BCE, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Large Cap
  • Industry: Telecom - Services
  • ISIN: CA05534B7604
CAD
31.67
-0.2 (-0.63%)
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Comparison

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

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
Flat results in Mar 26
  • 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%
4
With ROE of 32.70%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.31 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 -0.41%, its profits have risen by 150.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
5
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.
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -0.41% 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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Verdict Report

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?

Low Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
BCE, Inc.
-3.03%
-1.72
19.20%
S&P/TSX 60
29.63%
2.33
12.07%
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)
1.49%
EBIT Growth (5y)
0.91%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.84
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.43
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.20
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.42
Tax Ratio
15.34%
Dividend Payout Ratio
34.04%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
47.80%
ROCE (avg)
9.60%
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
1.31
EV to EBIT
13.33
EV to EBITDA
6.72
EV to Capital Employed
1.11
EV to Sales
2.92
PEG Ratio
0.03
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
8.33%
ROE (Latest)
32.70%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bearish
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

2What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.8% (YoY

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 173.05 %

-8What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at CAD 6,786 MM

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 576.12

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at CAD 469 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at CAD 617.36 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at CAD 0.6

Here's what is working for BCE, Inc.

Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 173.05 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

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

Depreciation
Highest at CAD 1,376 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 6,786 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)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 576.12
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Interest
Highest at CAD 469 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 5.63% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (CAD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at CAD 617.36 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (CAD MM)

EPS
Lowest at CAD 0.6
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (CAD)