Credit: Shutterstock photoGreif Inc ( GEF ) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on October 31, 2017. Greif Inc produces industrial packaging products with manufacturing facilities located in over 50 countries. Its products are steel, fibre and plastic drums, intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging and among others. Greif Inc has a market cap of $3.14 billion; its shares were traded at around $61.57 with a P/E ratio of 30.47 and P/S ratio of 0.95. The dividend yield of Greif Inc stocks is 2.72%. Greif Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 0.10% over the past ten years.
For the last quarter Greif Inc reported a revenue of $968.1 million, compared with the revenue of $867.6 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $3.6 billion, an increase of 9.5% from last year. For the last five years Greif Inc had an average revenue decline of 4.2% a year.
The reported diluted earnings per share was $2.02 for the year, an increase of 57.8% from previous year. Over the last five years Greif Inc had an average EPS decline of 6.2% a year. The Greif Inc had an operating margin of 7.49%, compared with the operating margin of 6.79% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Greif Inc is 7.33%. The profitability rank of the company is 6 (out of 10).
At the end of the fiscal year, Greif Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $142.3 million, compared with $103.7 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $937.8 million, compared with $974.6 million in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is 4.5. Greif Inc has a financial strength rank of 5 (out of 10).
At the current stock price of $61.57, Greif Inc is traded at 23.4% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $49.90 . The P/S ratio of the stock is 0.95, while the historical median P/S ratio is 0.76. The stock gained 17.67% during the past 12 months.
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