GIC Stock Analysis: Global Industrial | NYSE
Industrial Distribution | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.517m USD | 12M Return: 13.4% | US37892E1029 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 4.33M
EPS Trend: 2.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 85.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
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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: 87.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.14 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.11 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 17.34% < 20% (prev 15.60%; Δ 1.73% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 90.5m > Net Income 87.1m |
| Net Debt (12.2m) to EBITDA (123.1m): 0.10 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.24 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (38.2m) vs 12m ago -0.52% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 36.37% > 18% (prev 35.01%; Δ 1.37% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 236.4% > 50% (prev 225.8%; Δ 10.58% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.15k > 6 (EBIT TTM 115.3m / Interest Expense TTM 100k) |
| A: 0.40 (Total Current Assets 449.3m - Total Current Liabilities 200.3m) / Total Assets 628.4m |
| B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 152.3m / Total Assets 628.4m) |
| C: 0.19 (EBIT TTM 115.3m / Avg Total Assets 607.5m) |
| D: 1.20 (Book Value of Equity 342.7m / Total Liabilities 285.7m) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.92 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.10 (Receivables 186.8m/156.8m, Revenue 1.44b/1.32b) |
| GMI: 0.96 (GM 35.01% / 36.37%) |
| AQI: 0.88 (AQ_t 0.12 / AQ_t-1 0.13) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 1.44b / 1.32b) |
| TATA: -0.01 (NI 87.1m - CFO 90.5m) / TA 628.4m) |
| Beneish M = -2.99 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 39.03 with a total of 134,063 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.75%, over one month by +15.71%, over three months by +35.43% and over the past year by +13.43%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 37.60 (which is 3.7% or 1.2 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 | 2.5% |
P/E Trailing = 17.6889
P/E Forward = 20.7039
P/S = 1.0561
P/B = 4.3513
P/EG = 1.294
Revenue TTM = 1.44b USD
EBIT TTM = 115.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 123.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 84.5m USD (estimated: total debt 98.9m - short term 14.4m)
Short Term Debt = 14.4m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 98.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) (leases 98.9m already included)
Net Debt = 12.2m USD (calculated: Debt 98.9m - CCE 86.7m)
Enterprise Value = 1.53b USD (1.52b + Debt 98.9m - CCE 86.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.15k (Ebit TTM 115.3m / Interest Expense TTM 100k)
EV/FCF = 17.51x (Enterprise Value 1.53b / FCF TTM 87.3m)
FCF Yield = 5.71% (FCF TTM 87.3m / Enterprise Value 1.53b)
FCF Margin = 6.08% (FCF TTM 87.3m / Revenue TTM 1.44b)
Net Margin = 6.06% (Net Income TTM 87.1m / Revenue TTM 1.44b)
Gross Margin = 36.37% ((Revenue TTM 1.44b - Cost of Revenue TTM 913.8m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 40.20% (prev 34.79%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.43 (Enterprise Value 1.53b / Total Assets 628.4m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.10% (Interest Expense 100k / Debt 98.9m)
Taxrate = 26.48% (30.9m / 116.7m)
NOPAT = 84.8m (EBIT 115.3m * (1 - 26.48%))
Current Ratio = 2.24 (Total Current Assets 449.3m / Total Current Liabilities 200.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.29 (Debt 98.9m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 342.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.10 (Net Debt 12.2m / EBITDA 123.1m)
Debt / FCF = 0.14 (Net Debt 12.2m / FCF TTM 87.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 322.9m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 14.34% (Net Income 87.1m / Total Assets 628.4m)
RoE = 26.97% (Net Income TTM 87.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 322.9m)
RoCE = 28.30% (EBIT 115.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 322.9m + L.T.Debt 84.5m))
RoIC = 22.87% (NOPAT 84.8m / Invested Capital 370.7m)
WACC = 7.62% (E(1.52b)/V(1.62b) * Re(8.11%) + D(98.9m)/V(1.62b) * Rd(0.10%) * (1-Tc(0.26)))
Discount Rate = 8.11% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -51.18 | Cagr: -0.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈75.3m ; Y1≈86.4m ; Y5≈127.1m
[DCF] Fair Price = 49.87 (EV 1.91b - Net Debt 12.2m = Equity 1.90b / Shares 38.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 2.82 | EPS CAGR: 0.19% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 85.71 | Revenue CAGR: 4.24% | SUE: 0.84 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.54 | Chg30d=-1.82% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.31 | Chg30d=+21.00% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+24.6% | GrowthRev=+6.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.21 | Chg30d=-0.45% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=-4.3% | GrowthRev=+5.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -38% (up=1, down=4)