Business Description
BCE Inc
NAICS : 517311
SIC : 4821
ISIN : CA05534B6200
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BCE.CanadaBCE.USABCE1.Germany IPO Date
2014-09-25Description
BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with over 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider) throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, BCE has a media segment, which holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to movie channels including HBO, Showtime, and Starz.
Financial Strength
4/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash-To-Debt | 0.05 | |||||
| Equity-to-Asset | 0.28 | |||||
| Debt-to-Equity | 1.78 | |||||
| Debt-to-EBITDA | 3.69 | |||||
| Interest Coverage | 3.63 | |||||
| Piotroski F-Score | 5/9 | |||||
| Altman Z-Score | 0.87 | |||||
| Beneish M-Score | -2.84 | |||||
| WACC vs ROIC | ||||||
Growth Rank
5/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year Revenue Growth Rate | 2.2 | |||||
| 3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate | 3.1 | |||||
| 3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate | -5.4 | |||||
| 3-Year FCF Growth Rate | -3.1 | |||||
| 3-Year Book Growth Rate | -1.1 | |||||
| Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate | 2.6 | |||||
| Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate | 2.4 |
Momentum Rank
4/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-1 Month Momentum % | -0.12 | |||||
| 12-1 Month Momentum % | 7.17 |
Liquidity Ratio
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.65 | |||||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 | |||||
| Cash Ratio | 0.15 | |||||
| Days Inventory | 28.42 | |||||
| Days Sales Outstanding | 56.96 | |||||
| Days Payable | 181.36 |
Dividend & Buy Back
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield % | 4.26 | |||||
| 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate | 5.1 | |||||
| Forward Dividend Yield % | 4.26 | |||||
| 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % | 5.46 | |||||
| 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio | -0.3 | |||||
| Shareholder Yield % | -1.08 |
Profitability Rank
8/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 67.88 | |||||
| Operating Margin % | 22.29 | |||||
| Net Margin % | 9.17 | |||||
| ROE % | 10.63 | |||||
| ROA % | 3.22 | |||||
| ROIC % | 5.52 | |||||
| ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % | 16.25 | |||||
| ROCE % | 8.31 | |||||
| Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year | 10 |
GF Value Rank
10/10
| Name | Current | Vs Industry | Vs History | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 19.76 | |||||
| Forward PE Ratio | 14.73 | |||||
| PE Ratio without NRI | 17.64 | |||||
| Shiller PE Ratio | 12.88 | |||||
| Price-to-Owner-Earnings | 11.19 | |||||
| PEG Ratio | 19.6 | |||||
| PS Ratio | 1.67 | |||||
| PB Ratio | 2.48 | |||||
| Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow | 12.87 | |||||
| Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow | 5.17 | |||||
| EV-to-EBIT | 16.32 | |||||
| EV-to-EBITDA | 8.09 | |||||
| EV-to-Revenue | 3.2 | |||||
| EV-to-FCF | 24.74 | |||||
| Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) % | 6.13 | |||||
| FCF Yield % | 7.77 | |||||
| Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % | 8.13 |
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