Global Payments: Reports of Potential Buyout by Private Equity Firm
The Financial Times has reported that private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is interested in buying Global Payments.
Global Payments Inc GPN
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
The merger with Total System Services bulked up Global Payments' acquiring business and strengthened its moat, given the importance of scale in the business. The Worldpay merger dramatically improves scale.
Bears
The focus on small merchants increases Global Payments' macro sensitivity.
News
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EU Clears Global Payments' Worldpay Acquisition
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $99.63
- Day Range
- $97.24–99.97
- 52-Week Range
- $61.16–101.32
- Bid/Ask
- $98.00 / $99.50
- Shares Outstanding
- 264.62M
- Market Cap
- $25.93B
- Volume/Avg
- 540 / 3M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 7.62
- Price/Sales
- 2.44
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 1.02%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 1.02%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Total Yield
- 7.33%
Company Profile
Global Payments is a leading provider of payment processing and software solutions and historically focused on serving small and midsize merchants. The Worldpay acquisition pushes the company into the large merchant space and expands the company's international operations. Following the Worldpay acquisition, the company will process about $4 trilliion in payment volume.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Stock Style Box
- Mid Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 26,000
- Website
- https://www.globalpayments.com
Competitors
Valuation
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 7.62 | 24.44 | 7.97 |
Price/Book Value | 1.13 | 5.40 | 1.47 |
Price/Sales | 2.44 | 4.44 | 1.50 |
Price/Cash Flow | 37.43 | 13.28 | 5.89 |
Price/Earnings
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Financial Strength
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JKHY
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FISV
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.49 | 0.66 | 0.18 |
Current Ratio | 0.82 | 1.17 | 1.04 |
Interest Coverage | 1.46 | 117.88 | 3.10 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 5.91% | 15.54% | 5.11% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 14.26% | 22.31% | 15.91% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 8.82% | 21.33% | 9.72% |
Return on Assets
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