GIC Stock Analysis: Global Industrial | NYSE
Industrial Distribution | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.310m USD | 12M Return: 34.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 3.91M
EPS Trend: -5.6%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 83.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Global Industrial Company (NYSE: GIC) is an industrial distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products serving customers across the United States and Canada. Its catalog spans storage and shelving, safety and security, material handling, HVAC, janitorial, tools, plumbing, electrical, packaging, foodservice, medical/lab, and vehicle maintenance products, among other categories. The company sells under multiple proprietary brands, including Global, Nexel, Paramount, Interion, and Absocold, and reaches customers through e-commerce sites, catalogs, and relationship marketers.
Its customer base is broad, covering for-profit and not-for-profit businesses, educational institutions, and federal, state, and local government entities. Originally founded in 1949 and headquartered in Port Washington, New York, the company was known as Systemax Inc. before adopting its current name in June 2021.
As a member of the Industrials sector within the GICS Trading Companies & Distributors sub-industry, Global Industrial operates in a highly fragmented MRO distribution market where competitors range from large national catalogs to local independent suppliers. Its multi-channel go-to-market approach-combining digital, print catalog, and direct sales-is a hallmark of the broader industrial distribution model, which typically generates revenue through thin margins and high SKU turnover.
- E-commerce channel mix expansion lifts gross margin profile
- US manufacturing slowdown pressures MRO customer demand
- Competition intensifies from Grainger, Fastenal, and Amazon Business
| Net Income: 75.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.88 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 16.02% < 20% (prev 14.66%; Δ 1.37% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 80.8m > Net Income 75.1m |
| Net Debt (37.5m) to EBITDA (108.5m): 0.35 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.28 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (38.3m) vs 12m ago -0.26% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 35.50% > 18% (prev 34.50%; Δ 1.00% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 252.0% > 50% (prev 244.7%; Δ 7.28% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 91.64 > 6 (EBIT TTM 100.8m / Interest Expense TTM 1.10m) |
| A: 0.39 (Total Current Assets 402.7m - Total Current Liabilities 177.0m) / Total Assets 581.1m |
| B: 0.22 (Retained Earnings 126.1m / Total Assets 581.1m) |
| C: 0.18 (EBIT TTM 100.8m / Avg Total Assets 558.9m) |
| D: 1.22 (Book Value of Equity 319.9m / Total Liabilities 261.2m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.75 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 149.9m/142.8m, Revenue 1.41b/1.31b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 34.50% / 35.50%) |
| AQI: 0.89 (AQ_t 0.13 / AQ_t-1 0.14) |
| SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 1.41b / 1.31b) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 75.1m - CFO 80.8m) / TA 581.1m) |
| Beneish M = -3.08 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 35.62 with a total of 70,094 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.06%, over one month by +5.20%, over three months by +5.60% and over the past year by +34.76%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 33.10 (which is 7.1% or 2.6 ATR below the current price).
Global Industrial has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.00. Therefore, it is recommended to hold GIC.
- StrongBuy: 0
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 40 | 12.3% |
P/E Trailing = 18.1111
P/E Forward = 18.315
P/S = 0.9298
P/B = 4.1203
P/EG = 1.1453
Revenue TTM = 1.41b USD
EBIT TTM = 100.8m USD
EBITDA TTM = 108.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 83.3m USD (estimated: total debt 99.2m - short term 15.9m)
Short Term Debt = 15.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 99.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 99.2m already included)
Net Debt = 37.5m USD (calculated: Debt 99.2m - CCE 61.7m)
Enterprise Value = 1.35b USD (1.31b + Debt 99.2m - CCE 61.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 91.64 (Ebit TTM 100.8m / Interest Expense TTM 1.10m)
EV/FCF = 17.47x (Enterprise Value 1.35b / FCF TTM 77.1m)
FCF Yield = 5.72% (FCF TTM 77.1m / Enterprise Value 1.35b)
FCF Margin = 5.47% (FCF TTM 77.1m / Revenue TTM 1.41b)
Net Margin = 5.33% (Net Income TTM 75.1m / Revenue TTM 1.41b)
Gross Margin = 35.50% ((Revenue TTM 1.41b - Cost of Revenue TTM 908.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 34.79% (prev 34.46%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.32 (Enterprise Value 1.35b / Total Assets 581.1m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.11% (Interest Expense 1.10m / Debt 99.2m)
Taxrate = 26.35% (26.4m / 100.2m)
NOPAT = 74.2m (EBIT 100.8m * (1 - 26.35%))
Current Ratio = 2.28 (Total Current Assets 402.7m / Total Current Liabilities 177.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.31 (Debt 99.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 319.9m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.35 (Net Debt 37.5m / EBITDA 108.5m)
Debt / FCF = 0.49 (Net Debt 37.5m / FCF TTM 77.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 313.6m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.44% (Net Income 75.1m / Total Assets 581.1m)
RoE = 23.95% (Net Income TTM 75.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 313.6m)
RoCE = 25.40% (EBIT 100.8m / Capital Employed (Equity 313.6m + L.T.Debt 83.3m))
RoIC = 20.72% (NOPAT 74.2m / Invested Capital 358.3m)
WACC = 7.67% (E(1.31b)/V(1.41b) * Re(8.19%) + D(99.2m)/V(1.41b) * Rd(1.11%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 8.19% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 16.16 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈64.3m ; Y1≈73.7m ; Y5≈108.4m
[DCF] Fair Price = 41.66 (EV 1.63b - Net Debt 37.5m = Equity 1.59b / Shares 38.3m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -5.65 | EPS CAGR: -0.38% | SUE: -0.19 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 83.81 | Revenue CAGR: 5.07% | SUE: 0.58 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.54 | Chg30d=-10.00% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.55 | Chg30d=-4.35% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.91 | Chg30d=-4.75% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+3.0% | GrowthRev=+5.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.21 | Chg30d=-0.23% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+16.3% | GrowthRev=+4.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -50% (up=1, down=6)