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General Finance (General Finance) EV-to-EBITDA : 11.78 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is General Finance EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, General Finance's enterprise value is $1,052.9 Mil. General Finance's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was $89.3 Mil. Therefore, General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 11.78.

The historical rank and industry rank for General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

GFN' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.16   Med: 8.87   Max: 11.76
Current: 11.57

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of General Finance was 11.76. The lowest was 7.16. And the median was 8.87.

GFN's EV-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 9.555 vs GFN: 11.57

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-13), General Finance's stock price is $19.01. General Finance's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 was $0.680. Therefore, General Finance's PE Ratio for today is 27.96.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


General Finance EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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General Finance EV-to-EBITDA Chart

General Finance Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.99 10.41 12.59 9.19 8.74

General Finance Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.47 8.74 8.96 10.26 9.21

Competitive Comparison of General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



General Finance EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

General Finance's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=1052.860/89.34
=11.78

General Finance's current Enterprise Value is $1,052.9 Mil.
General Finance's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $89.3 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


General Finance  (NAS:GFN) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

General Finance's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=19.01/0.680
=27.96

General Finance's share price for today is $19.01.
General Finance's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.680.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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General Finance (General Finance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
39 East Union Street, Pasadena, CA, USA, 91103
General Finance Corp is a specialty rental services company. The company offers portable storage, modular space, and liquid containment solutions, with a diverse and expanding lease fleet of 78,605 units. The company serves a diverse range of customers across a broad range of industries, including the commercial, construction, transportation, industrial, energy, manufacturing, mining, retail, education and government sectors. The company is organized geographically across two principal operating segments, North America and Asia-Pacific.
Executives
Neil Gagnon 10 percent owner 1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ronald Valenta director, 10 percent owner 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Christopher A Wilson officer: General Counsel, VP, Secretary 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Jeffrey A Kluckman officer: Executive Vice President 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Charles E Barrantes officer: Chief Financial Officer 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Jody Edwin Miller director, officer: CEO & President 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Theodore M. Mourouzis officer: President of Pac-Van, Inc. 9155 HARRISON PARK COURT INDIANAPOLIS IN 46216
Eric Weber officer: CFO of Pac-Van, Inc. 9155 HARRISON PARK COURT INDIANAPOLIS IN 46216
William H Baribault director 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Larry D Tashjian director 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
Gregory B Baker officer: CFO-GFN Asia Pacific Holdings LEVEL 3 1 MERRIWA STREET GORDON NSW C3 2072
Neil Littlewood officer: CEO of Royal Wolf Holdings LEVEL 3 1 MERRIWA STREET GORDON NSW C3 2072
Susan L Harris director 39 EAST UNION STREET, PASADENA CA 91103
Manuel Marrero director 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103
James B Roszak director 39 EAST UNION STREET PASADENA CA 91103

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