Gilat Satellite Networks LTD key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Gilat Satellite Networks LTD had return on equity of 5.2%, an operating margin of 5.2%, debt equal to 0.4% of equity and a current ratio of 1.82. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 30.9% | 34.3% | 42.0% | 36.1% | 33.9% | 35.6% | 22.3% | 27.0% | 29.2% | 35.3% | 37.4% | 24.9% | 33.2% | 36.2% | 39.4% | 37.1% | 29.5% |
| Operating margin | −0.3% | −2.6% | −2.9% | −8.1% | −1.7% | 2.1% | −22.1% | 0.3% | 3.8% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 22.7% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 10.6% | 9.1% | 5.2% |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 13.1% | −2.4% | −8.5% | −7.6% | −0.6% | −26.5% | −1.9% | 2.4% | 6.9% | 14.3% | 21.1% | −1.4% | −2.5% | 8.8% | 8.1% | 4.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −2.0% | 8.8% | 0.9% | 6.5% | 5.3% | −12.2% | −9.5% | −14.7% | −7.4% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 23.1% | 4.6% | −0.8% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 2.0% |
| Return on equity | 0.8% | 12.3% | −2.2% | −9.2% | −7.6% | −0.7% | −26.0% | −2.8% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 14.0% | 13.5% | −1.2% | −2.4% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 5.2% |
| Return on assets | — | 6.7% | −1.3% | −5.4% | −4.6% | −0.4% | −14.2% | −1.4% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 9.4% | 8.7% | −0.8% | −1.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 3.5% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.77 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.90 | 1.56 | 1.98 | 1.80 | 1.66 | 1.38 | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.75 | 1.85 | 1.61 | 1.84 | 1.71 | 1.90 | 2.52 | 1.82 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 7.1% | 18.5% | 21.6% | 15.9% | 20.8% | 18.6% | 10.3% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | n/m | 0.9x | n/m | 0.1x | 2.1x | 4.0x | 6.3x | 14.7x | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | 32.5% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | −3.8% | −8.4% | — | 2.2% | — | — | 16.6% | 14.9% | −9.6% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 6.1% | 8.1% | 12.9% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 11.7% | 15.8% | 14.6% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 12.5% | 10.3% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 2.0% | −3.3% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 2.5% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | −247.7% | 67.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | −307.5% | 115.5% | 72.7% | 109.6% | — | — | 90.2% | 100.8% | 44.3% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.5% | 57.0% | — | — | 0.0% | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92.8% | 52.0% | 351.1% | — | 0.0% | — | — |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $391m of assets due within a year against $215m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt $169m of cash against $2m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 0% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 2% to 0% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $21m of operating cash flow against $2m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $23m against −$8m of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Gilat Satellite Networks's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Pricing power 11 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 30.9%, moving by 1.9 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 1.0%; its worst year was -1.7%.
- Cash conversion 7 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 5 years, at a median 2.0% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (30 before it).
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