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Gildan Activewear Inc is an apparel manufacturing business based in the US. Gildan Activewear shares (GIL) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Gildan Activewear employs 45,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion.
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Latest market close | USD$27.84 |
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52-week range | USD$9.42 - USD$30.0728 |
50-day moving average | USD$26.3418 |
200-day moving average | USD$20.6893 |
Wall St. target price | USD$25.32 |
PE ratio | 23.4242 |
Dividend yield | USD$0.62 (3.82%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$0.68 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $27.84 from 2020-12-09
1 week (2021-01-08) | -2.32% |
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1 month (2020-12-16) | 2.02% |
3 months (2020-10-15) | 26.32% |
6 months (2020-07-15) | 70.59% |
1 year (2020-01-15) | -4.66% |
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2 years (2019-01-15) | -12.67% |
3 years (2018-01-12) | 32.57 |
5 years (2016-01-15) | 8.96% |
Valuing Gildan Activewear stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Gildan Activewear's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Gildan Activewear's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 23x. In other words, Gildan Activewear shares trade at around 23x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Gildan Activewear's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.36. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Gildan Activewear's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Gildan Activewear's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$133.6 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Gildan Activewear's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Revenue TTM | USD$1.9 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 0.69% |
Gross profit TTM | USD$763.7 million |
Return on assets TTM | 0.26% |
Return on equity TTM | -15.13% |
Profit margin | -13.34% |
Book value | $7.441 |
Market capitalisation | USD$5.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 4.7 million Gildan Activewear shares held short by investors – that's known as Gildan Activewear's "short interest". This figure is 9.7% down from 5.2 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Gildan Activewear shares can be evaluated.
Gildan Activewear's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Gildan Activewear shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Gildan Activewear shares traded daily (recently around 524854.93273543). Gildan Activewear's SIR currently stands at 8.92. In other words for every 100,000 Gildan Activewear shares traded daily on the market, roughly 8920 shares are currently held short.
However Gildan Activewear's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Gildan Activewear shares, or, against the total number of tradable Gildan Activewear shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Gildan Activewear's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Gildan Activewear shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0264% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Gildan Activewear shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).
A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Gildan Activewear.
Find out more about how you can short Gildan Activewear stock.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Gildan Activewear.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 15.37
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Gildan Activewear's overall score of 15.37 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 10th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Gildan Activewear is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 5.37/100
Gildan Activewear's environmental score of 5.37 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Gildan Activewear is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 12.11/100
Gildan Activewear's social score of 12.11 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Gildan Activewear is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 8.89/100
Gildan Activewear's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Gildan Activewear is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Gildan Activewear scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Gildan Activewear has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Gildan Activewear Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
Total ESG score | 15.37 |
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Total ESG percentile | 9.5 |
Environmental score | 5.37 |
Environmental score percentile | 8 |
Social score | 12.11 |
Social score percentile | 8 |
Governance score | 8.89 |
Governance score percentile | 8 |
Level of controversy | 2 |
We're not expecting Gildan Activewear to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Gildan Activewear's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 30 March 2015. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Gildan Activewear shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Gildan Activewear shares which in turn could have impacted Gildan Activewear's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Gildan Activewear's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.42 up to $30.0728. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Gildan Activewear's is 1.6881. This would suggest that Gildan Activewear's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Gildan Activewear Inc. manufactures and sells a range of apparel products in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The company manufactures and markets active wear products, including T-shirts, fleece tops and bottoms, and sport shirts under Gildan, Gildan Performance, Gildan Platinum, Gildan Hammer, Comfort Colors, American Apparel, Anvil by Gildan, Alstyle, Prim + Preux, and Gold Toe brands. It also offers hosiery products, such as athletic, dress, casual, workwear, liner, and therapeutic socks, as well as sheer panty hose, tights, and leggings under the Gildan, Gildan Platinum, Under Armour, Gold Toe, PowerSox, GT a Gold Toe Brand, Silver Toe, Signature Gold by Goldtoe, Peds, MediPeds, Kushyfoot, Therapy Plus, All Pro, Secret, Silks, Secret Silky, and American Apparel brand names. In addition, the company provides men's and boys' top and bottom underwear, and ladies panties under Gildan and Gildan Platinum brand names; and ladies shapewear, intimates, and accessories under Secret and Secret Silky brand names. It offers its products through wholesale distributors, screen printers/embellishers, and retailers, as well as through its e-commerce platforms. The company was formerly known as Textiles Gildan Inc. and changed its name to Gildan Activewear Inc. in March 1995. Gildan Activewear Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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