Analyzing Ferroglobe Plc (GSM)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

At the time of writing, Ferroglobe Plc [GSM] stock is trading at $5.20, up 2.16%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The GSM shares have gain 9.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.54%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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On 13, March 2024, Ferroglobe Appoints Carsten Larsen as Chief Commercial Officer. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Ferroglobe PLC (NASDAQ: GSM) (“Ferroglobe”, the “Company,” or the “Parent”), a leading global producer of silicon metal, silicon-based and manganese-based ferroalloys, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Carsten Larsen as Chief Commercial Officer, effective April 1, 2024.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Ferroglobe Plc [NASDAQ: GSM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 14, 2022, when B. Riley Securities initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $12. Previously, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock with Buy rating on February 14, 2022, and set its price target to $16. On September 16, 2019, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold. Oppenheimer downgraded its rating to a Perform. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on March 26, 2018. In a note dated November 29, 2017, B. Riley FBR Inc. reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $16 to $20.

For the past year, the stock price of Ferroglobe Plc fluctuated between $3.95 and $6.78. Ferroglobe Plc [NASDAQ: GSM] shares were valued at $5.20 at the most recent close of the market.

Analyzing the GSM fundamentals

According to Ferroglobe Plc [NASDAQ:GSM], the company’s sales were 1.65B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -16.20% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.15. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.24.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 5.10 points at the first support level, and at 4.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 5.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 5.35.

Ferroglobe Plc [GSM] reported earnings per share of $0.09 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.02/share, meaning a difference of $0.07 and a surprise factor of 350.00%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $0.27 per share as compared to estimates of $0.19 per share, a difference of $0.08 representing a surprise of 42.10%.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Ferroglobe Plc [NASDAQ:GSM] has a current ratio of 2.10. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.32 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.59, the price to book ratio is 1.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.34.

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