Brookfield Business Partners (TSX:BBU.UN) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

BBU.UN Stock Overview

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition.

BBU.UN fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	4/6
Future Growth	4/6
Past Performance	4/6
Financial Health	1/6
Dividends	1/6

Rewards

Price-To-Earnings ratio (8.6x) is below the Canadian market (13.9x)

Earnings are forecast to grow 74.33% per year

Earnings grew by 1238.9% over the past year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Analysts in good agreement that stock price will rise by 60.9%

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Competitors

Decisive Dividend

TSXV:DE

CA$177.2m

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TSX:FTT

CA$6.0b

Bombardier

TSX:BBD.B

CA$6.0b

CAE

TSX:CAE

CA$8.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Brookfield Business Partners
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$26.02
52 Week High	US$31.82
52 Week Low	US$16.86
Beta	1.42
1 Month Change	-10.77%
3 Month Change	-9.15%
1 Year Change	15.54%
3 Year Change	-27.70%
5 Year Change	-25.10%
Change since IPO	17.38%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	BBU.UN	CA Industrials	CA Market
7D	-2.4%	0.7%	0.7%
1Y	15.5%	-11.7%	4.9%

Return vs Industry: BBU.UN exceeded the Canadian Industrials industry which returned -8.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BBU.UN exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 5.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BBU.UN's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BBU.UN volatility
BBU.UN Average Weekly Movement	3.5%
Industrials Industry Average Movement	4.7%
Market Average Movement	9.0%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	18.1%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	3.0%

Stable Share Price: BBU.UN has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: BBU.UN's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
2016	72,000	Anuj Ranjan	bbu.brookfield.com

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. is a private equity firm specializing in acquisition. The firm typically invests in business services, infrastructure services, construction, energy, and industrials sector. It prefers to take majority stake in companies.

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Fundamentals Summary

How do Brookfield Business Partners's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BBU.UN fundamental statistics
Market cap	CA$5.63b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$658.55m
Revenue (TTM)	CA$75.24b

8.6x

P/E Ratio

0.1x

P/S Ratio

Is BBU.UN overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BBU.UN income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$55.07b
Cost of Revenue	US$49.97b
Gross Profit	US$5.10b
Other Expenses	US$4.62b
Earnings	US$482.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

May 03, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	2.22
Gross Margin	9.26%
Net Profit Margin	0.88%
Debt/Equity Ratio	231.0%

How did BBU.UN perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.3%

Current Dividend Yield

11%

Payout Ratio

BBU.UN Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Competitors

TSXV:DE

CA$177.2m

TSX:FTT

CA$6.0b

TSX:BBD.B

CA$6.0b

TSX:CAE

CA$8.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 03, 2024

Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. agreed to acquire Greenergy Fuels Holdings Limited from Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (TSX:BAM) and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU).

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.22 (vs US$0.17 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.063 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.22 (vs US$0.17 in FY 2022)

Recent updates

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 03, 2024

Trafigura Group Pte. Ltd. agreed to acquire Greenergy Fuels Holdings Limited from Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. (TSX:BAM) and Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU).

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.22 (vs US$0.17 in FY 2022)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.063 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.22 (vs US$0.17 in FY 2022)

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares A Quarterly Distribution, Payable on March 28, 2024

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 02, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share at 1.6% yield

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution, Payable on December 29, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.069 loss per share (vs US$0.051 loss in 3Q 2022)

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 03, 2023

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share at 1.7% yield

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on September 29, 2023

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.074 loss per share (vs US$0.23 profit in 2Q 2022)

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 04, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share at 1.3% yield

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution, Payable on June 30, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.12 (vs US$0.064 in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.25 (vs US$1.74 in FY 2021)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share at 1.3% yield

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.25 (vs US$1.74 in FY 2021)

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on March 31, 2023

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 03, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.051 loss per share (vs US$0.31 profit in 3Q 2021)

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares A Quarterly Distribution, Payable on December 30, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 04, 2022

A private equity consortium led by Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. completed the acquisition of Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE:NLSN) from Elliott Investment Management L.P. and others.

A strategic consortium led by Cameco Corporation (TSX:CCO) and Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (TSX:BEP.UN) entered into an equity purchase agreement to acquire Westinghouse Electric Company LLC from Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) and others at an enterprise value of $7.9 billion.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Brookfield Business Partners Declares Quarterly Distribution Payable on September 29, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.22 (vs US$0.34 loss in 2Q 2021)

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 05, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS: US$1.74 (vs US$0.61 loss in FY 2020)

Insufficient new directors

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. announced that it expects to receive $500 million in funding from Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CDK Global, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CDK) for $6.5 billion.

A private equity consortium led by Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE:NLSN) from Elliott Investment Management L.P. and others for $10.1 billion.

A private equity consortium led by Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nielsen Holdings plc (NYSE:NLSN) from Elliott Investment Management L.P. and others for $10.1 billion.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution, Payable on March 31, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.31 (vs US$0.067 loss in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.063 per share

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.34 loss per share (vs US$0.39 loss in 2Q 2020)

Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) agreed to acquire 35% stake in Aldo Componentes EletrOnicos Ltda for approximately $120 million.