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)
General Cable was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Highland Heights, US
Key People at General Cable
Michael McDonnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
General Cable Office Locations
General Cable has an office in Highland Heights
Highland Heights, US (HQ)
4 Tesseneer Rd
General Cable Data and Metrics
General Cable Financial Metrics
General Cable's revenue was reported to be $918.2 m in Q1, 2017
USD
Revenue (Q1, 2017) | 918.2 m |
Gross profit (Q1, 2017) | 118.6 m |
Gross profit margin (Q1, 2017), % | 13% |
Net income (Q1, 2017) | 12.4 m |
EBIT (Q1, 2017) | 23.8 m |
Market capitalization (18-Aug-2017) | 835 m |
Cash (31-Mar-2017) | 83.4 m |
General Cable's current market capitalization is $835 m.
| 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 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 1.5 b | 1.5 b | 1.3 b | 1.1 b | 1 b | 974 m | 990 m | 924.5 m | 918.2 m |
Cost of goods sold | 1.4 b | 1.4 b | 1.1 b | 990.2 m | 909.2 m | 867.9 m | 873.8 m | 821.6 m | 799.6 m |
Gross profit | 131.8 m | 26.6 m | 120.7 m | 123.2 m | 118.1 m | 106.1 m | 116.2 m | 102.9 m | 118.6 m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 9% | 2% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 13% |
General and administrative expense | 115.6 m | 101.9 m | 109.6 m | 97.8 m | 101 m | 88.9 m | 55.6 m | 86.1 m | 94.8 m |
Operating expense total | 115.6 m | 101.9 m | 109.6 m | 97.8 m | 101 m | 88.9 m | 55.6 m | 86.1 m | 94.8 m |
EBIT | 14.1 m | (78.6 m) | 7.9 m | 23.7 m | 17.1 m | 15.3 m | 58.1 m | 4.7 m | 23.8 m |
EBIT margin, % | 1% | (5%) | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 3% |
Interest expense | (29.7 m) | (28.5 m) | (25.2 m) | (25.3 m) | (22.6 m) | (21.5 m) | (22.7 m) | (22.5 m) | (20.7 m) |
Interest income | 1 m | 800 k | 900 k | 500 k | 500 k | 300 k | 300 k | 200 k | 600 k |
Pre tax profit | (11 m) | (123.6 m) | (41.3 m) | (7.1 m) | (31.8 m) | (7.3 m) | 44.8 m | (19.7 m) | 18.7 m |
Income tax expense | (12.1 m) | 4.5 m | 200 k | 5.5 m | (4.5 m) | (800 k) | (11.4 m) | 5.7 m | (6.3 m) |
Net Income | (22.7 m) | (118.8 m) | (40.9 m) | (8.4 m) | (31.8 m) | (4.4 m) | 28.3 m | (13.7 m) | 12.4 m |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 418.8 m | 205.8 m | 79.7 m | 101.1 m |
Accounts Receivable | 279 k | |||
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 |
Total Liabilities | 2.1 b | |||
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 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 299.1 m | 272.4 m | 167.6 m | 102.3 m | 78.9 m | 86.5 m | 62.8 m | 120.2 m | 83.4 m |
Inventories | 1.3 b | 1.3 b | 978.1 m | 897.8 m | 842.8 m | 828 m | 771.5 m | 779.6 m | 818.1 m |
Current Assets | 3.1 b | 2.9 b | 2.2 b | 2.2 b | 2 b | 1.9 b | 1.8 b | 1.7 b | 1.7 b |
PP&E | 1 b | 887.9 m | 704.6 m | 604 m | 572 m | 523.9 m | 506.3 m | 544.1 m | 529 m |
Goodwill | 27.3 m | 27 m | 22.4 m | 23.3 m | 23 m | 20.6 m | 19.7 m | 12.2 m | 12.1 m |
Total Assets | 4.3 b | 4 b | 3.1 b | 3.1 b | 2.7 b | 2.6 b | 2.5 b | 2.4 b | 2.3 b |
Accounts Payable | 930.2 m | 855.6 m | 730.1 m | 625.7 m | 538.3 m | 470.1 m | 427.7 m | 417.4 m | 424.9 m |
Current Liabilities | 1.7 b | 1.7 b | 1.3 b | 1.3 b | 1.1 b | 1 b | 947.5 m | 855.9 m | 825.3 m |
Additional Paid-in Capital | 704.8 m | 707.5 m | 711.3 m | 713.5 m | 716.5 m | 712.2 m | 713.7 m | 714.1 m | 705.9 m |
Retained Earnings | 489.4 m | 356.4 m | 137.4 m | 121.7 m | 83.9 m | 13.6 m | 34.5 m | 11.3 m | (98.3 m) |
Total Equity | 976.5 m | 794.3 m | 415.3 m | 387.8 m | 316 m | 261.6 m | 284.4 m | 277 m | 181 m |
Financial Leverage | 4.4 x | 5.1 x | 7.6 x | 8 x | 8.6 x | 9.9 x | 8.7 x | 8.6 x | 12.7 x |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (10.1 m) | (643 m) | (135.8 m) | (103.7 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 | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | (22.7 m) | (118.8 m) | (40.9 m) | (8.4 m) | (31.8 m) | (4.4 m) | 28.3 m | (13.7 m) | 12.4 m |
Inventories | 897.8 m | 842.8 m | 828 m | 771.5 m | 779.6 m | 818.1 m | |||
Accounts Payable | 625.7 m | 538.3 m | 470.1 m | 427.7 m | 417.4 m | 424.9 m |
| USD | Y, 2017 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 91.8 k |
Financial Leverage | 12.7 x |
General Cable Market Value History
General Cable Median Salaries
Source: 23 public H-1B filings from General Cable
