General Motors
Market Cap
US$73.8b
Last Updated
2021/01/14 23:32 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells cars, trucks, crossovers, and automobile parts worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Slightly overvalued with imperfect balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has General Motors's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: GM is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: GM's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
19.0%
GM
5.4%
US Auto
0.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
45.0%
GM
354.0%
US Auto
21.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: GM underperformed the US Auto industry which returned 355.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: GM exceeded the US Market which returned 22% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| GM | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 19.0% | 5.4% | 0.6% |
| 30 Day | 23.7% | 28.2% | 4.2% |
| 90 Day | 54.1% | 82.5% | 12.4% |
| 1 Year | 46.7%45.0% | 357.1%354.0% | 23.7%21.0% |
| 3 Year | 29.0%17.5% | 380.4%349.5% | 47.4%37.6% |
| 5 Year | 109.1%74.4% | 679.5%573.0% | 131.6%105.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is General Motors's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does General Motors' (NYSE:GM) CEO Salary Compare Well With The Performance Of The Company?Valuation
Is General Motors undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
22.95x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: GM ($51.53) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($38.48)
Significantly Below Fair Value: GM is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: GM is good value based on its PE Ratio (23x) compared to the US Auto industry average (54.7x).
PE vs Market: GM is poor value based on its PE Ratio (23x) compared to the US market (21.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: GM is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: GM is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.7x) compared to the US Auto industry average (8.6x).
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Future Growth
How is General Motors forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 12 analysts?
14.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: GM's forecast earnings growth (14.5% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: GM's earnings (14.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (21.6% per year).
High Growth Earnings: GM's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: GM's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: GM's revenue (7.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: GM's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (15.6%).
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Past Performance
How has General Motors performed over the past 5 years?
-17.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: GM has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: GM's current net profit margins (2.8%) are lower than last year (6.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: GM's earnings have declined by 17.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: GM's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: GM had negative earnings growth (-63.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Auto industry average (-13.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: GM's Return on Equity (6.9%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is General Motors's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: GM's short term assets ($89.2B) exceed its short term liabilities ($80.6B).
Long Term Liabilities: GM's short term assets ($89.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($111.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: GM's debt to equity ratio (244.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: GM's debt to equity ratio has increased from 163.2% to 244.1% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: GM's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (11.5%).
Interest Coverage: GM's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (7x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is General Motors's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.10%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate GM's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate GM's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GM's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if GM's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: GM is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of GM's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.8yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mary Barra (58 yo)
7yrs
Tenure
US$21,630,867
Compensation
Ms. Mary T. Barra serves as the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors of Canada Limited. Ms. Barra has been the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors Company January 15, 2014. She is a Director of ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mary's total compensation ($USD21.63M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mary's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 7yrs | US$21.63m | 0.081% $ 59.7m | |
| President | 2yrs | US$8.18m | 0.014% $ 10.5m | |
| Executive VP & General Counsel | 5.83yrs | US$4.28m | 0.0074% $ 5.5m | |
| no data | US$5.32m | 0.010% $ 7.6m | ||
| Executive VP & CFO | 0.083yr | no data | 0.0052% $ 3.9m | |
| Chief Operating Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP of Global Business Solutions & Chief Accounting Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | 0.00070% $ 516.3k | |
| CTO and VP of Global R&D | 8.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP of Global Information Technology & Chief Information Officer | 8.92yrs | no data | 0.011% $ 8.5m | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel | 4.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Global Chief Marketing Officer | 1.33yrs | no data | no data |
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: GM's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | 7yrs | US$21.63m | 0.081% $ 59.7m | |
| Independent Director | 11.5yrs | US$317.10k | 0.0018% $ 1.3m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 5yrs | US$403.35k | 0.00046% $ 339.3k | |
| Independent Director | 9.17yrs | US$357.31k | 0.0015% $ 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.75yrs | US$317.31k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.58yrs | US$333.10k | 0.0023% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 1.92yrs | US$265.64k | 0.00070% $ 516.3k | |
| Independent Director | 11.5yrs | US$316.74k | 0.000060% $ 44.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.92yrs | US$317.70k | 0.000070% $ 51.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.58yrs | US$292.68k | 0.00032% $ 236.0k | |
| Independent Director | 2.25yrs | US$306.83k | no data |
5.0yrs
Average Tenure
61yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: GM's board of directors are considered experienced (5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
General Motors Company's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: General Motors Company
- Ticker: GM
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1908
- Industry: Automobile Manufacturers
- Sector: Automobiles
- Market Cap: US$73.755b
- Shares outstanding: 1.43b
- Website: https://www.gm.com
Number of Employees
Location
- General Motors Company
- 300 Renaissance Center
- Detroit
- Michigan
- 48265-3000
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Nov 2010 |
| GM * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Common Stock | MX | MXN | Nov 2010 |
| 8GM | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Nov 2010 |
| 8GM | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Nov 2010 |
| GM | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | CH | CHF | Nov 2010 |
| 0R0E | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Common Stock | GB | USD | Nov 2010 |
| GMOT | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | AT | EUR | Nov 2010 |
| 8GM | ETLX (Eurotlx) | Yes | Common Stock | IT | EUR | Nov 2010 |
| GMCO34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EACH 4 REP 1 COM | BR | BRL | Sep 2016 |
Biography
General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells cars, trucks, crossovers, and automobile parts worldwide. The company operates through GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial segment...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/14 23:32 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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