Why is Bekaert SA ?
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 15.33%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.12%
- Company's ability to service its debt is strong with a healthy EBIT to Interest (avg) ratio of 8.64
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Flat results in Dec 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 3.12%
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 0%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 9.06% (YoY)
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With ROE of 10.39%, it has a Fair valuation with a 0.99 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 21.37%, its profits have fallen by -33.5%
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Bekaert SA should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Industrial Manufacturing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Industrial Manufacturing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Bekaert SA for you?
Medium Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Bekaert SA
21.37%
2.28
28.18%
Belgium BEL 20
24.74%
1.55
15.93%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
-0.12%
EBIT Growth (5y)
9.45%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.64
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.68
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.10
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.46
Tax Ratio
24.40%
Dividend Payout Ratio
102.75%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
15.33%
ROE (avg)
15.10%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.99
EV to EBIT
7.86
EV to EBITDA
4.97
EV to Capital Employed
0.99
EV to Sales
0.61
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.61%
ROE (Latest)
10.39%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at EUR 898.36 MM
DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)
Highest at EUR 5.23
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Lowest at 9.15 %
-9What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 3.12%
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 0%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 9.06% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at EUR 1,752.73 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at EUR 202.86 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 11.57 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at EUR 103.06 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at EUR -0.29
Here's what is working for Bekaert SA
Dividend per share
Highest at EUR 5.23 and Grown
In each year in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated
DPS (EUR)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at EUR 898.36 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (EUR MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Lowest at 9.15 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital
Debt-Equity Ratio
Here's what is not working for Bekaert SA
Net Sales
Lowest at EUR 1,752.73 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (EUR MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at EUR 202.86 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (EUR MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 11.57 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at EUR 103.06 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (EUR MM)
EPS
Lowest at EUR -0.29
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (EUR)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 9.06% (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






