Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. (GPOVF) Stock

About Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V.

Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. is a diversified holding company operating across multiple key sectors including retail, manufacturing, infrastructure development, and energy. Its operations are structured into four main divisions: Commercial and Consumer, Industrial and Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Construction, and Energy. The Commercial and Consumer division manages a broad portfolio of retail outlets, encompassing department stores, specialty boutiques, gift shops, restaurants, coffee establishments, and stores dedicated to electronics, technology, and games. Notable brands within this segment include Sears, Sanborns, iShop, Mixup, Claro Shop, and Saks Fifth Avenue. In its Industrial and Manufacturing segment, Grupo Carso produces a wide array of products, such as various types of cables (e.g., energy, telecommunication, electronic, coaxial, and fiber optics for sectors like mining and automotive), electrical harnesses for the automotive sector, high-precision steel tubing, power transformers, and solutions for alternate energy. This division's brands include Condumex, Latincasa, Vinanel, Condulac, IEM, Precitubo, Sitcom, Microm, Sinergia, Equiter, and Logtec. The Infrastructure and Construction division is active in developing significant public and private projects. Its scope covers the construction of roads, tunnels, water treatment facilities, and other general infrastructure. It also specializes in drilling services for oil and geothermal wells, and manufacturing oil platforms and equipment for the chemical and petroleum industries. Furthermore, this division undertakes the building of commercial centers, industrial facilities, office complexes, residential properties, telecommunication networks, gas pipelines, and aqueducts, operating under brand names like CICSA, Swecomex, Bronco Drilling, Cilsa, GSM, PC Construcciones, and Urvitec. Grupo Carso's Energy division focuses on gas transportation services, the exploration and production of oil, natural gas, and other hydrocarbons, and the development of geothermal energy. Its operations in this area are conducted through brands such as Carso Energy, Carso Oil & Gas, and Carso Electric. The company maintains a broad international presence, serving clients across Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, the United States, Europe, and other global markets. Established in 1980, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. has its corporate headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico.

Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. is headquartered in MX.

Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. (GPOVF) stock trades at $7.55 with a market capitalization of $17.01B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.66, price-to-book of 1.82, price-to-sales of 1.61. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $6.50 and $8.06, and currently trades 6.3% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.19%.

On profitability, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 5.61%, return on capital employed of 9.19%, an operating margin of 9.14%, a net profit margin of 4.15%.

In its most recent fiscal year, Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. reported annual revenue of $191.6B, net profit of $8.0B, revenue has compounded at 15.1% a year over the last five years, profit at 7.1% a year.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 1.81, total assets of $266.8B, $23.6B in cash and equivalents.

GPOVF has an average daily trading volume of 54 shares, a beta of 0.52 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.carso.com.mx