BCE Statistics

Share Statistics

BCE has 921.83M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 1.05% in one year.

Shares Outstanding	921.83M
Shares Change (YoY)	1.05%
Shares Change (QoQ)	0%
Owned by Institutions (%)	42.84%
Shares Floating	920.86M
Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares	163
FTD / Avg. Volume	0.01%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 40.17M, so 0% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest	40.17M
Short % of Shares Out	n/a
Short % of Float	n/a
Short Ratio (days to cover)	11.13

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 88.47 and the forward PE ratio is 8.89. BCE's PEG ratio is -0.96.

PE Ratio	88.47
Forward PE	8.89
PS Ratio	1.25
Forward PS	0.8
PB Ratio	1.78
P/FCF Ratio	11.89
PEG Ratio	-0.96

Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

BCE has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 67.17B.

EV / Sales	2.75
EV / EBITDA	8.68
EV / EBIT	9.61
EV / FCF	26.24

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 0.6, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 2.24.

Current Ratio	0.6
Quick Ratio	0.57
Debt / Equity	2.24
Debt / EBITDA	4.95
Debt / FCF	14.97
Interest Coverage	3.18

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 2.02% and Return on Invested Capital is 3.41%.

Return on Equity	2.02%
Return on Assets	0.47%
Return on Invested Capital	3.41%
Revenue Per Employee	$604.33K
Profits Per Employee	$8.52K
Employee Count	40,390
Asset Turnover	0.33
Inventory Turnover	18.35

Taxes

Income Tax	577M
Effective Tax Rate	60.61%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by -30.07% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.65, so BCE's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

Beta	0.65
52-Week Price Change	-30.07%
50-Day Moving Average	23.01
200-Day Moving Average	24.01
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	60.41
Average Volume (20 Days)	3,155,764

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, BCE had revenue of 24.41B and earned 344M in profits. Earnings per share was 0.18.

Revenue	24.41B
Gross Profit	16.7B
Operating Income	5.55B
Net Income	344M
EBITDA	7.74B
EBIT	2.7B
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	0.18

Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 1.57B in cash and 38.31B in debt, giving a net cash position of -36.74B.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.57B
Total Debt	38.31B
Net Cash	-36.74B
Retained Earnings	-8.44B
Total Assets	72.16B
Working Capital	-4.34B

Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 6.99B and capital expenditures -4.43B, giving a free cash flow of 2.56B.

Operating Cash Flow	6.99B
Capital Expenditures	-4.43B
Free Cash Flow	2.56B
FCF Per Share	2.81

Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 68.43%, with operating and profit margins of 22.73% and 1.41%.

Gross Margin	68.43%
Operating Margin	22.73%
Pretax Margin	3.9%
Profit Margin	1.41%
EBITDA Margin	31.71%
EBIT Margin	22.73%
FCF Margin	10.49%

Dividends & Yields

BCE pays an annual dividend of $2.44, which amounts to a dividend yield of 10.92%.

Dividend Per Share	$2.44
Dividend Yield	10.92%
Dividend Growth (YoY)	-6.38%
Payout Ratio	814.79%
Earnings Yield	1.13%
FCF Yield	8.41%

Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for BCE is $43, which is 76.6% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Hold".

Price Target	$43
Price Target Difference	76.6%
Analyst Consensus	Hold
Analyst Count	4

Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

Lynch Fair Value	$0.9
Lynch Upside	-96.3%
Graham Number	12.6
Graham Upside	-48.25%

Stock Splits

The last stock split was on Jul 11, 2006. It was a backward split with a ratio of 457:500.

Last Split Date	Jul 11, 2006
Split Type	backward
Split Ratio	457:500

Scores

Altman Z-Score	0.49
Piotroski F-Score	6

BCE Inc. (BCE)