BOX INC - CLASS A (BOX) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NYSE:BOX - US10316T1043 - Common Stock
31.695 USD
+0.18 (+0.56%)
BOX gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 284 industry peers in the Software industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of BOX get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. BOX has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year BOX was profitable.
BOX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: BOX reported negative net income in multiple years.
Each year in the past 5 years BOX had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
With an excellent Return On Assets value of 11.53%, BOX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 88.03% of the companies in the same industry.
BOX has a better Return On Equity (82.92%) than 98.24% of its industry peers.
BOX has a better Return On Invested Capital (6.99%) than 76.06% of its industry peers.
BOX had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.17%. This is below the industry average of 11.83%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 11.53% | ||
| ROE | 82.92% | ||
| ROIC | 6.99% |
ROA(3y)6.93%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.17%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
With an excellent Profit Margin value of 16.64%, BOX belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 80.63% of the companies in the same industry.
BOX has a Operating Margin of 6.06%. This is in the better half of the industry: BOX outperforms 69.37% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 78.99%, BOX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.46% of the companies in the same industry.
BOX's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.06% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 16.64% | ||
| GM | 78.99% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.43%
GM growth 5Y2.75%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
BOX has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
BOX has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
BOX has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for BOX is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.12 indicates that BOX is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.12, BOX is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.70% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of BOX is 2.17, which is a good value as it means it would take BOX, 2.17 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
BOX has a Debt to FCF ratio of 2.17. This is in the better half of the industry: BOX outperforms 68.31% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.99 is on the high side and indicates that BOX has dependencies on debt financing.
BOX has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.99. This is in the lower half of the industry: BOX underperforms 79.23% of its industry peers.
Although BOX does not score too well on debt/equity it has very limited outstanding debt, which is well covered by the FCF. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.99 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.17 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.12 |
ROIC/WACC0.64
WACC10.92%
2.3 Liquidity
BOX has a Current Ratio of 1.22. This is a normal value and indicates that BOX is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
BOX has a Current ratio of 1.22. This is in the lower half of the industry: BOX underperforms 62.32% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.22 indicates that BOX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
BOX has a worse Quick ratio (1.22) than 61.97% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.22 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for BOX have decreased by -6.83% in the last year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 124.22% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
BOX shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 6.29%.
Measured over the past years, BOX shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 9.38% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-6.83%
EPS 3Y25.99%
EPS 5Y124.22%
EPS Q2Q%-25%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.29%
Revenue growth 3Y7.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.38%
Sales Q2Q%8.87%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, BOX will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 17.45% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 10.80% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-21.9%
EPS Next 2Y-4.68%
EPS Next 3Y4.98%
EPS Next 5Y17.45%
Revenue Next Year7.81%
Revenue Next 2Y7.7%
Revenue Next 3Y8.21%
Revenue Next 5Y10.8%
3.3 Evolution
Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 21.13 indicates a rather expensive valuation of BOX.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BOX is valued a bit cheaper than 74.65% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.03. BOX is around the same levels.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.52, the valuation of BOX can be described as rather expensive.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BOX indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: BOX is cheaper than 72.54% of the companies listed in the same industry.
BOX's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 22.27.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.13 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.52 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, BOX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 65.14% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, BOX is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.27% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 15.21 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 45.93 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
BOX has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.17
EPS Next 2Y-4.68%
EPS Next 3Y4.98%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for BOX!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NYSE:BOX (11/5/2025, 9:40:08 AM)
31.695
+0.18 (+0.56%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners109.3%
Inst Owner Change-0.94%
Ins Owners3.21%
Ins Owner Change-0.33%
Market Cap4.59B
Revenue(TTM)1.13B
Net Income(TTM)187.33M
Analysts75.71
Price Target37.5 (18.32%)
Short Float %10.3%
Short Ratio7.57
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly Dividend0.1
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP8.01%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)9.63%
Min EPS beat(2)4.53%
Max EPS beat(2)14.73%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)6.17%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.06%
Max EPS beat(4)14.73%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)5.32%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)5.98%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)5.13%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.18%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.46%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.11%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.53%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.96%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.11%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.7%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.73%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.38%
PT rev (1m)-0.91%
PT rev (3m)0.78%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.41%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.62%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.54%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.34%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21.13 | ||
| Fwd PE | 20.52 | ||
| P/S | 4.08 | ||
| P/FCF | 15.21 | ||
| P/OCF | 13.6 | ||
| P/B | 20.33 | ||
| P/tB | 31.64 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 45.93 |
EPS(TTM)1.5
EY4.73%
EPS(NY)1.54
Fwd EY4.87%
FCF(TTM)2.08
FCFY6.58%
OCF(TTM)2.33
OCFY7.36%
SpS7.77
BVpS1.56
TBVpS1
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.17
Graham Number7.25
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 11.53% | ||
| ROE | 82.92% | ||
| ROCE | 8.85% | ||
| ROIC | 6.99% | ||
| ROICexc | 397.58% | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | 6.06% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 16.64% | ||
| GM | 78.99% | ||
| FCFM | 26.83% |
ROA(3y)6.93%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)7.17%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)141.38%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)9.07%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.43%
GM growth 5Y2.75%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.69
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.99 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 2.17 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.73 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 133.72% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.18% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 355.53% | ||
| Profit Quality | 161.22% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.12 |
F-Score7
WACC10.92%
ROIC/WACC0.64
Cap/Depr(3y)65.86%
Cap/Depr(5y)46.57%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.91%
Profit Quality(3y)1246.15%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-6.83%
EPS 3Y25.99%
EPS 5Y124.22%
EPS Q2Q%-25%
EPS Next Y-21.9%
EPS Next 2Y-4.68%
EPS Next 3Y4.98%
EPS Next 5Y17.45%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.29%
Revenue growth 3Y7.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.38%
Sales Q2Q%8.87%
Revenue Next Year7.81%
Revenue Next 2Y7.7%
Revenue Next 3Y8.21%
Revenue Next 5Y10.8%
EBIT growth 1Y-3.62%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year16.43%
EBIT Next 3Y14.64%
EBIT Next 5Y1.46%
FCF growth 1Y0.95%
FCF growth 3Y10.42%
FCF growth 5Y57.36%
OCF growth 1Y5.71%
OCF growth 3Y12.27%
OCF growth 5Y49.35%
BOX INC - CLASS A / BOX FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for BOX stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to BOX.
What is the valuation status of BOX INC - CLASS A (BOX) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to BOX INC - CLASS A (BOX). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of BOX stock?
BOX INC - CLASS A (BOX) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for BOX stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for BOX INC - CLASS A (BOX) is 21.13 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 20.33.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for BOX stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of BOX INC - CLASS A (BOX) is expected to decline by -21.9% in the next year.