Is Global Payments Inc. (GPN) a Warren Buffett Stock?
Partial Buffett fit - meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
6/9 criteria passed
Capped from C to D. ROIC under 8% on both TTM and 5y average - business doesn't earn enough on capital invested; EPS dropped more than 50% at the worst point in the last 5 years - cyclical or fragile; Net debt is more than 5x EBITDA - balance sheet is stretched What are deal-breaker caps?
Warren Buffett's Criteria, Applied to GPN
ROIC ≥ 15%
Gross margin ≥ 40%
Owner earnings yield ≥ 5%
5y profitable
Net Debt / EBITDA ≤ 3
Revenue CAGR ≥ 8%
EPS CAGR ≥ 8%
FCF / Net income ≥ 0.8
Debt / Equity ≤ 1
How GPN Scores on Other Strategies
Live Financial Snapshot
Market cap
$20.66B
P/E (TTM)
-
ROIC (TTM)
1.94%
Gross margin
67.31%
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Educational tool, not investment advice. Scores are computed from publicly-available financial data against published investing-strategy criteria. We do not claim that Warren Buffett personally owns or recommends GPN.