General Motors Company
GM Details
General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) manufacture and sells trucks, cars, crossovers, and automobile parts on a global scale. The company delivers automotive financing services via General Motors Financial Company, Inc.
Result Performance for the Year Ended 31 December 2021 – (FY21)
- The revenue stood at $127,004 million, contributed by automotive revenue of $113,590 million and GM Finance revenue of $13,414 million in FY21
- The net income stood at $10 billion, EBIT-adjusted at $14.3 billion, and net income margin at 7.9% in FY21.
- The EBIT-adjusted margin stood at 11.3%, EPS-diluted at $6.70 and EPS-diluted-adjusted at $7.07 in FY21. The YoY rise was mainly because of improved pricing, higher demand vehicles, and solid used car pricing in an optimal inventory environment.
Source: Company Reports, Analysis by Kalkine Group
Key Update
- 16 February 2022, the company with Marcus by Goldman Sachs and Mastercard, launched the My GM Rewards Card™. This card is built to reward credit card customers at almost every turn.
- 14 February 2022, the company plans to expand philanthropic commitment to equitable climate action by adding its Climate Equity Fund to $50 million.
Outlook
The company plans to double revenue to $275-315 billion by 2030, driven by a~50% CAGR on software and new businesses and 4-6% CAGR from the strong core auto business. Further, it projects to see an expansion in margins to 12-14% by 2030, driven by auto margin expansion as EVs scale and battery costs decline and new businesses margins over 20%. In addition, the ultium is expected to play a crucial role in launching 30+ EVs globally by 2025 and ultifi to open $20-25 billion in annual software and services revenues by 2030. Also, the cruise is inviting the public to sign up for driverless rides, which is expected to generate $50 billion in annual revenue by the end of the decade.
Key Risks
Despite consolidated semiconductors purchase, the Semiconductor shortage may present considerable challenges in automobile manufacturing. The global supply chain constraints rest active with high freight costs, increasing GM’s cost pool considering its international operations.
Valuation Methodology: EV/Sales Based Relative Valuation (Illustrative)
Technical Overview:
Daily Price Chart
Source: REFINITIV, Note: Purple color line reflects Relative Strength Index (14-Period)
Stock Recommendation
The company has delivered a 6-month and 1-year return of ~-18.41% and ~-25.90%, respectively. In addition, the stock is trading lower than the average of the 52-week high price of $67.21 and the 52-week low price of $41.99.
The stock has been valued using an EV/Sales multiple-based illustrative relative valuation, and the target price so arrived reflects a rise of low double-digit (in % terms). Accordingly, a slight premium has been applied to EV/Sales Multiple (NTM) (Peer Average), considering the rising demand for EV vehicles and improved economies of scale.
Considering the rising demand for vehicles, along with strong organic growth and decent outlook, we give a “Buy” recommendation on the stock at the closing market price of $39.83 per share, down 6.06% as of 7th March 2022.
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