Global Payments has 10.17
B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.37, which is OK given its current industry classification. Global Payments has
performance score of 5 on a scale of 0 to 100. The company retains a Market Volatility (i.e. Beta) of 0.2909, which attests to not very significant fluctuations relative to the market. Let's try to break down what Global's beta means in this case. As returns on the market increase, Global Payments returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss on holding Global Payments will be expected to be smaller as well. Although it is extremely important to respect
Global Payments current price history, it is better to be realistic regarding the information on equity current price movements. The philosophy towards determining
future performance of any stock is to evaluate the business as a whole together with its past performance, including all
available fundamental and
technical indicators. By evaluating
Global Payments technical indicators, you can presently evaluate if the expected return of 0.17% will be sustainable into the future.
Global Payments right now retains a risk of 2.32%. Please check out Global Payments
standard deviation,
maximum drawdown, as well as the
relationship between the Maximum Drawdown and
expected short fall to decide if Global Payments will be following its current trending patterns.
We determine the current worth of Global Payments using both absolute as well as relative valuation methodologies to arrive at its intrinsic value. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of Global Payments based exclusively on its
fundamental and basic
technical indicators. By analyzing Global Payments's
financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and related drivers such as
dividends, operating cash flow, and various types of growth rates, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Global Payments's intrinsic value. In some cases, mostly for established, large-cap companies, we also incorporate more traditional valuation methods such as dividend discount, discounted cash flow, or asset-based models. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Global Payments. We calculate exposure to Global Payments's
market risk, different
technical and
fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then
comparing them to Global Payments's related companies.
Global Payments Investment Alerts
Global investment alerts and warnings help investors to get more proficient at understanding not only critical technical and fundamental signals but also the significant portfolio-centered indicators. These indicators include beta, alpha, and other risk-related measures that will help you in monitoring Global Payments performance across your portfolios.Please check all
investment alerts for Global
Global Payments Valuation Ratios as Compared to Competition
Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Global value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Global Payments competition to find
correlations between indicators driving the intrinsic value of Global.
Global Payments Gross Profit
Global Payments Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Global Payments previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Global Payments Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Global Payments'
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
Going after Global Financials
The entity reported the last year's revenue of 5.93
B. Total Income to common stockholders was 461.85
M with profit before taxes, overhead, and interest of 2.89
B.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 (projected) |
Long Term Debt to Equity | 1.2 | 1.26 | 0.33 | Interest Coverage | 3.36 | 4.21 | 2.89 |
Margins Breakdown
Global profit margins show the degree to which it makes money. Margin indicators are used not only by investors but also by creditors or Global Payments itself as indicators of financial health and management effectiveness. Please look more closely at the different varieties of Global Payments profit margins.
| Operating Margin | 17.76 |
| EBITDA Margin | 25.2 |
| Gross Margin | 65.68 |
| Profit Margin | 10.4 |
Global Payments Average Assets is quite stable at the moment. Further, Global Payments Net Income Per Employee is quite stable at the moment. Global Payments Average Assets is increasing over the last 8 years. Further, Global Payments Net Income Per Employee is decreasing over the last 8 years. The previous year's value of Global Payments Net Income Per Employee was 18,414.
Global showing proof of lower volatility
Latest coefficient of variation is at 1457.34. Global Payments currently demonstrates below-verage downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of -0.01 and Jensen Alpha of 0.1. However, we do advice investors to further question Global Payments expected returns to ensure all indicators are consistent with the current outlook about its relatively low value at risk.
Our Conclusion on Global Payments
Whereas other companies within the specialty business services industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Global Payments may offer a potential longer-term growth to institutional investors. With a somewhat neutral outlook on your 30 days horizon, it may be better to hold off any trading activity and neither take in new shares of Global nor quit your existing holdings in the Stock. It seems the expected volatility has not yet been fully factored into the current price. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Global Payments.
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