After several weeks of range-bound movement, shares in BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. could enter into a new clear trend. The exit out of the current trading range could be the signal for a return of volatility.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental configuration.
● The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.
Strengths
● The prospective high growth for the next fiscal years is among the main assets of the company
● The company's profit outlook over the next few years is a strong asset.
● The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
● Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.
● Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
● Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.
Weaknesses
● With an expected P/E ratio at 49.44 and 29.1 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
● The company's "enterprise value to sales" ratio is among the highest in the world.
● In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
● The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
● For the last twelve months, sales expectations have been significantly downgraded, which means that less important sales volumes are expected for the current fiscal year over the previous period.
● The sales outlook for the group was lowered in the last twelve months. This change in forecast points out a decline in activity as well as pessimistic analyses of the company.
● For the last few months, analysts have been revising downwards their earnings forecast.
● Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.
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BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi) specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor assembly equipment for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. The group develops leading edge assembly processes and equipment for leadframe, substrate and wafer level packaging applications in a wide range of end-user markets including electronics, mobile Internet, computer, automotive, industrial, RFID, LED and solar energy.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (7.5%), Europe (8.2%), China (35.5%), Malaysia (8.4%), Korea (7.3%), Taiwan (6.5%), Thailand ( 3.6%), Asia/Pacific (11.8%), United States (8.8%) and other (2.4%).