Global Ship Lease Company Profile (NYSE:GSL)

About Global Ship Lease

Global Ship Lease, Inc. is a holding company and containership charter owner. The Company's activity consists of the ownership and chartering out of containerships. It owns a fleet of containerships with a range of sizes. Its fleet comprises over 20 containerships, with a combined capacity of over 82,310 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) and a weighted average age of over 11.0 years, and a non-weighted average age of over 11.3 years. Its vessels include CMA CGM Matisse, CMA CGM Utrillo, Delmas Keta, Julie Delmas, Kumasi, Marie Delmas, CMA CGM La Tour, CMA CGM Manet, CMA CGM Alcazar, CMA CGM Chateau d'If, CMA CGM Thalassa, CMA CGM Jamaica, CMA CGM Sambhar and CMA CGM America. Approximately 10 vessels are owned by companies incorporated in Cyprus; over four by companies incorporated in Hong Kong, and approximately one is held by another Marshall Islands company. Its subsidiary, Global Ship Lease Services Limited, provides administrative services.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Transportation
Industry: Shipping
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: GSL
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Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $1.70
50 Day Moving Average: $1.67
200 Day Moving Average: $1.51
52-Week Range: $54,964,000.00 - $1.02
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 5.67
P/E Growth: 0.00
Market Cap: $93.44M
Outstanding Shares: 54,964,000
Beta: 1.96

Profitability:

Net Margins: -12.44%
Return on Equity: 5.61%
Return on Assets: 2.52%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.03%
Current Ratio: 1.19%
Quick Ratio: 1.18%

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Consensus Ratings for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$8.00 (370.59% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
11/2/2015	Pacific Crest	Boost Price Target	Buy	$7.00 -> $8.00
2/20/2015	Seaport Global Securities	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
1/8/2015	Clarkson Capital	Downgrade	Hold

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/2/2016
7/28/2016	Q216		$0.13	$40.99 million	$41.30 million	View	Listen
4/28/2016	Q116		$0.10	$39.60 million	$42.60 million	View	Listen
3/1/2016	Q415	$0.08	$0.13	$43.34 million	$44.00 million	View	N/A
11/4/2015	Q315	$0.02	$0.06	$39.92 million	$42.20 million	View	N/A
8/4/2015	Q215	$0.01	$0.06	$36.02 million	$41.00 million	View	N/A
3/3/2015	Q314	($0.03)	($0.02)	$35.60 million	$36.90 million	View	N/A
10/30/2014		($0.03)	($0.05)			View	N/A
7/28/2014	Q214	$0.01	($0.05)	$33.50 million	$33.50 million	View	N/A
4/30/2014		$0.05	$0.06			View	N/A
2/12/2014	Q413	$0.13	$0.17	$35.89 million	$36.10 million	View	N/A
11/14/2013	Q3	$0.12	$0.15	$35.81 million	$36.10 million	View	Listen
8/14/2013	Q2 2013	$0.12	$0.21	$36.67 million	$35.90 million	View	N/A
5/9/2013	Q1 2013	$0.13	$0.15	$35.70 million	$35.20 million	View	N/A
11/14/2012	Q312		$0.18	$38.70 million	$39.50 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.35 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.30 EPS

Current Dividend Information for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Annual Dividend:	$0.10
Dividend Yield:	5.88%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	-20.00% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 28.57% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 33.33% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
11/5/2015	quarterly	$0.10	10.15%	11/12/2015	11/16/2015	11/24/2015
9/9/2015	quarterly	$0.55	39.77%	9/22/2015	9/24/2015	10/1/2015
8/3/2015		$0.10		8/12/2015	8/14/2015	8/24/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)
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Latest Headlines for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Date	Headline
	Global Ship Lease (GSL) Down on Dividend (NYSE:GSL) www.baystreet.ca - September 9 at 5:07 PM
	Global Ship Lease: The Series B Preferred Shares Seem To Be Clearly Overpriced (NYSE:GSL) seekingalpha.com - August 21 at 4:52 PM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Results of 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (NYSE:GSL) www.publicnow.com - August 18 at 5:20 PM
	CMA CGM wins daily rate reductions on vessel charter extensions as owners seek security in choppy waters (NYSE:GSL) theloadstar.co.uk - August 12 at 5:23 PM
	CMA CGM extends charters of Global Ship Lease boxships (NYSE:GSL) splash247.com - August 12 at 8:25 AM
	CMA CGM, GSL Extend Two Charters at Lower Rates (NYSE:GSL) worldmaritimenews.com - August 11 at 8:17 AM
	GSL Extends CMA CGM Charters (NYSE:GSL) www.marinelink.com - August 11 at 8:17 AM
	Global Ship Lease, Inc. :GSL-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 9, 2016 (NYSE:GSL) www.capitalcube.com - August 9 at 4:07 PM
	Edited Transcript of GSL earnings conference call or presentation 28-Jul-16 2:30pm GMT (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 10:07 AM
	Global Ship Lease Inc.: Global Ship Lease Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2016 (NYSE:GSL) www.twst.com - July 29 at 12:29 PM
	Global Ship Lease Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2016 (NYSE:GSL) globenewswire.com - July 28 at 4:08 PM
	Global Ship Lease posts 2Q profit (NYSE:GSL) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 28 at 10:31 AM
	Q2 2016 Global Ship Lease Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:GSL) biz.yahoo.com - July 28 at 7:07 AM
	Global Ship Lease Inc.: Global Ship Lease Announces Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast (NYSE:GSL) www.twst.com - July 16 at 5:06 PM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast (NYSE:GSL) www.publicnow.com - July 14 at 4:48 PM
	Friday Sector Leaders: Precious Metals, Shipping Stocks (NYSE:GSL) www.forbes.com - July 1 at 5:22 PM
	Lucrative Opportunities Present In Volatile Sectors Of The Economy - Revisited (NYSE:GSL) seekingalpha.com - June 2 at 8:01 AM
	Global Ship Lease, Inc. :GSL-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NYSE:GSL) www.capitalcube.com - May 12 at 11:00 AM
	Global Ship Lease posts 1Q profit (NYSE:GSL) sg.finance.yahoo.com - April 28 at 10:08 AM
	Global Ship Lease Reports Results for the First Quarter of 2016 (NYSE:GSL) www.publicnow.com - April 28 at 8:54 AM
	Q1 2016 Global Ship Lease Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:GSL) biz.yahoo.com - April 28 at 7:07 AM
	Global Ship Lease Files its Annual Report on Form 20-F (NYSE:GSL) www.publicnow.com - April 18 at 8:42 AM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Results of Excess Cash Flow and Collateral Sale Offer to Purchase up to $28,417,622 Aggregate Amount of First Priority… (NYSE:GSL) www.forextv.com - March 15 at 12:45 PM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Results of Excess Cash Flow and Collateral Sale Offer to Purchase up to $28,417,622 Aggregate Amount of First Priority Secured Notes (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - March 15 at 7:00 AM
	Global Ship Lease Inc.: Global Ship Lease Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (NYSE:GSL) www.twst.com - March 10 at 2:53 PM
	Global Ship Lease: Irrational Fear And Loathing On Dividend Suspension (NYSE:GSL) seekingalpha.com - March 10 at 2:53 PM
	Global Ship Lease, Inc. :GSL-US: Earnings Analysis: 2015 By the Numbers (NYSE:GSL) www.capitalcube.com - March 7 at 11:39 AM
	Global Ship Lease posts 4Q profit (NYSE:GSL) sg.finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 8:59 AM
	Global Ship Lease Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2015 (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 8:30 AM
	Q4 2015 Global Ship Lease Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:GSL) biz.yahoo.com - March 1 at 7:07 AM
	Will Global Ship Lease (GSL) Continue to Surge Higher? (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - February 19 at 11:57 AM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - February 16 at 4:15 PM
	5:00 pm Global Ship Lease announces offer to purchase up to $28,417,622 aggregate amount of first priority secured notes (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - February 2 at 5:00 PM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Excess Cash Flow and Collateral Sale Offer to Purchase up to $28,417,622 Aggregate Amount of First Priority Secured Notes (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - February 2 at 5:00 PM
	Global Ship Lease, Inc. Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2015 By the Numbers (NYSE:GSL) www.capitalcube.com - December 24 at 10:29 AM
	Global Ship Lease Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (NYSE:GSL) www.noodls.com - December 10 at 8:59 AM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Sale of Remaining 4,113 TEU Vessel (NYSE:GSL) www.noodls.com - December 10 at 8:37 AM
	GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC. Financials (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - December 8 at 1:09 PM
	Hedge Funds Are Crazy About Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) (NYSE:GSL) www.insidermonkey.com - December 2 at 11:19 AM
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	Should Global Ship Lease (GSL) Be On Your Radar Now? (NYSE:GSL) finance.yahoo.com - November 19 at 8:39 AM
	Global Ship Lease reports 3Q loss (NYSE:GSL) sg.finance.yahoo.com - November 4 at 8:51 AM
	Global Ship Lease Reports Results for the Third Quarter of 2015 (NYSE:GSL) www.noodls.com - November 4 at 8:47 AM
	Q3 2015 Global Ship Lease Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NYSE:GSL) biz.yahoo.com - November 4 at 7:07 AM
	Global Ship Lease Announces Third Quarter 2015 Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast (NYSE:GSL) www.noodls.com - October 21 at 4:27 PM