General Cable is engaged in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for energy, construction, industrial, specialty and communications segments. The Company produces copper, aluminum, and fiber optic wire, as well as cable products for the energy, construction, industrial, specialty and communications markets. The Company's energy cables include low-, medium- and high-voltage power distribution and power transmission products. General Cable's application-specific industrial and specialty cables are used in electrical power generation — traditional and renewable — the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries; mining; industrial automation; automotive, marine, and transit; and military, aerospace and OEM applications. Its communications wire and cable products transmit low-voltage signals for voice, data, video and control applications.General Cable sells its products under several brands including Anaconda, Carol, GenSPEED, NextGen, NSW, NUAL, Prestolite Wire, Silec and STABILOY.
Company Growth (employees)
Key People at General Cable
Michael McDonnell
General Cable Office Locations
General Cable Data and Metrics
General Cable Financial Metrics
Revenue (FY, 2016) | 3.9 b |
Revenue growth (FY, 2015 - FY, 2016), % | (15%) |
Gross profit (FY, 2016) | 407.1 m |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2016), % | 11% |
Net income (FY, 2016) | (93.5 m) |
EBIT (FY, 2016) | (18.3 m) |
Market capitalization (23-Jun-2017) | 766.8 m |
Closing share price (23-Jun-2017) | 15.5 |
Cash (31-Dec-2016) | 101.1 m |
EV | 1.6 b |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 5.8 b | 6 b | 4.5 b | 3.9 b |
Revenue growth, % | 3% | (25%) | (15%) | |
Cost of goods sold | 5.2 b | 5.6 b | 4.1 b | 3.5 b |
Gross profit | 605 m | 393.2 m | 432.4 m | 407.1 m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 10% | 7% | 10% | 11% |
General and administrative expense | 429.2 m | 450.7 m | 412.3 m | 408.9 m |
Operating expense total | 429.2 m | 450.7 m | 412.3 m | 408.9 m |
EBIT | 175.8 m | (311.4 m) | 14.5 m | (18.3 m) |
EBIT margin, % | 3% | (5%) | 0% | (0%) |
Interest expense | 122.1 m | 116.3 m | 97 m | 89.5 m |
Interest income | 6 m | 4.5 m | 2.7 m | 2.5 m |
Pre tax profit | (6.9 m) | (636.1 m) | (151.1 m) | (98.1 m) |
Income tax expense | (30.5 m) | (8.3 m) | 14.8 m | 3.7 m |
Net Income | (10.1 m) | (643 m) | (135.8 m) | (93.5 m) |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 418.8 m | 205.8 m | 79.7 m | 101.1 m |
Inventories | 1.2 b | 1 b | 807.8 m | 768.2 m |
Current Assets | 3 b | 2.4 b | 1.7 b | 1.6 b |
PP&E | 1.1 b | 758.4 m | 523.5 m | 529.3 m |
Goodwill | 184.6 m | 26.1 m | 22.2 m | 12 m |
Total Assets | 4.6 b | 3.4 b | 2.5 b | 2.2 b |
Accounts Payable | 870.6 m | 672.1 m | 411.4 m | 414 m |
Total Debt | 1.4 b | 1.3 b | 1.1 b | 938.6 m |
Current Liabilities | 1.6 b | 1.5 b | 949.3 m | 901.1 m |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 699.6 m | 714.8 m | 720.5 m | 711 m |
Retained Earnings | 847.4 m | 184.4 m | 27.2 m | (102.2 m) |
Total Equity | 1.4 b | 513.2 m | 242.9 m | 168.9 m |
Debt to Equity Ratio | 1 x | 2.6 x | 4.4 x | 5.6 x |
Debt to Assets Ratio | 0.3 x | 0.4 x | 0.4 x | 0.4 x |
Financial Leverage | 3.3 x | 6.6 x | 10.2 x | 13.3 x |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (10.1 m) | (643 m) | (135.8 m) | (93.5 m) |
Depreciation and Amortization | 132.6 m | 125.4 m | 90.5 m | 86 m |
Accounts Payable | (39.3 m) | 2.8 m | ||
Capital Expenditures | (89.1 m) | (89.6 m) | (56.5 m) | (84.1 m) |
Long-term Borrowings | (3.2 b) | (1.6 b) | ||
Dividends Paid | (27 m) | (35.4 m) | (35.3 m) | (35.6 m) |
Interest Paid | 93.6 m | 111 m | 84.8 m | 81.4 m |
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
EV/EBIT | -87.7 x |
Revenue/Employee | 321.5 k |
Debt/Equity | 5.6 x |
Debt/Assets | 0.4 x |
Financial Leverage | 13.3 x |
