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 only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. BE is not overvalued while it is showing excellent growth. This is an interesting combination.

Quickly go to:

1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year BE was profitable.
BE had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
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

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 0.58%, BE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.03% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of BE (2.34%) is better than 70.33% of its industry peers.
BE's Return On Invested Capital of 3.27% is fine compared to the rest 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

With a decent Profit Margin value of 0.84%, BE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 69.23% of the companies in the same industry.
With a decent Operating Margin value of 4.95%, BE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 70.33% of the companies in the same industry.
With a decent Gross Margin value of 31.17%, BE is doing good in the industry, outperforming 71.43% of the companies in the same industry.
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%

More info and screens

ROA

ROE

ROIC

Operating and Profit Margin

Show most profitable peers

2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

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

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 10.29 indicates that BE is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of BE (10.29) 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 Debt to FCF ratio of 10.23. This is in the better half of the industry: BE outperforms 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.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.06, BE is doing worse than 68.13% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.06
Debt/FCF	10.23
Altman-Z	10.29

ROIC/WACC0.38

WACC8.69%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 4.40 indicates that BE has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
BE's Current ratio of 4.40 is amongst the best of the industry. BE outperforms 84.62% of its industry peers.
BE has a Quick Ratio of 2.88. This indicates that BE is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting 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

More info and screens

WACC

Debt/Equity

How to determine the health of a company

Altman-Z score

Show peers with great health

3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 517.65% over the past year.
The Revenue has grown by 44.53% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
Measured over the past years, BE shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 13.42% on average per year.

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.
Based on estimates for the next years, BE will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 40.02% on average per year.

EPS Next Y207.02%

EPS Next 2Y137.59%

EPS Next 3Y134.64%

EPS Next 5Y84.95%

Revenue Next Year33.98%

Revenue Next 2Y32.85%

Revenue Next 3Y44.09%

Revenue Next 5Y40.02%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

More info and screens

Find the best growth stocks

Show best growing peers

4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 232.94, BE can be considered very expensive at the moment.
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 28.60. BE is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 154.20, the valuation of BE can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, BE is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 62.64% of the companies are valued more expensively.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.83. BE is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	232.94
Fwd PE	154.2

4.2 Price Multiples

62.64% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BE, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
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	289.34
EV/EBITDA	260.59

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct 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.