GWRS
Bearish signal
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A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 0.76 · operating margin 13% — readings disagree
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Pulls against a bullish reading. Interesting trend — weekly bias down
ACHAT TOTAL: 139 343 titres (~1 233 185,55 $ US)
- Insiders
- Cohn Andrew M.
- Total bought
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$1,233,186
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $8.85 vs last close $8.50 (-4.0%)
- Total sold
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- Last activity
- 2026-08-20
- Liquidity
- Illiquid $795,830/day · 20d vol
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | Cohn Andrew M. | Buy | 139,343 | $8.85 | $1,233,186 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Bearish signalScored 2026-09-20
GWRS presents a meaningful insider cluster buy signal (~$1.23M purchase post-earnings beat) that reflects some insider conviction, but the underlying financial health is critically weak, with a current ratio of 0.76…
The first sentence of the analysis written for GWRS on 2026-09-20 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 44.9% | 74.0% | 76.1% | 75.7% | 75.4% | |
| Ebit Margin | 17.8% | 26.5% | 29.7% | 23.4% | 23.8% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 45.4% | 51.4% | 51.9% | 45.9% | 46.4% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 12.8% | 17.8% | 23.2% | 17.5% | 16.7% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 7.1% | 14.9% | 20.5% | 14.4% | 11.4% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 5.3% | 11.0% | 15.1% | 12.3% | 8.6% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.3% | 11.0% | 15.1% | 12.3% | 8.6% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 5.3% | 11.0% | 15.1% | 12.3% | 8.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.761 | 0.875 | 0.825 | 0.871 | 1.121 | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.761 | 0.875 | 0.825 | 0.871 | 1.121 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.046 | 0.053 | 0.063 | 0.056 | 0.050 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.212 | 0.406 | 0.217 | 0.404 | 0.746 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 76.818 | 47.917 | 39.636 | 55.333 | 106.875 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.418 | -1.757 | 1.057 | 1.107 | 0.473 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.418 | -1.757 | 1.057 | 1.107 | 0.473 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 76.818 | 47.917 | 39.636 | 55.333 | 106.875 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -1.418 | -1.757 | 1.057 | 1.107 | 0.472 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 2.637 | 5.847 | 6.469 | 6.932 | 12.881 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.096 | 5.283 | 5.931 | 6.880 | 9.228 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -4.844 | -26.412 | 102.080 | -28.901 | 181.083 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 11.325 | 12.777 | 12.386 | 13.187 | 18.973 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.286 | 0.308 | 0.303 | 0.343 | 0.384 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.597 | 2.621 | 2.251 | 2.498 | 3.760 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.615 | 0.724 | 0.692 | 0.714 | 0.790 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.600 | 0.713 | 0.681 | 0.703 | 0.784 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 5.575 | 8.511 | 7.427 | 7.277 | 9.793 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -15.088 | -19.952 | -23.136 | -2,484.889 | 6.389 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.049 | 0.979 | 1.786 | 1.436 | 1.204 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.362 | 0.413 | 0.479 | 0.522 | 0.486 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -2.338 | -0.484 | 0.121 | -0.456 | 0.105 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.452 | 2.493 | 2.810 | 2.283 | 2.026 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.200 | 1.536 | 2.517 | 1.643 | 1.342 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 5.116 | 5.549 | 6.545 | 6.088 | 5.319 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.146 | 0.175 | 0.232 | 0.210 | 0.181 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.300 | 0.674 | 1.138 | 0.687 | 1.117 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.267 | 0.550 | 0.861 | 0.571 | 0.820 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 2.773 | 1.261 | 0.900 | 1.251 | 1.831 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 14.325 | 14.561 | 15.306 | 20.054 | 25.042 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 44.9% | ▼-29.1% | ▼-24.3% |
| Ebit Margin | 17.8% | ▼-8.6% | ▼-6.4% |
| Ebitda Margin | 45.4% | ▼-6.0% | ▼-2.8% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 12.8% | ▼-4.9% | ▼-4.8% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 7.1% | ▼-7.8% | ▼-6.5% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 5.3% | ▼-5.7% | ▼-5.1% |
| Net Profit Margin | 5.3% | ▼-5.7% | ▼-5.1% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 5.3% | ▼-5.7% | ▼-5.1% |
| Current Ratio | 0.761 | ▼-0.114 | ▼-0.130 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.761 | ▼-0.114 | ▼-0.130 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.046 | ▼-0.007 | ▼-0.007 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.212 | ▼-0.194 | ▼-0.185 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 76.818 | ▲28.901 | ▲11.502 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.418 | ▲0.339 | ▼-1.310 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -1.418 | ▲0.339 | ▼-1.310 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 76.818 | ▲28.901 | ▲11.502 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -1.418 | ▲0.339 | ▼-1.310 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 2.637 | ▼-3.210 | ▼-4.316 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 4.096 | ▼-1.187 | ▼-2.188 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -4.844 | ▲21.568 | ▼-49.445 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 11.325 | ▼-1.453 | ▼-2.405 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.286 | ▼-0.022 | ▼-0.039 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 1.597 | ▼-1.024 | ▼-0.949 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.615 | ▼-0.109 | ▼-0.092 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.600 | ▼-0.114 | ▼-0.096 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 5.575 | ▼-2.935 | ▼-2.141 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -15.088 | ▲4.864 | ▲492.247 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 1.049 | ▲0.070 | ▼-0.242 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.362 | ▼-0.052 | ▼-0.091 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -2.338 | ▼-1.854 | ▼-1.728 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 2.452 | ▼-0.042 | ▲0.039 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 1.200 | ▼-0.336 | ▼-0.448 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 5.116 | ▼-0.433 | ▼-0.607 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.146 | ▼-0.029 | ▼-0.043 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.300 | ▼-0.374 | ▼-0.483 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.267 | ▼-0.283 | ▼-0.347 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 2.773 | ▲1.513 | ▲1.170 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 14.325 | ▼-0.235 | ▼-3.532 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $228.4M | $278.4M | $314.5M | $307.7M | $386.8M | |
| Enterprise value | $362.6M | $394.1M | $420.9M | $412.1M | $487.1M | |
| EV / Sales | 6.50x | 7.48x | 7.94x | 9.21x | 11.62x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 17.98x | 18.09x | 16.57x | 17.66x | 23.89x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -7.69x | -37.39x | 136.60x | -38.70x | 228.03x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.32x | 14.56x | 15.31x | 20.05x | 25.04x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.30x | 4.28x | 3.87x | 5.08x | 5.16x | |
| Current ratio | 0.76x | 0.88x | 0.82x | 0.87x | 1.12x | |
| Income quality | 6.82x | 3.76x | 3.18x | 4.24x | 5.65x | |
| Graham number | $3 | $3 | $4 | $3 | $2 | |
| Graham net-net | -$14 | -$14 | -$13 | -$11 | -$11 | |
| Tax burden | 74.2% | 73.6% | 73.5% | 85.5% | 75.8% | |
| Interest burden | 40.0% | 56.3% | 69.0% | 61.5% | 47.8% | |
| Working capital | -$4.6M | -$2.8M | -$2.5M | -$2.1M | $2.1M | |
| Invested capital | $12.0M | $376.7M | $342.2M | $302.6M | $274.0M | |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% | |
| Operating ROA | 1.6% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2.4% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.6% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.3% | |
| Return on equity | 3.4% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 12.4% | 12.0% | |
| Return on invested capital | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
| Earnings yield | 1.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.9% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -20.6% | -3.8% | 1.0% | -3.5% | 0.6% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 333.8% | 148.4% | 87.9% | 145.6% | 89.5% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 448.9% | 254.1% | 189.7% | 337.4% | 192.3% | |
| Capex / Sales | 120.7% | 61.3% | 42.1% | 76.0% | 43.5% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 32.0% | 32.0% | 31.4% | 36.1% | 36.1% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 6.9% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 2.6% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 5.5% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 51d | 62d | 48d | 62d | 41d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 27d | 55d | 30d | 73d | 75d | |
| Operating cycle | 51d | 62d | 48d | 62d | 41d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 24d | 7d | 18d | -11d | -34d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▼-17.9%EV / Sales ▼-13.0%EV / EBITDA ▼-1.6%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-0.110Earnings yield ▼-0.008Graham number ▼-0.445
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.087Return on assets ▼-0.008Return on invested capital ▼-0.006Return on capital employed ▼-0.009Operating ROA ▼-0.008Income quality ▲+3.057Tax burden ▲+0.006
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-11.474Days payables outstanding ▼-27.818Operating cycle ▼-11.474Cash conversion cycle ▲+16.344Capex / Sales ▲+0.594R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.114Net debt / EBITDA ▲+1.026Working capital ▼-1813000.000Invested capital ▼-364698000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.018
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-41.0%EV / Sales ▼-44.0%EV / EBITDA ▼-42.8%EV / Op. cash flow ▼-5.913Earnings yield ▲+0.004Graham number ▲+0.625
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.086Return on assets ▼-0.006Return on invested capital ▼-0.007Return on capital employed ▼-0.010Operating ROA ▼-0.008Income quality ▲+1.172Tax burden ▼-0.016
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+9.557Days payables outstanding ▼-48.412Operating cycle ▲+9.557Cash conversion cycle ▲+57.969Capex / Sales ▲+0.772R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.361Net debt / EBITDA ▲+0.147Working capital ▼-6657000.000Invested capital ▼-262028000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▼-0.029
Employee count
Peer market caps
Congressional trades
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Recent news
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