Global Industrial Company (GIC)
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Global Industrial Company
(NYSE:GIC)
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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:
$38.00
▲(15.96% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/26/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial quality (steady growth and a significantly strengthened, low-leverage balance sheet). Supportive technicals (price above key moving averages with positive MACD) and a reasonable valuation with a ~3.1% dividend further underpin the rating. The latest earnings call adds upside from improving profitability and shareholder returns, tempered by tariff uncertainty and calendar-related comparison effects.
Positive Factors
Balance sheet and liquidity
The company’s conservative capital structure — no debt, $67.5M cash, ~ $120M facility availability and a 2.2 current ratio — provides durable financial flexibility to fund working capital, absorb shocks (tariffs or freight spikes), sustain buybacks/dividends, and invest in strategic initiatives over 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Margin compression
Net and operating margins have materially declined from prior peaks, with net margin falling to ~5.2% in 2025. For a distributor with mid‑thirties gross margins, narrower operating margins reduce the firm’s buffer to absorb input cost shocks and make sustained EPS growth more dependent on consistent mix shifts or SG&A leverage.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance sheet and liquidity
The company’s conservative capital structure — no debt, $67.5M cash, ~ $120M facility availability and a 2.2 current ratio — provides durable financial flexibility to fund working capital, absorb shocks (tariffs or freight spikes), sustain buybacks/dividends, and invest in strategic initiatives over 2–6 months.
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Global Industrial Company (GIC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$1.19B
Dividend Yield3.48%
Average Volume (3M)114.38K
Price to Earnings (P/E)15.6
Beta (1Y)0.85
Revenue Growth0.16%
EPS Growth2.99%
CountryUS
Employees1,845
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Distribution
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.38
Shares Outstanding38,196,743
10 Day Avg. Volume121,210
30 Day Avg. Volume114,375
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.92
Price to Book (P/B)3.58
Price to Sales (P/S)0.81
P/FCF Ratio15.04
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.04
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.89
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.52
Enterprise Value/Ebitda11.65
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)1.98
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.44B
Global Industrial Company Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Global Industrial Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a value-added industrial distributor of industrial and maintenance, repair, and operation (MRO) products in North America. The company offers industrial and MRO products under Global...
How the Company Makes Money
GIC generates revenue through the sale of its extensive range of industrial products, which are marketed through both direct sales and e-commerce platforms. The company earns money by maintaining a competitive pricing strategy and leveraging volum...
Global Industrial Company Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 24, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call communicated solid operational progress and financial improvement: strong Q4 top-line acceleration (helped by an extra week), YoY gross margin expansion, a sizable increase in operating income, healthy cash flow generation, no debt, ongoing share repurchases and a dividend raise. Management emphasized strategic initiatives—Salesforce rollout, sales realignment into verticals, expanded product assortment, and focus on enterprise/GPO customers—that bode well for longer-term profitable growth. Notable risks and negatives include tariff uncertainty, a sequential margin dip from Q3 driven by mix and freight choices, an absolute SG&A increase partly due to timing and variable compensation, and the caveat that Q4 comparisons were aided by an extra week. On balance, the positives and execution progress materially outweigh the lowlights.Positive Updates
Quarterly Revenue Growth
Q4 revenue of $345.6M, up 14.3% year-over-year; management reported average daily sales (ADS) growth of 7.4% in the fourth quarter (management later referenced ~7.8% ADS in discussion).
Negative Updates
Timing/Currency and One-Week Benefit
Q4 included one additional week (four working days) versus prior year which inflated absolute quarterly comparisons and contributed to higher absolute revenue and compensation expense; management noted the favorable fiscal calendar will also affect Q1 comparisons.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Quarterly Revenue Growth
Q4 revenue of $345.6M, up 14.3% year-over-year; management reported average daily sales (ADS) growth of 7.4% in the fourth quarter (management later referenced ~7.8% ADS in discussion).
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Company Guidance
The company provided modest forward-looking guidance and several specific metrics: Q1 2026 revenue is expected to benefit from a favorable fiscal calendar but, outside that timing benefit, management expects continued revenue growth in the mid- to high-single digits; gross margins are expected to improve sequentially in Q1 and be roughly in line with prior-year levels as the company manages to be price/cost neutral (management already took a pricing action in early January to mitigate tariff impacts); 2026 capital expenditures are forecast at $3.0–$4.0 million (vs. $3.1M in FY2025 and $0.8M in Q4), and SG&A is expected to be managed to neutral-to-improved leverage as a percent of sales; the board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.28 per share (+$0.02) and the company continues disciplined buybacks (Q4 repurchase ~326k shares for ~$9.3M, $9.8M year-to-date, ~1M shares remaining under a 2M authorization); balance sheet/liquidity targets remain strong (cash $67.5M, no debt, ~$120M availability on the credit facility, current ratio 2.2:1), and the company is focused on sustaining the margin momentum shown in Q4 (Q4 revenue $345.6M, +14.3% YoY; FY revenue $1.38B, +4.8%; Q4 gross profit $119.1M, gross margin 34.5% up 70 bps; Q4 operating income $19.6M, operating margin 5.7%; operating cash flow $20M in Q4 and $77.7M for FY2025).Global Industrial Company Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.38B | 1.32B | 1.27B | 1.17B | 1.06B |
| Gross Profit | 490.20M | 452.00M | 435.80M | 421.20M | 374.30M |
| EBITDA | 105.30M | 87.60M | 102.90M | 109.10M | 91.70M |
| Net Income | 72.10M | 61.00M | 70.70M | 78.80M | 103.30M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 580.80M | 520.70M | 513.40M | 455.20M | 405.00M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 67.50M | 44.60M | 34.40M | 28.50M | 15.40M |
| Total Debt | 103.60M | 83.10M | 95.50M | 102.10M | 83.50M |
| Total Liabilities | 266.00M | 239.60M | 258.20M | 244.80M | 251.40M |
| Stockholders Equity | 313.20M | 281.10M | 255.20M | 210.40M | 153.60M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 74.60M | 46.90M | 108.10M | 42.80M | 46.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 77.70M | 50.70M | 112.00M | 50.20M | 49.80M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -7.10M | -3.80M | -76.20M | -7.10M | -3.40M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -47.50M | -36.70M | -29.70M | -29.70M | -55.00M |
Global Industrial Company Technical Analysis
Negative
32.77
Price Trends
31.43
Negative
29.99
Positive
31.05
Positive
Market Momentum
-0.12
Negative
47.88
Neutral
66.67
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GIC, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 32.77 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 31.46, above the 50-day MA of 31.43, and above the 200-day MA of 31.05, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.12 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 47.88 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 66.67 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GIC.
Global Industrial Company Risk Analysis
Global Industrial Company disclosed 28 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Global Industrial Company reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Global Industrial Company Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $1.19B | 15.56 | 23.59% | 3.48% | 0.16% | 2.99% | |
75 Outperform | $2.12B | 19.31 | 18.67% | ― | 12.76% | 36.11% | |
72 Outperform | $9.72B | 25.36 | 21.74% | 0.70% | 4.03% | 5.93% | |
66 Neutral | $12.76B | 18.89 | 13.02% | 0.72% | 5.28% | 1.97% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
60 Neutral | $5.04B | 23.96 | 14.89% | 3.96% | -1.35% | -22.24% | |
56 Neutral | $1.20B | 152.18 | -1.68% | ― | 14.46% | -588.82% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Global Industrial Company Corporate Events
Stock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Global Industrial Posts Strong Q4 Results, Boosts Dividend
Positive
Feb 24, 2026
Global Industrial Company reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on February 24, 2026, with Q4 sales rising 14.3% to $345.6 million and average daily sales up 7.4%, aided by higher volume and pricing. Fourth-quarter gross margin...
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