GFC. LTD.

TPEX:4506 Stock Report

Market Cap: NT$20.9b

GFC Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

GFC has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.2%, while the Machinery industry saw earnings growing at 2.8% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.4% per year. GFC's return on equity is 19.8%, and it has net margins of 19.7%.

Key information

9.19%

Earnings growth rate

10.35%

EPS growth rate

Machinery Industry Growth9.99%
Revenue growth rate7.40%
Return on equity19.79%
Net Margin19.71%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Analysis Article • Apr 12

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Analysis Article • Mar 27

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Analysis Article • Mar 12

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Analysis Article • Feb 22

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Analysis Article • Feb 02

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Analysis Article • Jan 15

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Analysis Article • Dec 28

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Analysis Article • Dec 10

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

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

Earnings and Revenue History

TPEX:4506 Revenue, expenses and earnings (TWD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 266,2471,23162046
31 Dec 256,0211,15461345
30 Sep 256,3331,13659846
30 Jun 256,0951,06159244
31 Mar 255,8561,04058444
31 Dec 245,48698957443
30 Sep 245,18791556641
30 Jun 245,16091156340
31 Mar 245,34390154439
31 Dec 235,26889552140
30 Sep 235,21188750044
30 Jun 235,14888249645
31 Mar 234,80181854044
31 Dec 224,74084850542
30 Sep 224,77588251141
30 Jun 224,72085750642
31 Mar 224,65885946242
31 Dec 214,60577848941
30 Sep 214,38474048037
30 Jun 214,40974446135
31 Mar 214,43071744937
31 Dec 204,39372644438
30 Sep 204,51572744239
30 Jun 204,18466644544
31 Mar 204,24867244642
31 Dec 194,28067944943
30 Sep 194,29768145745
30 Jun 194,28565846339
31 Mar 194,21163947140
31 Dec 184,24964348036
30 Sep 184,03461049032
30 Jun 184,00063048933
31 Mar 183,99463847935
31 Dec 174,28383149236
30 Sep 174,10878749139
30 Jun 174,10077849140
31 Mar 174,16980549937
31 Dec 164,19262447737
30 Sep 164,15258749236
30 Jun 164,59160148636
31 Mar 164,62357350034
31 Dec 154,06048750331
30 Sep 154,59853550331
30 Jun 154,08046849630

Quality Earnings: 4506 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 4506's current net profit margins (19.7%) are higher than last year (17.8%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 4506's earnings have grown by 9.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 4506's earnings growth over the past year (18.4%) exceeds its 5-year average (9.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 4506 earnings growth over the past year (18.4%) exceeded the Machinery industry -12.8%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 4506's Return on Equity (19.8%) 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 Analysis2026/06/17 04:23
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/17 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

GFC. LTD. is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Yiru ChenMasterlink Securities Investment Advisory
Iris LinSinoPac Securities Investment Service