Overall BE gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated BE against 91 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. BE has an average financial health and profitability rating. BE is showing excellent growth while it is valued at reasonable prices. Keep and eye on this one!

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year BE was profitable.
In the past year BE had a positive cash flow from operations.
BE had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
BE had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

BE has a Return On Assets of 0.58%. This is in the better half of the industry: BE outperforms 67.03% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of BE (2.34%) is better than 70.33% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of BE (3.27%) is better than 67.03% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	0.58%
ROE	2.34%
ROIC	3.27%

ROA(3y)-9.7%

ROA(5y)-9.89%

ROE(3y)-51.27%

ROE(5y)-90.79%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

BE has a Profit Margin of 0.84%. This is in the better half of the industry: BE outperforms 69.23% of its industry peers.
BE's Operating Margin of 4.95% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BE outperforms 70.33% of its industry peers.
The Gross Margin of BE (31.17%) is better than 71.43% of its industry peers.
BE's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.95%
PM (TTM)	0.84%
GM	31.17%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y10.54%

GM growth 5Y17.17%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so BE is destroying value.
BE has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
BE has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, BE has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

BE has an Altman-Z score of 9.82. This indicates that BE is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of BE (9.82) is better than 92.31% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of BE is 10.23, which is on the high side as it means it would take BE, 10.23 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
BE has a better Debt to FCF ratio (10.23) than 67.03% of its industry peers.
BE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.06. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.06, BE is not doing good in the industry: 68.13% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.06
Debt/FCF	10.23
Altman-Z	9.82

ROIC/WACC0.38

WACC8.67%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 4.40 indicates that BE has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With an excellent Current ratio value of 4.40, BE belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 84.62% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 2.88 indicates that BE has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
BE has a Quick ratio of 2.88. This is amongst the best in the industry. BE outperforms 82.42% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	4.4
Quick Ratio	2.88

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

BE shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 517.65%, which is quite impressive.
BE shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 44.53%.
The Revenue has been growing by 13.42% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)517.65%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%1600%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)44.53%

Revenue growth 3Y14.88%

Revenue growth 5Y13.42%

Sales Q2Q%57.1%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, BE will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 84.95% on average per year.
BE is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 40.02% yearly.

EPS Next Y207.02%

EPS Next 2Y137.59%

EPS Next 3Y134.64%

EPS Next 5Y84.95%

Revenue Next Year33.63%

Revenue Next 2Y32.22%

Revenue Next 3Y44.2%

Revenue Next 5Y40.02%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

BE is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 204.07.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BE is valued a bit cheaper than 63.74% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.21. BE is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
BE is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 135.09.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, BE is valued a bit cheaper than 63.74% of the companies in the same industry.
BE is valuated expensively when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.26, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	204.07
Fwd PE	135.09

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of BE indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: BE is cheaper than 62.64% of the companies listed in the same industry.
BE's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. BE is cheaper than 64.84% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	253.47
EV/EBITDA	249.41

4.3 Compensation for Growth

BE's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as BE's earnings are expected to grow with 134.64% in the coming years.