BCE (TSX:BCE.PRH) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

BCE.PRH Stock Overview

A communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. More details

BCE.PRH fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	0/6
Financial Health	1/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 63.3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 80.89% per year

Risk Analysis

Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow

Dividend of 10.66% is not well covered by earnings or free cash flows

Large one-off items impacting financial results

Profit margins (0.3%) are lower than last year (9%)

BCE Inc. Competitors

TELUS

TSX:T

CA$31.9b

Quebecor

TSX:QBR.A

CA$7.4b

Cogeco Communications

TSX:CCA

CA$2.9b

Cogeco

TSX:CGO

CA$571.7m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for BCE
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$15.93
52 Week High	CA$19.35
52 Week Low	CA$15.78
Beta	0.48
11 Month Change	-4.04%
3 Month Change	-8.34%
1 Year Change	-11.55%
33 Year Change	-22.52%
5 Year Change	5.78%
Change since IPO	-36.66%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	BCE.PRH	CA Telecom	CA Market
7D	0.7%	-1.0%	2.2%
1Y	-11.5%	-19.2%	23.4%

Return vs Industry: BCE.PRH exceeded the Canadian Telecom industry which returned -19.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BCE.PRH underperformed the Canadian Market which returned 23.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BCE.PRH's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BCE.PRH volatility
BCE.PRH Average Weekly Movement	1.4%
Telecom Industry Average Movement	3.5%
Market Average Movement	8.3%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	17.7%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	2.9%

Stable Share Price: BCE.PRH has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the Canadian market.

Volatility Over Time: BCE.PRH's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1880	45,132	Mirko Bibic	www.bce.ca

BCE Inc., a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services segment provides wireless products and services including mobile data and voice plans and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products; and satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, government, and large enterprise customers.

BCE Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do BCE's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BCE.PRH fundamental statistics
Market cap	CA$34.14b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$84.00m
Revenue (TTM)	CA$24.46b

406.4x

P/E Ratio

1.4x

P/S Ratio

Is BCE.PRH overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BCE.PRH income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$24.46b
Cost of Revenue	CA$13.53b
Gross Profit	CA$10.94b
Other Expenses	CA$10.85b
Earnings	CA$84.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	0.092
Gross Margin	44.71%
Net Profit Margin	0.34%
Debt/Equity Ratio	222.9%

How did BCE.PRH perform over the long term?

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Dividends

10.7%

Current Dividend Yield

4,301%

Payout Ratio

Does BCE.PRH pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BCE.PRH by to receive an upcoming dividend?
BCE dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Nov 29 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Dec 12 2024
Days until Ex dividend	4 days
Days until Dividend pay date	17 days