Constructs and rehabilitates roads, bridges, and rail lines. Builds airports, marine ports, dams, and reservoirs. 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.
Average growth of 6% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades 26% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $0.52 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 17/100.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 43/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 46/100.
On our five-subject report card, GVA sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: GVA is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (58/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.