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GP Strategies is a leading global performance improvement solutions provider of sales and technical training, e-learning solutions, management consulting, and engineering services. The Company's solutions are designed to improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting, and business improvement services, customized to meet the specific needs of its clients.  GP Strategies's clients run the gamut of Fortune 500 companies from most industries including manufacturing, financial services, process, energy, government and other commercial customers.

TypePublic
Founded1966
HQColumbia, USMap
Websitegpstrategies.com
Employee Ratings2.8More
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2018)4,689(+29%)
Job Openings219
Revenue (FY, 2018)$515.2 M(+2%)
Share Price (Dec 2019)$13.6 (+3%)

Key People/Management at GP Strategies

Russell Becker

Russell Becker

Chief Sales Officer
Michael R. Dugan

Michael R. Dugan

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Patricia R. Begley

Patricia R. Begley

EVP
Don Duquette

Don Duquette

EVP
Kenneth L. Crawford

Kenneth L. Crawford

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
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GP Strategies Office Locations

GP Strategies has offices in Columbia, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bloomington and in 71 other locations
Columbia, US (HQ)
11000 Broken Land Pkwy
Alexandria, US
810 King St
Baton Rouge, US
9100 Bluebonnet Centre Blvd #301
Bloomington, US
320 W 8th St #220
Buffalo, US
25 N Pointe Pkwy #100
Edgewood, US
2nd St
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GP Strategies Financials and Metrics

GP Strategies Revenue

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GP Strategies's revenue was reported to be $515.16 m in FY, 2018
USD

Revenue (Q3, 2019)

139.0m

Gross profit (Q3, 2019)

21.7m

Gross profit margin (Q3, 2019), %

15.6%

Net income (Q3, 2019)

2.1m

EBIT (Q3, 2019)

4.5m

Market capitalization (6-Dec-2019)

230.9m

Closing stock price (6-Dec-2019)

13.6

Cash (30-Sept-2019)

7.7m

EV

336.3m
GP Strategies's current market capitalization is $230.9 m.
Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Revenue

333.2m401.6m436.7m501.9m490.3m490.6m509.2m515.2m

Revenue growth, %

15%(2%)0%4%

Cost of goods sold

276.5m329.6m360.4m412.3m408.3m410.4m427.2m437.4m

Gross profit

56.6m72.0m76.3m89.6m82.0m80.2m82.0m77.7m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019

Revenue

86.0m88.9m93.6m102.3m99.7m101.4m104.9m113.2m117.9m134.9m123.9m115.3m125.7m122.9m115.8m125.5m122.0m122.4m131.2m124.1m125.0m133.7m123.6m139.5m149.4m139.0m

Cost of goods sold

71.3m74.1m78.0m83.3m81.7m85.2m86.5m93.1m99.5m110.2m101.4m96.1m105.6m102.6m97.8m105.2m102.0m103.1m108.7m105.5m107.4m111.1m104.4m118.2m126.5m117.3m

Gross profit

14.7m14.9m15.6m19.0m17.9m16.2m18.4m20.1m18.4m24.8m22.5m19.1m20.1m20.4m17.9m20.3m20.0m19.4m22.4m18.6m17.7m22.6m19.2m21.3m23.0m21.7m

Gross profit Margin, %

17%17%17%19%18%16%18%18%16%18%18%17%16%17%15%16%16%16%17%15%14%17%16%15%15%16%
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Cash

4.2m7.8m5.6m14.5m21.0m16.3m23.6m13.4m

Accounts Receivable

67.1m83.6m105.5m119.3m107.7m

Prepaid Expenses

6.2m8.1m11.5m14.2m19.0m

Inventories

654.0k10.7m12.7m9.2m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019

Cash

5.6m5.4m8.3m7.5m12.6m11.0m5.2m4.4m5.2m6.0m9.1m12.1m12.3m13.6m16.5m14.9m15.7m15.5m23.7m18.0m16.9m14.1m10.3m8.4m6.1m7.7m

Accounts Receivable

62.4m58.5m62.0m70.8m69.4m70.9m79.2m110.1m127.6m101.2m119.0m116.0m

Prepaid Expenses

7.9m8.1m9.9m10.2m11.0m10.3m12.4m14.7m18.5m25.5m21.0m25.9m

Inventories

315.0k223.0k
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Annual
USDFY, 2011FY, 2012FY, 2013FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016FY, 2017FY, 2018

Net Income

17.9m22.7m23.8m27.1m18.8m20.2m12.9m9.8m

Depreciation and Amortization

6.2m8.0m8.6m9.8m7.9m6.5m7.0m7.9m

Inventories

(2.8m)(2.0m)

Accounts Payable

(479.0k)4.0m1.2m8.8m3.9m3.7m15.4m8.1m
Quarterly
USDQ2, 2011Q3, 2011Q1, 2012Q2, 2012Q3, 2012Q1, 2013Q2, 2013Q3, 2013Q1, 2014Q2, 2014Q3, 2014Q1, 2015Q2, 2015Q3, 2015Q1, 2016Q2, 2016Q3, 2016Q1, 2017Q2, 2017Q3, 2017Q1, 2018Q2, 2018Q3, 2018Q1, 2019Q2, 2019Q3, 2019

Net Income

7.3m11.9m4.4m10.4m16.6m4.9m10.2m6.1m4.3m8.1m7.2m4.1m4.7m3.7m3.8m4.9m4.8m4.1m9.9m13.2m2.6m6.2m9.5m334.0k3.6m5.7m

Depreciation and Amortization

2.6m4.3m1.9m3.8m5.9m2.0m4.0m2.4m3.2m5.2m1.8m3.8m5.7m2.3m4.7m7.0m

Accounts Payable

2.7m882.0k1.1m2.4m384.0k(6.0m)(3.6m)1.9m61.0m55.9m56.4m57.7m60.7m57.1m55.4m67.1m61.1m4.7m8.1m1.6m(1.8m)(5.5m)498.0k(11.8m)(12.2m)

Cash From Operating Activities

4.8m10.6m7.0m4.4m17.0m5.3m5.5m721.0k19.8m21.2m9.4m7.1m3.5m(2.6m)(6.3m)4.6m
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USDY, 2019

EV/EBIT

74.8 x

EV/CFO

73.9 x

Debt/Equity

0.6 x

Debt/Assets

0.3 x

Financial Leverage

2.3 x
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GP Strategies Operating Metrics

GP Strategies's Backlog was reported to be $284.6m in FY, 2016. GP Strategies's Customers was reported to be 500 in FY, 2016.
FY, 2014FY, 2015FY, 2016

Backlog

$234.10 m$239.10 m$284.60 m

Countries

45 45 50

Customers

500 500 500
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GP Strategies Revenue Breakdown

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GP Strategies revenue breakdown by business segment: 42.2% from Learning Solutions, 19.8% from Professional & Technical Services, 19.9% from Sandy Training & Marketing and 18.1% from Performance Readiness Solutions

GP Strategies revenue breakdown by geographic segment: 68.9% from United States, 19.7% from United Kingdom and 11.4% from Other

GP Strategies Online and Social Media Presence

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GP Strategies News and Updates

November 07, 2019

GP Strategies Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results

COLUMBIA, Md., Nov. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. Overview: Revenue of $139.0 million for third quarter of 2019 compared to $123.6...
June 24, 2019

GP Strategies Launches a Leadership Essentials Digital Solution

COLUMBIA, Md., June 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) is pleased to announce the launch of a new dynamic, digitally enabled leadership development experience called Leadership Essentials. Developed by...
June 21, 2019

GP Strategies Named a Top 500 Design Firm by Engineering News-Record for Fifth Consecutive Year

COLUMBIA, Md., June 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) was once again recognized as a Top 500 Design Firm in Engineering News-Record's (ENR's) May 2019 Sourcebook. "We are delighted to be recognized by ENR as...
June 03, 2019

GP Strategies Recognized by General Motors as a 2018 Supplier of the Year Winner

COLUMBIA, Md., June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- GP Strategies (NYSE: GPX) was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 27th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Wednesday, May 15 in Detroit. During the event, GM recognized 133 of its best suppliers from 15...
May 06, 2019

GP Strategies to Report First Quarter 2019 Results on May 10, 2019

COLUMBIA, Md., May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 on Friday, May 10, 2019. In conjunction with the release, GP...
March 18, 2019

GP Strategies Reports Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Results and Positive Outlook for 2019

COLUMBIA, Md., March 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global performance improvement solutions provider GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE: GPX) today reported financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Overview of Fourth Quarter 2018 Results: Record revenue of $132.9 ...
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GP Strategies Blogs

December 05, 2019

The Modern Face of eLearning: Putting a Nimble Spin on Traditional Courseware

eLearning is evolving. We’re in an incredible time in organizational learning. Between the collision of modern technology and the increased need to upskill people in different geographies effectively and efficiently, we’re seeing a seismic shift in what learning and eLearning… Read more › The post …
November 25, 2019

SAP SuccessFactors Q4 Release On Demand Webinars

The post SAP SuccessFactors Q4 Release On Demand Webinars appeared first on GP Strategies.
November 21, 2019

Growth Mindset – Fostering a Learning Culture Beyond Lip Service

Growth mindset is having a moment. In fact, it’s having several moments. Carol Dweck’s seminal work, which has long advocated for individuals to believe in the elasticity of their brains and their ability to develop new skills, has found its… Read more › The post Growth Mindset – Fostering a Learni…
November 13, 2019

The 2020s are Calling. Is Your Organization Ready to Face the Future?

Resistance often comes from employees who are left in uncertainty. As we move into a new decade, the pace of business is only going to move faster. Disruption will extend itself into every corner of your business. The ability for… Read more › The post The 2020s are Calling. Is Your Organization Rea…
November 08, 2019

The Power of STEM Roles

A STEM profession isn’t something I put a lot of thought into early on in my own career. It wasn’t something I thought I really would end up doing for a living either. However, after almost 6 years working in… Read more › The post The Power of STEM Roles appeared first on GP Strategies.
November 04, 2019

Onboarding 2.0: What’s new with SuccessFactors Onboarding?

Onboarding 2.0: What’s new with SuccessFactors Onboarding? SAP has announced that its new and improved Onboarding 2.0 will be released together with the Q4 release updates for the SuccessFactors suite. Even though this is not a complete re-creation of the… Read more › The post Onboarding 2.0: What’…
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 GP Strategies Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was GP Strategies founded?

    GP Strategies was founded in 1966.

  • Who are GP Strategies key executives?

    GP Strategies's key executives are Russell Becker, Michael R. Dugan and Patricia R. Begley.

  • How many employees does GP Strategies have?

    GP Strategies has 4,689 employees.

  • What is GP Strategies revenue?

    Latest GP Strategies annual revenue is $515.2 m.

  • What is GP Strategies revenue per employee?

    Latest GP Strategies revenue per employee is $109.9 k.

  • Who are GP Strategies competitors?

    Competitors of GP Strategies include Accenture, Franklin Covey and Barrett Business Services.

  • Where is GP Strategies headquarters?

    GP Strategies headquarters is located at 11000 Broken Land Pkwy, Columbia.

  • Where are GP Strategies offices?

    GP Strategies has offices in Columbia, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bloomington and in 71 other locations.

  • How many offices does GP Strategies have?

    GP Strategies has 81 offices.