Why is Bekaert SA ?
1
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
2
Flat results in Jun 25
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 8.18%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 5.9% (YoY)
- PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) Lowest at EUR 108.05 MM
3
With ROE of 10.39%, it has a Fair valuation with a 0.89 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 13.76%, 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
13.76%
1.53
30.84%
Belgium BEL 20
17.57%
1.10
15.92%
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)
1.49
Tax Ratio
24.40%
Dividend Payout Ratio
29.17%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0
ROCE (avg)
15.33%
ROE (avg)
15.10%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.89
EV to EBIT
7.14
EV to EBITDA
4.51
EV to Capital Employed
0.90
EV to Sales
0.55
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.61%
ROE (Latest)
10.39%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Sideways
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
2What is working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Highest at 1,532.72
-6What is not working for the Company
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 8.18%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Grown by 5.9% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at EUR 108.05 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at EUR 91.67 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at EUR 1.59
Here's what is working for Bekaert SA
Interest Coverage Ratio
Highest at 1,532.72
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving
Operating Profit to Interest
Here's what is not working for Bekaert SA
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at EUR 108.05 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (EUR MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at EUR 91.67 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (EUR MM)
EPS
Lowest at EUR 1.59
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (EUR)
Raw Material Cost
Grown by 5.9% (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






