GPAC

General Purpose Acq

Fundamental data last updated:April 13, 2026

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company profile

SECTOR

Financial Services

industry

Shell Companies

Exchange

Nasdaq

County of HQ

United States

Next Earnings Date

03/13/18

Business Summary

GPAC is a special purpose acquisition company designed to raise capital and deploy it into an operating business through a merger. It generates value by holding cash in trust, preserving capital, and then identifying a target where the public listing and capital infusion create equity upside. The economic engine is not current operations but deal sourcing, negotiation leverage, and post-merger re-rating. Its moat, such as it is, rests on sponsor expertise, access to capital markets, and the ability to structure an acquisition that the market values above the trust’s book value.

 


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VALUATION

P/E

500+

Market Cap ($M USD)

$291

Forward P/E

-

PEG

-

PRICE TO SALES

-

PRICE TO BOOK

1.3

EV / EBITDA

-857.7

5-Year Average P/E

Free Cash Flow Yield

DCF Value

Graham Number

Price to FCF

EV to FCF

Earnings Yield

FCF Yield

DIVIDEND

Yield

-

Annual Payout

-

Payout Ratio

-

Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth

-

5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

-

Financial Health & Profitability

Earnings Per Share

$0.03

Next Year EPS Growth Estimate

-

Next Year Revenue Growth Estimate

-

Return on Equity (ROE)

0.10%

FREE CASH FLOW

Operating Margin

-

Debt-to-Equity

0

Piotroski F-Score

-

Altman Z-Score

18.5

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

0.10%

Current Ratio

6.1

Quick Ratio

Net Debt to EBITDA

Interest Coverage

Gross Profit margin

FCF PER SHARE

REVENUE PER SHARE

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Gainseekers Quantitative Analysis

Summary

This is a $291M shell trading at a Price/Book of 1.3 with a trailing P/E of 500+ and EPS of -857.7, which tells you immediately that traditional earnings-based valuation is meaningless at this stage. Forward P/E and PEG Forward are not provided, so there is no quantified growth anchor, but EPS Next Year is estimated at $0.03, implying a dramatic swing from deep losses to marginal profitability. The balance sheet is fortress-like with an Altman Z-Score of 18.5 and a Current Ratio of 6.1, signaling negligible near-term bankruptcy risk and substantial liquidity. This is not a growth compounding story today; it is a capital vehicle priced slightly above book with extreme earnings distortion and very high financial safety. The market is not mispricing growth—it is pricing optionality.

AI Exposure / Tech Reliance

As a Shell Company in Financial Services, GPAC’s value is not in operating margins but in capital allocation and deal execution. Its ability to adapt to AI or technological shifts depends entirely on the quality of the acquisition it executes, not on internal innovation. In that sense, it is structurally flexible but strategically undefined until capital is deployed.

The Bull Case

A deep value investor could justify ownership purely on balance sheet strength and optionality. A Price/Book of 1.3 combined with an Altman Z-Score of 18.5 and a Current Ratio of 6.1 implies that the downside is largely asset-protected while the upside depends on acquisition execution. Operating Margin and ROIC both sit at 0.10%, which is negligible but consistent with a pre-operating shell structure rather than a deteriorating enterprise. EPS is projected to move to $0.03 next year, suggesting a pivot toward normalized profitability, and the absence of dividends (TTM Yield 0) signals that capital is being preserved for strategic deployment. For a GARP investor, this is a balance sheet-driven asymmetry play rather than an earnings compounder.

The Bear Case

The red flags are glaring: EPS of -857.7 against a P/E of 500+ reflects extreme accounting distortion and no real earnings base. Forward P/E, PEG Forward, Debt/Equity, Short % of Float, Institutional Ownership %, and Piotroski F-Score are all not provided, leaving massive informational blind spots around leverage, sentiment, and financial quality. Operating Margin and ROIC at 0.10% confirm there is effectively no operating engine generating returns. There is no dividend, no sales growth guidance, and no consensus target price, meaning investors are underwriting management execution risk without quantitative guardrails. This is a capital pool with execution risk masquerading under a ticker symbol.

Market Sentiment & Smart Money

Short Interest %

0.00%

Analyst Consensus

-

Average Analyst Price Target

-

Institutional Ownership %

0.20%

1-Year Beta

-0.03

Insider Buying % (6 Mo)

0.00%%

Distance to 52-Week High

99.20%

Distance to 52-Week Low

100.60%

EARNINGS SURPRISE %

50-DAY SMA

200-DAY SMA

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