BCE (BCE) Profitability Rank

: 7 (As of Dec. 2023)

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BCE has the Profitability Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

BCE's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 20.30%. As of today, BCE's Piotroski F-Score is 5.

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, BCE's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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 Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, BCE's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BCE's Profitability Rank falls into.

BCE Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

BCE has the Profitability Rank of 7.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

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

Operating Margin %	=	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	979.428	/	4824.836
	=	20.30 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

BCE has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

BCE Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -1.2%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank

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BCE (BCE) Business Description

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Address

1 Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Tour A-7, Verdun, QC, CAN, H3E 3B3

Website

https://www.bce.ca

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.