Gates Industrial Corp Plc (GTES)
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Rating:63Neutral
Price Target:
$26.00
▲(1.64% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:05/02/26
The score is primarily supported by solid underlying financial performance—especially cash generation—and a cautiously constructive earnings outlook with reaffirmed guidance, improving orders, and better leverage. Offsetting these positives are mixed technical signals and limited valuation visibility due to missing/invalid P/E and dividend yield data.
Positive Factors
Cash generation
Sustained ~101% FCF conversion indicates strong earnings-to-cash dynamics that support capex, share repurchases and M&A without excessive new leverage. Durable cash generation improves resilience across cycles and funds strategic investments and working-capital needs over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Balance-sheet uncertainty
A material, unexplained decline in reported total debt across TTM vs prior year clouds leverage assessment. In a cyclical industrial business, unclear debt comparability limits visibility into true financial flexibility and refinancing risk, complicating capital-allocation and downside protection analysis.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation
Sustained ~101% FCF conversion indicates strong earnings-to-cash dynamics that support capex, share repurchases and M&A without excessive new leverage. Durable cash generation improves resilience across cycles and funds strategic investments and working-capital needs over the next 2–6 months.
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Gates Industrial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Net Sales By Segment
Breaks down total sales by business segment, providing insight into which areas are driving revenue and how the company is diversifying its income streams.
Breaks down total sales by business segment, providing insight into which areas are driving revenue and how the company is diversifying its income streams.
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Market Cap
$6.19B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)2.33M
Price to Earnings (P/E)23.5
Beta (1Y)1.41
Revenue Growth1.58%
EPS Growth15.61%
CountryUS
Employees14,100
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.98
Shares Outstanding253,875,690
10 Day Avg. Volume2,012,772
30 Day Avg. Volume2,326,467
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.73
Price to Book (P/B)1.69
Price to Sales (P/S)1.63
P/FCF Ratio13.89
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.25
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.26
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.61
Enterprise Value/Ebitda11.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$31.11Price Target Upside21.62% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)1.63
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.57B
Gates Industrial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Gates Industrial Corporation plc manufactures and sells engineered power transmission and fluid power solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Power Transmission and Fluid Power. The company offers synchronous or asynchronous belts, inclu...
How the Company Makes Money
Gates makes money primarily by selling engineered components in two main product categories: (1) Power Transmission and (2) Fluid Power. Revenue is generated through a mix of OEM sales (supplying components to manufacturers for installation in new...
Gates Industrial Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 01, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 31, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Cautiously positive. The company experienced notable short-term headwinds from a European ERP implementation and calendar timing that pressured Q1 sales and margins, but these were characterized as temporary. Management highlighted improving order trends, book-to-bill above 1, strong free cash flow (101% conversion), improved leverage (1.9x), a credit upgrade, a small strategic tuck-in acquisition, and reiterated full-year guidance while projecting meaningful margin recovery in the back half. Given the balance of transitory operational issues against solid cash generation, improving orders and reaffirmed guidance, the tone of the call and outlook skew positive.Positive Updates
Revenue and Core Sales
Q1 sales of $851 million. Core sales decreased 2.9% year-over-year but management reported improving demand trends (core sales approximated mid-single digits growth in March) and a book-to-bill solidly above 1. Company reiterated full-year guidance.
Negative Updates
ERP Transition Disruption
European ERP conversion caused distribution inefficiencies, higher operating costs (hypercare), and a build of past-due backlog. Company estimated the ERP transition and 2 fewer working days combined represented approximately a 600 basis point headwind to core sales in Q1.
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Q1-2026 Updates
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Negative
Revenue and Core Sales
Q1 sales of $851 million. Core sales decreased 2.9% year-over-year but management reported improving demand trends (core sales approximated mid-single digits growth in March) and a book-to-bill solidly above 1. Company reiterated full-year guidance.
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Company Guidance
Gates reiterated its full‑year 2026 guidance while providing quarter‑level detail: Q1 sales were $851M with adjusted EBITDA $177M (20.8% margin), adjusted gross margin 40.5% and adjusted EPS $0.35, with the European ERP transition plus two fewer working days creating roughly a 600‑bp core‑sales headwind and a $0.07 headwind to adjusted EPS; book‑to‑bill exited the quarter above 1. For Q2 management guides revenue of $905M–$945M (midpoint core growth ~3.5% YoY) and expects adjusted EBITDA margin to be down ~30 bps YoY (midpoint ≈22.2%), noting about 100 bps of remaining near‑term drag from ERP/hypercare and footprint work. They expect the footprint optimization benefits to show in the back half, targeting an adjusted EBITDA margin approaching ~23.5% in H2, and reiterated confidence in achieving full‑year core growth absent further geopolitical escalation; balance‑sheet metrics include 12‑month free cash flow conversion ~101% and net leverage of 1.9x (improved ~0.4 turns YoY). They also announced a Timken Industrial Belt tuck‑in (expected close in Q3) that management estimates could add roughly $5M/month of revenue.Gates Industrial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
55
Neutral
Cash Flow
78
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.45B | 3.44B | 3.41B | 3.57B | 3.55B | 3.47B |
| Gross Profit | 1.39B | 1.39B | 1.36B | 1.36B | 1.25B | 1.34B |
| EBITDA | 706.10M | 742.10M | 677.60M | 656.90M | 614.40M | 705.80M |
| Net Income | 249.10M | 251.40M | 194.90M | 232.90M | 220.80M | 297.10M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 7.12B | 7.15B | 6.79B | 7.25B | 7.19B | 7.53B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 785.30M | 812.10M | 682.00M | 720.60M | 581.40M | 660.90M |
| Total Debt | 2.36B | 2.51B | 2.48B | 2.56B | 2.61B | 2.71B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.39B | 3.46B | 3.45B | 3.71B | 3.75B | 4.05B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.37B | 3.33B | 3.02B | 3.22B | 3.11B | 3.10B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 421.30M | 404.90M | 296.50M | 409.60M | 178.80M | 295.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 501.00M | 478.10M | 379.60M | 481.00M | 265.80M | 382.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -115.20M | -119.00M | -104.40M | -81.80M | -90.70M | -86.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -251.60M | -251.10M | -286.70M | -258.30M | -253.10M | -148.60M |
Gates Industrial Technical Analysis
Positive
25.58
Price Trends
24.95
Positive
23.70
Positive
24.10
Positive
Market Momentum
0.40
Negative
57.81
Neutral
69.14
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GTES, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 25.58 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 23.62, above the 50-day MA of 24.95, and above the 200-day MA of 24.10, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.40 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 57.81 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 69.14 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for GTES.
Gates Industrial Risk Analysis
Gates Industrial disclosed 41 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Gates Industrial 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
Gates Industrial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $6.59B | 48.25 | 2.83% | 0.56% | 10.21% | -48.98% | |
72 Outperform | $10.06B | 37.82 | 12.67% | ― | 17.39% | 20.78% | |
66 Neutral | $4.22B | 118.57 | 11.59% | 0.26% | 16.95% | -10.01% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
63 Neutral | $6.19B | 23.50 | 7.47% | ― | 1.58% | 15.61% | |
63 Neutral | $8.32B | 28.68 | 15.93% | 1.17% | 0.83% | 26.77% | |
57 Neutral | $4.55B | -334.43 | 1.43% | ― | 12.73% | ― |
* Industrials Sector Average
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