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General Datacomm Industries

GNRD
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$353
Winston Score
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We couldn’t gather enough financial data to score this stock reliably.

Share count falling — buybacks

23.8% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 5.4M (2005) → 4.1M (2009)

General DataComm Industries makes networking and telecommunications equipment. The company builds hardware and software that help businesses connect their computer networks, including products like wide-area network (WAN) devices and network management tools. Its customers are mainly businesses and government agencies that need reliable data communication infrastructure.

The company earns money by selling networking hardware and related software or services. It operates primarily in North America and has a very small market presence today. The negative operating margin signals the company is spending more than it earns from operations, which is a serious financial concern. The main risk facing General DataComm is its ability to compete against much larger networking companies like Cisco while managing costs well enough to reach profitability.

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R&D Spend

$2M/ year

Declining (-49% vs prior year)

19.1% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

2.4%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

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Quality

Gross Margin
N/A
no trend
Data not available
Operating Margin
N/A
no trend
Data not available
ROCE
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
no trend
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EPS YoY
N/A
no trend
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EPS Consistency
N/A
no trend
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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
no trend
Data not available
FCF Margin
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
no trend
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
no trend
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
no trend
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

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