GWA Group Limited

Company Overview: GWA Group Limited (ASX: GWA) is an Australia-based supplier of building fixtures and fittings designed for households and commercial premises. The company is engaged in research, design, import, and marketing activities. Kalkine’s Real Estate Report covers the Investment Highlights, Management Insights, Key Financial Metrics, Risks, Technical Analysis along with the Valuation, Target Price, and Recommendation on the stock.  

The top 10 shareholders together form ~46.88% of the total shareholding. Perpetual Investment Management Limited held the maximum number of shares with a percentage holding of 16.27%, followed by Spheria Asset Management Pty Limited holding 7.87%, as also highlighted in the chart below:

The company’s asset turnover ratio stood at 0.62x in FY24, as compared to 0.59x reported in the year-ago period. The below picture depicts the gross margin and D/E ratio trend:

2.2: Historical Financial Highlights

The stock price went down by ~1.13% in last six months, whereas over the last nine months, stock prices went up by ~35.0%. The stock has a 52-week low and 52-week high of AUD 1.625 and AUD 2.870, respectively, and is currently trading above its mid-range of the 52-week-high-low levels. GWA was last covered in a report dated ’15 November 2023’.

Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macro-economic issues and geopolitical tensions prevailing. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing. 

Note 1: Past performance is neither an indicator nor a guarantee of future performance.

Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is 20 August 2024. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.

Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual's appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An 'Exit' from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.

Technical Indicators Defined: - 

Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest. Support 1 refers to the nearby support level for the stock and if the price breaches the level, then Support 2 may act as the crucial support level for the stock.

Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest. Resistance 1 refers to the nearby resistance level for the stock and if the price surpasses the level, then Resistance 2 may act as the crucial resistance level for the stock.

Stop-loss: It is a level to protect further losses in case of unfavourable movement in the stock prices.