GAM
ACHAT TOTAL: 5000 titres (~120000 USD)
- Insiders
- Stark Eugene S
- Total bought
- $120,000
- Total sold
- —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-15
- Last synced
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2026-09-16 10:10:23
Insider holdings as a share of total assets aren't available for this company.
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signal Scored 2026-09-16
GAM shows solid fundamentals with strong margins and low debt (financial health score: 65/75), but the complete absence of cash flow data (OCF/FCF) introduces meaningful uncertainty about true liquidity generation.
The first sentence of the analysis written for GAM on 2026-09-16 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 91.5% | 100.0% | 84.8% | 106.5% | 277.4% | |
| Ebit Margin | 207.4% | -0.1% | 304.9% | 107.6% | 272.0% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 207.4% | 97.6% | 304.9% | -29.1% | 272.0% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 207.4% | 97.5% | 304.9% | 107.6% | 272.0% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 207.4% | 97.5% | 304.9% | 107.6% | 272.0% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 207.4% | 97.5% | 304.9% | 107.6% | 272.0% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 207.4% | 97.5% | 304.9% | 107.6% | 272.0% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 207.4% | 97.5% | 292.3% | 114.5% | 261.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.258 | 31.804 | 3.702 | 2.178 | -0.829 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.258 | 31.804 | 3.702 | 2.905 | -1.402 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 19.747 | 13.212 | 12.824 | 0.227 | 12.287 | |
| Cash Ratio | 1.258 | 0.188 | 0.073 | 0.099 | -1.402 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 2.870 | 4.719 | 2.518 | -3.064 | 2.631 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.032 | -0.131 | -0.010 | 0.018 | 0.008 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.032 | -0.131 | -0.010 | 0.018 | 0.008 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 2.870 | 4.719 | 2.518 | -3.064 | 2.631 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.032 | -0.131 | -0.010 | 0.018 | 0.008 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.537 | 0.715 | 0.458 | 0.469 | 0.504 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.755 | 4.390 | 7.261 | -3.507 | 6.880 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.010 | 1.012 | 1.015 | 1.017 | 1.016 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 28.561 | 32.007 | 27.571 | 106.691 | -24.761 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.314 | 0.397 | 0.148 | -0.223 | 0.189 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 2.778 | 4.508 | 2.392 | 12.115 | 2.557 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 91.5% | ▼-8.5% | ▼-40.5% |
| Ebit Margin | 207.4% | ▲207.4% | ▲29.0% |
| Ebitda Margin | 207.4% | ▲109.8% | ▲36.9% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 207.4% | ▲109.8% | ▲9.5% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 207.4% | ▲109.8% | ▲9.5% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 207.4% | ▲109.8% | ▲9.5% |
| Net Profit Margin | 207.4% | ▲109.8% | ▲9.5% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 207.4% | ▲109.8% | ▲12.7% |
| Current Ratio | 1.258 | ▼-30.546 | ▼-6.365 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.258 | ▼-30.546 | ▼-6.396 |
| Solvency Ratio | 19.747 | ▲6.535 | ▲8.088 |
| Cash Ratio | 1.258 | ▲1.069 | ▲1.214 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 2.870 | ▼-1.848 | ▲0.935 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.032 | ▲0.163 | ▲0.049 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | 0.032 | ▲0.163 | ▲0.049 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 2.870 | ▼-1.848 | ▲0.935 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | 0.032 | ▲0.163 | ▲0.049 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.537 | ▼-0.178 | ▲0.001 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 5.755 | ▲1.365 | ▲1.599 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.001 | ▼-0.001 | ▼-0.001 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.001 | ▼-0.001 | ▼-0.001 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.001 | ▼-0.001 | ▼-0.001 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.001 | ▼-0.001 | ▼-0.001 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.010 | ▼-0.002 | ▼-0.004 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 28.561 | ▼-3.445 | ▼-5.453 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.314 | ▼-0.083 | ▲0.149 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 2.778 | ▼-1.730 | ▼-2.092 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $943.1M | $1.10B | $651.2M | $577.6M | $742.7M | |
| Enterprise value | $944.5M | $1.11B | $654.0M | $580.9M | $750.8M | |
| EV / Sales | 5.76x | 4.40x | 7.29x | -3.53x | 6.96x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.78x | 4.51x | 2.39x | 12.12x | 2.56x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.07x | 0.03x | |
| Current ratio | 1.26x | 31.80x | 3.70x | 2.18x | -0.83x | |
| Income quality | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.00x | |
| Graham number | $228 | $135 | $194 | — | $186 | |
| Graham net-net | -$1 | -$0 | -$1 | -$13 | -$2 | |
| Tax burden | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Interest burden | 100.0% | -156305.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Working capital | $85K | $11.4M | $4.3M | $2.2M | -$5.3M | |
| Invested capital | $1.9M | $13.8M | $7.3M | -$9.4M | -$1.50B | |
| Return on assets | 19.2% | 15.7% | 18.9% | -14.2% | 19.6% | |
| Operating ROA | 20.4% | 16.3% | 20.3% | -12.9% | 20.9% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 19.2% | 15.7% | 18.9% | -14.0% | 9.8% | |
| Return on equity | 19.4% | 15.9% | 19.2% | -14.4% | 19.9% | |
| Return on invested capital | 19.2% | 15.7% | 18.9% | -14.3% | 19.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.2% | 15.7% | 18.9% | -14.2% | 19.7% | |
| Earnings yield | 36.0% | 22.2% | 42.0% | -30.7% | 39.5% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Capex / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 3.4% | 2.2% | 16.7% | -7.5% | 13.6% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 3.5% | 10.5% | -4.3% | 8.3% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | -1.2% | -100.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 6d | 17d | 24d | -8d | 6d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 9d | 10d | 43d | 63d | 81d | |
| Operating cycle | 6d | 17d | 24d | -54d | 52d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | -3d | 7d | -19d | -117d | -29d |
Change by theme
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Recent news
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