GPM Stock Portfolio Insight

GPM has a disciplined and unwavering dedication to a consistent investment process and exceptional client service. Our investment philosophy is built with long-term perspective and a commitment to investing in high quality, growing businesses with sustainable competitive and value-creating advantages - profitable companies that we believe can over time, provide attractive returns with less risk than the overall market.

The foundation of our investment process is research focused on high-quality GPM Grade companies. Client portfolios are actively managed to deliver growth and income. We focus on high-ROE businesses with track records of delivering rewarding long-term growth in sales, earnings, cash flow, dividends, and ultimately stock prices. Our companies are built to adapt and thrive while generating growth in value and income for shareholders. Our strategy gives us confidence to ride out market pullbacks and is well understood by our clients, who share our long-term view. 

Our Stock Selection Criteria

• A highly sustainable business that we understand, led by an agile and proven management team
• High quality U.S. based leader with a history of innovation and superior sales and earnings growth
• Produces a product or service for which demand can be created, increased, and broadened with effective marketing
• Has the size and scale to compete and win worldwide
• Business visibility that supports reasonable forecasting
• Has a shareholder-friendly history of smart capital allocation
• Generates substantial cash flow to invest internally for growth, make smart acquisitions and increase cash dividend payments to shareholders
• Stock valuation is reasonable considering historical and prospective growth rates (GARP)

We develop our best understanding of the short and long-term growth prospects for the business. Our analysis should provide reasons to expect the share price to materially appreciate within two years of purchase. We want to buy and hold stocks when the underlying business value is both growing and believed to be greater than the current share price.

Employee-owned GPM has been investing for clients since 1993. Our investment strategies are clearly defined and well-tailored to fit each client in support of their long-term wealth accumulation and income generation goals. Our powerful technology advances the investing process and enables highly productive client engagement while providing exceptional transparency and deep portfolio insight. GPM’s overriding goal is to deliver high quality experiences for our clients. Our team members invest in GPM portfolio holdings alongside our clients.