Genuine Parts Co

Company Profile

Genuine Parts Co had its IPO on 1983-04-06 under the ticker symbol GPC.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Specialty Retail industry. Genuine Parts Co has a staff strength of 58,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Genuine Parts Co opened at $148.61 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $146.6 - $149.4, and closed at $147.28.

This is a -0.96% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 892,467 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Genuine Parts Co have slipped by -4.43%.

Genuine Parts Co's Key Ratios

Genuine Parts Co has a market cap of $20.88 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 6.8985 and a price to sales ratio of 1.1805.

In the last 12-months Genuine Parts Co’s revenue was $22.88 billion with a gross profit of $7.74 billion and an EBITDA of $2.06 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Genuine Parts Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Genuine Parts Co’s operating margin was 7.48% while its return on assets stood at 6.45% with a return of equity of 31.34%.

In Q2, Genuine Parts Co’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -6.9% while revenue growth was a positive 5.6%.

Genuine Parts Co’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

20.8333

Trailing PE

17.393

PEG

1.9179

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $8.55 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 20.8333 and a PEG multiple of 1.9179. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Genuine Parts Co’s profitability.

Genuine Parts Co stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.3423 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 14.4464. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.1805.

Genuine Parts Co stock pays annual dividends of $3.69 per share, indicating a yield of 2.53% and a payout ratio of 42.27%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$16.94 billion

Total Liabilities

$7.90 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-180884000.00

Capital Expenditure

$117.24 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

42.27%

Genuine Parts Co ended 2024 with $16.94 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $16.94 billion while shareholder equity stood at $4.07 billion.

Genuine Parts Co ended 2024 with $397.80 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $7.90 billion in other current liabilities, 140468000.00 in common stock, $4.79 billion in retained earnings and $2.63 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $530.11 million and cash and short-term investments were $530.11 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $417,630,000 while long-term debt stood at $2.99 billion.

Genuine Parts Co’s total current assets stands at $9.08 billion while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $2.55 billion compared to accounts payable of $5.57 billion and inventory worth $4.51 billion.

In 2024, Genuine Parts Co's operating cash flow was $-180884000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $117.24 million.

Comparatively, Genuine Parts Co paid $0.42 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$147.28

52-Week High

$184.3261

52-Week Low

$143.4695

Analyst Target Price

$176

Genuine Parts Co stock is currently trading at $147.28 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $184.3261 and a 52-week low of $184.3261. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $176.

Its 50-day moving average was $156.7 and 200-day moving average was $163.74 The short ratio stood at 2.32 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 36.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8041.7% are held by institutions.