Go Acquisition's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Go Acquisition (GOAC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Go Acquisition vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 24M vs 28M combined for tracked competitors (46.4% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-15.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs accelerating (+160.2%) for its tracked peer group.
- Profitability: Its 98.2% net margin compares with -26.8% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Go Acquisition accounted for 21.9% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
GOAC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2022
With a net margin of 98.22 %, Go Acquisition achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-26.84 %).
Go Acquisition generated 21.91 % of the combined sales of its peer group.
Go Acquisition vs. its Competitors, Q2 2022
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Go Acquisition and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Go Acquisition's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
Go Acquisition's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Competitors combined (1) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
GOAC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Elm Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Go Acquisition's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Go Acquisition Corp.
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | 575.57 | 24.07 |
| Great Elm Group Inc | 65.12 | 27.78 |
| SUBTOTAL | 640.70 | 51.85 |
Sources: Go Acquisition Corp.'s official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Go Acquisition's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | 576 | - | - |
| Great Elm Group Inc | 65 | 534,154 | -709,769 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 65 | 534,154 | -709,769 |
Go Acquisition's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Blank Checks industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (68 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 100.00 % | 84.79 % (avg) | +15.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | -3.14 % | industry median | +11.2 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 100.15 % | 33.12 % (avg) | +67.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 0.69 % (avg) | -0.7 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Go Acquisition's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Blank Checks industry average (68 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 45.2x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 23.8x | 26.4x | -2.6x |
| P/B | -17.3x | 6.7x | -24.0x |
| Return on Equity | -72.39 % | industry aggregate | -44.72 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.14 % | 0.96 % (avg) | -1.10 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Go Acquisition's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 0.69 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Go Acquisition's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Go Acquisition's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Go Acquisition's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Go Acquisition falls in the High attractiveness / High strength cell: Invest / Grow.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Go Acquisition's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Operating margin 11.2 points above the industry median.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 44.7 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-15.7% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 27.5% median pace.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Go Acquisition's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | 0.05 | 0.11 | - |
| Great Elm Group Inc | 5.53 | 14.34 | 1.01 |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Go Acquisition's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | Q2 2022 | - | - |
| Great Elm Group Inc | Q2 2026 | +87.9 % | -93.2 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +11,122.1 % | -39.8 % |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Go Acquisition's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | Q2 2022 | - | - |
| Great Elm Group Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
Go Acquisition's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | 4.84% | 4.86% | - |
| Great Elm Group Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Go Acquisition's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Go Acquisition Corp. | - | 23.91 |
| Great Elm Group Inc | - | 2.34 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 12.36 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.