marine Services has a total shareholder equity of $351.9M and total debt of $245.9M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 69.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $664.5M and $312.7M respectively. Gulf Marine Services's EBIT is $55.9M making its interest coverage ratio 2.2. It has cash and short-term investments of $7.5M.

Key information

69.9%

Debt to equity ratio

US$245.94m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio2.2x
CashUS$7.52m
EquityUS$351.85m
Total liabilitiesUS$312.70m
Total assetsUS$664.55m

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS)

Oct 22
Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS)

Does Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Jun 29
Does Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Additional Considerations Required While Assessing Gulf Marine Services' (LON:GMS) Strong Earnings

Apr 25
Additional Considerations Required While Assessing Gulf Marine Services' (LON:GMS) Strong Earnings

Gulf Marine Services PLC's (LON:GMS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 26%

Apr 05
Gulf Marine Services PLC's (LON:GMS) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 26%

Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 23
Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS)

Oct 16
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS)

Here's Why Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Sep 19
Here's Why Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Why Gulf Marine Services' (LON:GMS) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

May 01
Why Gulf Marine Services' (LON:GMS) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Dec 14
Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Is Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) A Risky Investment?

Sep 27
Is Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) A Risky Investment?

Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

May 06
Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS)

Jun 02
Returns On Capital Signal Difficult Times Ahead For Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS)

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: GMS's short term assets ($49.8M) do not cover its short term liabilities ($306.4M).

Long Term Liabilities: GMS's short term assets ($49.8M) exceed its long term liabilities ($6.3M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: GMS's net debt to equity ratio (67.8%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: GMS's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 102.4% to 69.9% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: GMS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (39.8%).

Interest Coverage: GMS's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.2x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 19:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Gulf Marine Services PLC is covered by 14 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel SlaterArden Partners Plc.
Nour SherifArqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Michael PickupBarclays