General Motors (GM)

Industry: Autos-Tires-Trucks

Price: $25.18

Chaikin Power Gauge Report | Generated: Mon Mar 26 12:22 EDT 2012 Power Gauge Rating

GM - Bullish
The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating metrics.
TM

for GM is bullish due to attractive financial

GM's financial metrics are very good due to a high return on equity and low price to sales ratio.

News Sentiment Rating

Bearish
GM General Motors March 26, 2012

Chaikin Sentiment Gauge for GM is bearish. There is currently a significant negative sentiment within news stories concerning GM.

TM

News Sentiment :Negative

Power Trend - 5 Year Chart

The Power Gauge distills a 20 factor model into a concise picture of a stock's potential.

High Potential

Neutral

Low Potential

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Financials & Earnings

Financial Metrics

Financial Metrics Rating

LT Debt/Equity Ratio

Bullish
GM's financial metrics are very good. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and has high revenue per share. The rank is based on a low price to book value, high return on equity, low price to sales ratio and relatively low cash flow.

Price to Book Value

Return on Equity

Price to Sales Ratio

Business Value

Assets and Liabilities

Ratio Current Ratio LT Debt/Equity TTM 1.23 0.41

Valuation
Ratio Price/Book Price/Sales TTM 1.38 0.26

Returns
Ratio Return on Invest Return on Equity TTM 14.2% 23.7%

Earnings Performance

Earnings Performance Rating

Earnings Growth

Neutral
GM's earnings performance has been neutral. The company is priced relatively low compared to next year's projected EPS and has an erratic 5 year earnings trend. The rank is based on worse than expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward trend in earnings this year, a relatively low projected P/E ratio and inconsistent earnings over the past 5 years.

Earnings Surprise

Earnings Trend

Projected P/E Ratio

Earnings Consistency

5 Year Revenue and Earnings Growth

12/07 Revenue(M) Rev % Growth EPS EPS % Growth 12/08 12/09 12/10 135,592.00 $3.11 12/11 150,276.00 10.83% $4.94 58.84%

EPS Estimates
Factor Quarterly EPS Yearly EPS Factor 3-5 year EPS Actual EPS Prev $2.10 $4.94 Actual EPS Growth 10.83% EST EPS Current $0.82 $3.86 Est EPS Growth 12.39% Change -1.28 -1.08 Change +1.56

EPS Surprise
Estimate Latest Qtr 1 Qtr Ago 2 Qtr Ago 3 Qtr Ago $0.42 $0.99 $1.21 $0.94 Actual $0.39 $1.03 $1.54 $0.95 Difference $-0.03 $0.04 $0.33 $0.01 % Difference -7.14 4.04 27.27 1.06

EPS Quarterly Results

FY 12/09 12/10 12/11 Qtr 1 $2.10 Qtr 2 $0.85 $1.54 Qtr 3 $1.31 $1.10 Qtr 4 $0.31 $0.30 Total $0.00 $2.47 $5.04

Fiscal Year End Month is December.

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Price Trend & Expert Opinions

Price/Volume Activity

Price/Volume Activity Rating

Relative Strength vs Market

Neutral
Price and volume activity for GM is neutral. GM has a rising price trend and is in a decelerating price trend compared to 4 months ago. The rank for GM is based on a positive Chaikin price trend and a negative Chaikin price trend ROC.

Chaikin Money Flow

Price Trend

Price Trend ROC

Volume Trend

Relative Strength vs S&P500 Index

Chaikin Money Flow

Chart shows whether GM is performing better or worse than the market.

Chaikin Money Flow analyzes supply and demand for a company's stock.

Price Activity
Factor 52 Week High 52 Week Low % Change YTD Rel S&P 500 Value 33.04 19.05 12.98%

Price Activity
Factor % Change Price - 4 Weeks % Change Price - 24 Weeks % Change Price - 4 Wks Rel to S&P % Change Price - 24 Wks Rel to S&P Value -6.05% 12.62% -8.31% -6.09%

Volume Activity
Factor Average Volume 20 Days Average Volume 90 Days Chaikin Money Flow Persistency Value 8,741,414 10,810,400 60%

Expert Opinions

Expert Opinions

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Neutral
Expert opinions about GM are neutral. Insiders are net buyers of GM's stock and analysts are lowering their EPS estimates for GM. The rank for GM is based on analysts revising earnings estimates downward, a high short interest ratio, insiders purchasing stock, optimistic analyst opinions and price strength of the stock versus the Autos-Tires-Trucks industry group.

Short Interest

Insider Activity

Analyst Opinions

Relative Strength vs Industry

Earnings Estimate Revisions

Current Current Qtr Next Qtr 0.82 1.18 Current Current FY 3.86 7 Days Ago % Change 0.82 1.19 0.00% -0.84%

Analyst Recommendations
Factor Mean this Week Mean Last Week Change Mean 5 Weeks Ago Value Buy Buy 0.00 Buy

EPS Estimates Revision Summary

Last Week Up Curr Qtr Curr Yr Next Qtr 0 1 0 0 Down 0 0 1 0 Last 4 Weeks Up 1 2 1 2 Down 2 4 3 1

30 Days Ago % Change 3.92 -0.06

Next Yr

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The Company & Its Competitors

GM's Competitors in Autos-Tires-Trucks

Company GM F PCAR TSLA HOG TTTM Power Gauge Historic EPS growth 10.83% -2.33% 7.19% 39.62% -3.58% % Projected EPS growth 12.39% 8.35% 19.58% 16.25% 10.50% Profit Margin 5.79% 14.87% 6.80% -124.56% 12.85% -122.49% PEG 0.53 0.97 0.72 1.70 PE 6.44 6.38 16.24 20.97 Revenue(M) 150,276 136,300 15,326 204 4,662 -

News Headlines for GM At Inforum, GM announces plans to release GMC Terrain Denali - Mar 14, 2012 Volt is magnet for U.S. innovation - Mar 10, 2012 Auto Bailout Critics, A Word: Lehman - Mar 10, 2012 Romney argues auto bailout just 'crony capitalism' - Mar 3, 2012 GM to acquire 7% stake in Peugeot, form strategic alliance - Feb 29, 2012

Company Details General Motors 300 RENAISSANCE CENTER DETROIT, MI 48265-3000 USA Phone: 313.556.5000 Fax: 0 Website: http://www.gm.com Full Time Employees: 207,000 Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks

Company Profile General Motors Company is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and retailing of vehicles globally including passenger cars, crossover vehicles, and light trucks, sport utility vehicles, vans and other vehicles. Its business is organized into three geographically-based segments- General Motors North America (GMNA), General Motors International Operations (GMIO) and General Motors Europe (GME). General Motors Company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, the United States of America.

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