BCE Financials

BCE Stock  USD 27.03  0.01  0.04%   
Based on the measurements of operating efficiency obtained from BCE's historical financial statements, BCE Inc may be sliding down financialy. It has an above-average probability of going through some form of financial hardship next quarter. At present, BCE's Other Current Liabilities is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Net Debt is expected to grow to about 37.2 B, whereas Total Current Liabilities is forecasted to decline to about 8.4 B. Key indicators impacting BCE's financial strength include:
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Net Profit Margin0.080.0917
Fairly Down
Pretty Stable
Return On Assets0.03770.0315
Fairly Up
Slightly volatile
Return On Equity0.10.1119
Moderately Down
Slightly volatile
Debt Equity Ratio0.851.5483
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Operating Income4.4 B5.5 B
Significantly Down
Slightly volatile
Current Ratio0.850.6523
Significantly Up
Pretty Stable
Investors should never underestimate BCE's ability to pay suppliers on time, ensure interest payments are not accumulating, and correctly time where and how to reinvest extra cash. Individual investors need to monitor BCE's cash flow, debt, and profitability to make informed and accurate decisions about investing in BCE Inc.

Cash And Equivalents

64.93 Million

  
Understanding current and past BCE Financials, including the trends in assets, liabilities, equity and income are directly related to making proper and timely investing decisions. All of BCE's financial statements are interrelated, with each one affecting the others. For example, an increase in BCE's assets may result in an increase in income on the income statement.
Please note, the presentation of BCE's financial position, as portrayed in its financial statements, is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, BCE's management is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of BCE's management manipulating its earnings.

BCE Stock Summary

BCE competes with T Mobile, Comcast Corp, Lumen Technologies, Charter Communications, and Vodafone Group. BCE Inc., a telecommunications and media company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. BCE Inc. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada. BCE operates under Telecom Services classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 49781 people.
Foreign Associate
  Canada
Specialization
Communication Services, Telecommunication Services
InstrumentUSA Stock View All
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange
ISINCA05534B7604
CUSIP05534B760 05534B109
LocationQuebec; Canada
Business AddressBuilding A, Verdun,
SectorDiversified Telecommunication Services
IndustryCommunication Services
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial
Websitewww.bce.ca
Phone514 870 8777
CurrencyUSD - US Dollar

BCE Key Financial Ratios

BCE Key Balance Sheet Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Total Assets60.3B60.7B66.7B69.3B71.9B48.1B
Other Current Liab1.3B2.3B3.3B2.8B2.7B2.8B
Net Debt26.2B26.1B29.5B31.8B35.4B37.2B
Retained Earnings(4.5B)(4.7B)(3.4B)(3.6B)(5.5B)(5.2B)
Cash145M224M207M149M772M717.7M
Net Receivables4.1B4.2B4.4B4.6B4.5B2.8B
Other Current Assets190M810M1.1B1.1B1.2B1.2B
Total Liab38.8B39.3B43.8B46.8B51.4B29.9B
Total Current Assets5.5B5.7B6.2B6.5B7.9B4.5B
Short Term Debt3.9B2.4B1.9B4.1B5.0B2.8B
Intangible Assets13.4B13.1B15.6B16.2B16.6B17.4B
Other Assets2.1B2.9B5.5B4.6B5.2B5.5B
Accounts Payable4.0B2.6B2.9B3.6B3.3B3.3B
Common Stock20.4B20.4B20.7B20.8B20.9B21.9B
Other Liab6.5B7.2B7.7B7.6B8.7B9.1B
Net Tangible Assets(6.9B)(6.7B)(7.5B)(8.8B)(7.9B)(7.5B)
Long Term Debt18.6B23.9B27.0B27.8B31.1B16.3B
Good Will10.7B10.6B10.6B10.9B10.9B8.9B
Short Long Term Debt3.9B2.4B2.6B4.1B3.8B2.3B
Long Term Debt Total22.4B23.9B27.0B27.8B32.0B23.5B

BCE Key Income Statement Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Interest Expense1.2B1.2B1.1B1.1B1.5B1.6B
Total Revenue24.0B22.9B23.4B24.2B24.7B22.5B
Gross Profit10.1B9.6B9.9B16.5B7.4B9.8B
Operating Income5.7B5.0B5.4B5.4B5.5B4.4B
Ebit5.7B5.0B5.0B5.1B4.8B3.9B
Ebitda10.1B9.4B9.7B9.8B9.8B7.4B
Cost Of Revenue13.9B13.3B13.6B7.6B17.3B12.7B
Income Before Tax4.4B3.3B3.9B3.9B3.3B3.3B
Net Income3.2B2.6B2.8B2.9B2.3B2.2B
Income Tax Expense1.1B792M1.0B967M996M992.3M
Research Development106M109M47M57M90M85.5M
Minority Interest334M340M(52M)(58M)(54M)(51.3M)
Tax Provision1.1B792M1.0B967M1.0B803.7M
Interest Income1.1B1.2B905M1.2B123M116.9M
Net Interest Income(1.2B)(1.2B)(1.1B)(1.1B)(1.3B)(1.3B)

BCE Key Cash Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash(280M)79M(17M)(140M)623M654.2M
Free Cash Flow4.0B3.5B1.1B3.2B3.2B1.8B
Depreciation4.4B4.4B4.6B4.7B4.9B3.8B
Other Non Cash Items922M1.0B964M(618M)(74M)(70.3M)
Dividends Paid3.0B3.1B3.3B3.4B(3.7B)(3.5B)
Capital Expenditures4.0B4.3B6.9B5.1B4.8B4.2B
Net Income3.3B2.5B2.9B2.9B2.3B2.6B
End Period Cash Flow145M224M207M149M772M558.4M
Investments(4.0B)(3.5B)(7.0B)(5.5B)(5.7B)(5.4B)
Net Borrowings(1.2B)(638M)2.6B739M849.9M892.3M
Change To Netincome438M404M222M407M468.1M491.5M

BCE Financial Ratios Relationships

Comparative valuation techniques use various fundamental indicators to help in determining BCE's current stock value. Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare BCE value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across BCE competition to find correlations between indicators driving BCE's intrinsic value. More Info.
BCE Inc is rated fifth in return on equity category among its peers. It is rated fourth in return on asset category among its peers reporting about  3.15  of Return On Asset per Return On Equity. At present, BCE's Return On Equity is projected to slightly decrease based on the last few years of reporting. Comparative valuation analysis is a catch-all technique that is used if you cannot value BCE by discounting back its dividends or cash flows. It compares the stock's price multiples to nearest competition to determine if the stock is relatively undervalued or overvalued.

BCE Inc Systematic Risk

BCE's systematic risk plays a vital role in portfolio allocation when considering its stock to be added to a well-diversified portfolio. BCE volatility which cannot be eliminated through diversification, requires returns over the risk-free rate. Over the long run, a well-diversified portfolio provides returns that match its exposure to systematic risk. In this case, investors face a trade-off between expected returns and systematic risk and, therefore, can only reduce a portfolio's exposure to systematic risk by sacrificing expected returns on the portfolio.
The output start index for this execution was ten with a total number of output elements of fifty-one. The Beta measures systematic risk based on how returns on BCE Inc correlated with the market. If Beta is less than 0 BCE generally moves in the opposite direction as compared to the market. If BCE Beta is about zero movement of price series is uncorrelated with the movement of the benchmark. if Beta is between zero and one BCE Inc is generally moves in the same direction as, but less than the movement of the market. For Beta = 1 movement of BCE is generally in the same direction as the market. If Beta > 1 BCE moves generally in the same direction as, but more than the movement of the benchmark.

BCE Thematic Clasifications

BCE Inc is part of several thematic ideas from Communication Services to ISP. If you are a theme-oriented, socially responsible, and at the same time, a result-driven investor, you can align your investing habits with your values without jeopardizing your expectations about returns. You can easily create an optimal portfolio of stocks, ETFs, funds, or cryptocurrencies based on a specific theme of your liking. Get More Thematic Ideas
Today, most investors in BCE Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various BCE's growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's growth growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use static breakdown of BCE growth as a starting point in their analysis.

Price Earnings To Growth Ratio

(0.94)

At present, BCE's Price Earnings To Growth Ratio is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

BCE November 30, 2024 Opportunity Range

Along with financial statement analysis, the daily predictive indicators of BCE help investors to analyze its daily demand and supply, volume, patterns, and price swings to determine the real value of BCE Inc. We use our internally-developed statistical techniques to arrive at the intrinsic value of BCE Inc based on widely used predictive technical indicators. In general, we focus on analyzing BCE Stock price patterns and their correlations with different microeconomic environment and drivers. We also apply predictive analytics to build BCE's daily price indicators and compare them against related drivers.

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