Global Payments Inc. (GPN) Stock

About Global Payments Inc.

Global Payments Inc. is a prominent provider of payment technology and software solutions, facilitating transactions across various forms including card, electronic, check, and digital payments. Its operations span the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific regions. The company's business is structured into three primary divisions: Merchant Solutions, Issuer Solutions, and Business and Consumer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers a comprehensive array of services designed to support businesses in managing their payment processing. These services include transaction authorization, settlement, funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, terminal rental and deployment, robust payment security, consolidated billing, and online reporting. Furthermore, this segment delivers specialized enterprise software solutions that help customers in diverse vertical markets streamline their business operations. It also provides various value-added services, such as point-of-sale (POS) systems, analytics and engagement tools, and even payroll and human capital management services. The Issuer Solutions segment empowers financial institutions and retailers by providing them with platforms to efficiently manage their card portfolios. Additionally, it supplies commercial payment and ePayables solutions specifically for businesses and government entities. Through its Business and Consumer Solutions segment, operating notably under the Netspend brand, the company addresses the financial needs of the underbanked, other consumers, and various businesses. This segment's offerings comprise general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards, payroll cards, demand deposit accounts, and other related financial services. Global Payments distributes its products and services through a multifaceted sales and marketing approach, leveraging its direct sales force, trade association partnerships, agent and enterprise software provider networks, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, and independent sales organizations. Founded in 1967, Global Payments Inc. is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Global Payments Inc. is led by CEO Cameron Bready, employs 26,000 people, headquartered in Atlanta, US, publicly traded since 2001.

Global Payments Inc. (GPN) stock trades at $88.27 with a market capitalization of $21.91B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.92, price-to-book of 0.72, price-to-sales of 1.83. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $61.16 and $90.64, and currently trades 2.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.47%.

On profitability, Global Payments Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 6.12%, return on capital employed of 6.19%, an operating margin of 19.10%, a net profit margin of -7.99%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Global Payments Inc. reported annual revenue of $7.7B, net profit of $1.4B, revenue has compounded at 0.7% a year over the last five years, profit at 19.1% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.69, total assets of $53.3B, $8.3B in cash and equivalents.

GPN has an average daily trading volume of 3,720,000 shares, a beta of 0.77 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.globalpayments.com/en-ap