BCE Inc

Company Profile

BCE Inc had its IPO on 1982-11-15 under the ticker symbol BCE.

The company operates in the Communication Services sector and Telecom Services industry. BCE Inc has a staff strength of 44,610 employees.

Stock update

Shares of BCE Inc opened at $41.1 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $40.91 - $41.28, and closed at $41.16.

This is a +0.49% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 750,074 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of BCE Inc have slipped by -0.7%.

BCE Inc's Key Ratios

BCE Inc has a market cap of $41.64 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.0189 and a price to sales ratio of 1.6921.

In the last 12-months BCE Inc’s revenue was $24.38 billion with a gross profit of $10.47 billion and an EBITDA of $8.58 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures BCE Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, BCE Inc’s operating margin was 22.32% while its return on assets stood at 4.95% with a return of equity of 12.07%.

In Q1, BCE Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -17.7% while revenue growth was a positive 3.5%.

BCE Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

17.5747

Trailing PE

21.8182

PEG

2.4943

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $2.09 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 17.5747 and a PEG multiple of 2.4943. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into BCE Inc’s profitability.

BCE Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.7851 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 6.7874. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.6921.

BCE Inc stock pays annual dividends of $3.728 per share, indicating a yield of 6.23% and a payout ratio of 84.83%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$69.98 billion

Total Liabilities

$12.66 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-1091000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$1.09 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

84.83%

BCE Inc ended 2024 with $69.98 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $69.98 billion while shareholder equity stood at $21.93 billion.

BCE Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $12.66 billion in other current liabilities, 20851000000.00 in common stock, $-3926000000.00 in retained earnings and $10.83 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $741.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $741.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $6,347,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $27.46 billion.

BCE Inc’s total current assets stands at $7.17 billion while long-term investments were $664.00 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $4.25 billion compared to accounts payable of $4.08 billion and inventory worth $673.00 million.

In 2024, BCE Inc's operating cash flow was $-1091000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.09 billion.

Comparatively, BCE Inc paid $0.85 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$41.16

52-Week High

$51.7943

52-Week Low

$38.6515

Analyst Target Price

$49.06

BCE Inc stock is currently trading at $41.16 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $51.7943 and a 52-week low of $51.7943. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $49.06.

Its 50-day moving average was $42.58 and 200-day moving average was $44.21 The short ratio stood at 11.16 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 2.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4783.5% are held by institutions.