Designs and builds specialized marine vessels and infrastructure for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 82× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 21% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 27% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.
The net profit margin is 17% — that slice of every sale is the company’s cushion in hard quarters.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
It pays out $1.00 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 82 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 21/100.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow.
On our five-subject report card, GLNG sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: GLNG is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (21/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.