BCE, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Telecom - Services
  • ISIN: CA05534B7604
CAD
35.43
-0.2 (-0.56%)
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
BCE, Inc.
Quebecor, Inc.
Uniserve Communications Corp.
TeraGo, Inc.

Why is BCE, Inc. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 10.08%
2
Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 4.17
3
The company has declared Negative results for the last 8 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at CAD 7,237 MM
  • DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 70.34%
  • DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY) Lowest at CAD 5.53
4
With ROE of 16.70%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.63 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 -31.73%, its profits have risen by 10.3% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
5
High Institutional Holdings at 46.44%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
  • Their stake has increased by 3.7% over the previous quarter.
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -31.73% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P/TSX 60 in each of the last 3 annual periods
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How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to BCE, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
BCE, Inc.
4.18%
-1.26
25.81%
S&P/TSX 60
21.87%
1.54
14.62%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.31%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.78%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.17
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.20
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.43
Tax Ratio
43.92%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
45.00%
ROCE (avg)
10.08%
ROE (avg)
14.36%
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Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
4
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.44
EV to EBIT
13.06
EV to EBITDA
6.64
EV to Capital Employed
1.17
EV to Sales
2.89
PEG Ratio
0.03
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.95%
ROE (Latest)
33.33%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

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

16What is working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at CAD 6,335.73 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 100 %

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at CAD 6,404 MM

-12What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 5,432 MM

ROCE(HY)

Lowest at 0%

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 68.36%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 103.58% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at CAD 465 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 0 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Lowest at CAD 0

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CAD 0

Here's what is working for BCE, Inc.

Net Profit
At CAD 6,335.73 MM has Grown at 273.79%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 100 % and Grown
In each period in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Net Profit
Higher at CAD 6,335.73 MM
than preceding 12 month period ended Dec 2025
MOJO Watch
In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (CAD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at CAD 6,404 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (CAD MM)

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 1,370 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (CAD MM)

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

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at CAD 5,432 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)

EPS
Lowest at CAD 0
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at CAD 465 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 0 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share
Lowest at CAD 0
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower dividend than previous years

DPS (CAD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 68.36%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Raw Material Cost
Grown by 103.58% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales