BCE, Inc. (BCE) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

BCE, Inc.

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Why is BCE, Inc. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 10.08%

Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 4.17

Positive results in Mar 26

ROCE(HY) Highest at 31.66%
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 45.7 times
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.8% (YoY)

With ROE of 32.70%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.37 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 9.36%, its profits have risen by 150.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0

High Institutional Holdings at 47.8%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Their stake has increased by 2.8% over the previous quarter.

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 9.36% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P/TSX 60) returns of 29.60%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to BCE, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Services should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Telecom - Services)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is BCE, Inc. for you?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

BCE, Inc.

9.36%

-1.72

18.09%

S&P/TSX 60

29.6%

2.31

12.81%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

1.49%

EBIT Growth (5y)

0.91%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

4.17

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.20

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.20

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.42

Tax Ratio

43.92%

Dividend Payout Ratio

34.04%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

47.80%

ROCE (avg)

10.08%

ROE (avg)

14.36%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.37

EV to EBIT

13.61

EV to EBITDA

6.86

EV to Capital Employed

1.13

EV to Sales

2.98

PEG Ratio

0.03

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

8.33%

ROE (Latest)

32.70%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

11What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 31.66%

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 45.7 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -0.8% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at CAD 6,962.9 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 178.01 %

-8What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 6,571 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.25 times

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 66.23%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at CAD 5.25

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 869 MM

Here's what is working for BCE, Inc.

Net Profit

At CAD 6,962.9 MM has Grown at 195.29%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 45.7 times and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 178.01 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Profit

Higher at CAD 6,962.9 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Mar 2026

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -0.8% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for BCE, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at CAD 6,571 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (CAD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.25 times and Fallen

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at CAD 869 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (CAD MM)

Dividend per share

Lowest at CAD 5.25

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (CAD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Lowest at 66.23%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)