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 not priced too expensively while it is growing strongly. 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

BE had positive earnings in the past year.
BE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years BE always reported negative net income.
BE had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a decent Return On Assets value of 0.58%, BE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 67.03% of the companies in the same industry.
BE's Return On Equity of 2.34% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BE outperforms 70.33% of its industry peers.
BE has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.27%. This is in the better half of the industry: BE outperforms 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.
BE's Gross Margin of 31.17% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BE outperforms 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.
The number of shares outstanding for BE has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
BE has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for BE has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 9.82 indicates that BE is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of BE (9.82) is better than 92.31% of its industry peers.
BE has a debt to FCF ratio of 10.23. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as BE would need 10.23 years to pay back of 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.
BE's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.06 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BE is outperformed by 68.13% of its industry peers.

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

ROIC/WACC0.38

WACC8.69%

2.3 Liquidity

BE has a Current Ratio of 4.40. This indicates that BE is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 4.40, BE belongs to the top 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 better Quick ratio (2.88) than 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.
The Revenue has grown by 44.53% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
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

The Price/Earnings ratio is 204.07, which means the current valuation is very expensive for BE.
63.74% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BE, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
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.
63.74% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BE, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
BE's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 24.26.

		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.
64.84% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BE, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		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.
BE's earnings are expected to grow with 134.64% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.