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BCE (BCE) Shiller PE Ratio

: 12.21 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), BCE's current share price is $32.24. BCE's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.64. BCE's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 12.21.

The historical rank and industry rank for BCE's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BCE' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.64   Med: 18.39   Max: 21.18
Current: 12.7

During the past years, BCE's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 21.18. The lowest was 12.64. And the median was 18.39.

BCE's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked better than
58.37% of 209 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 14.9 vs BCE: 12.70

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

BCE's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.313. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $2.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


BCE Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BCE's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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BCE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.41 16.77 19.59 17.16 14.91

BCE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Shiller PE Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.16 17.28 17.31 14.68 14.91

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, BCE's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


BCE Shiller PE Ratio Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, BCE's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BCE's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



BCE Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

BCE's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=32.24/2.64
=12.21

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

BCE's E10 for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, BCE's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=0.313/125.4675*125.4675
=0.313

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

BCE Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201403 0.711 98.604 0.905
201406 0.720 99.473 0.908
201409 0.699 99.394 0.882
201412 0.546 98.367 0.696
201503 0.499 99.789 0.627
201506 0.728 100.500 0.909
201509 0.656 100.421 0.820
201512 0.423 99.947 0.531
201603 0.620 101.054 0.770
201606 0.690 102.002 0.849
201609 0.664 101.765 0.819
201612 0.562 101.449 0.695
201703 0.545 102.634 0.666
201706 0.639 103.029 0.778
201709 0.733 103.345 0.890
201712 0.493 103.345 0.599
201803 0.564 105.004 0.674
201806 0.602 105.557 0.716
201809 0.691 105.636 0.821
201812 0.506 105.399 0.602
201903 0.613 106.979 0.719
201906 0.640 107.690 0.746
201909 0.725 107.611 0.845
201912 0.562 107.769 0.654
202003 0.537 107.927 0.624
202006 0.192 108.401 0.222
202009 0.582 108.164 0.675
202012 0.765 108.559 0.884
202103 0.565 110.298 0.643
202106 0.622 111.720 0.699
202109 0.655 112.905 0.728
202112 0.539 113.774 0.594
202203 0.758 117.646 0.808
202206 0.515 120.806 0.535
202209 0.585 120.648 0.608
202212 0.427 120.964 0.443
202303 0.577 122.702 0.590
202306 0.278 124.203 0.281
202309 0.517 125.230 0.518
202312 0.313 125.468 0.313

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


BCE  (NYSE:BCE) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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BCE (BCE) Business Description

Address
1 Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Tour A-7, Verdun, QC, CAN, H3E 3B3
BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with its roughly 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. In 2022, the wireline segment made up 52% of total EBITDA, while wireless was 31% and media provided the remainder.