BCE (TSX:BCE) Stock Price & Quote Analysis

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

BCE Stock Overview

BCE Inc., a telecommunications and media company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada.

Rewards

Trading at 61.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 7.68% per year

Earnings grew by 6.1% over the past year

Risk Analysis

Dividend of 5.71% is not well covered by earnings or forecast to be in the next 3 years

Has a high level of debt

BCE Inc. Competitors

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for BCE
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$64.47
52 Week High	CA$74.09
52 Week Low	CA$61.42
Beta	0.38
1 Month Change	0.70%
3 Month Change	-5.68%
1 Year Change	0.77%
3 Year Change	3.97%
5 Year Change	9.53%
Change since IPO	157.88%

Recent News & Updates

Aug 09

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Shareholder Returns

	BCE	CA Telecom	CA Market
7D	1.2%	2.4%	3.0%
1Y	0.8%	2.6%	0.7%

Return vs Industry: BCE underperformed the Canadian Telecom industry which returned 2.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BCE matched the Canadian Market which returned 0.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BCE's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BCE volatility
BCE Average Weekly Movement	2.2%
Telecom Industry Average Movement	7.3%
Market Average Movement	10.6%
10% most volatile stocks in CA Market	18.9%
10% least volatile stocks in CA Market	4.3%

Stable Share Price: BCE is less volatile than 75% of Canadian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.

Volatility Over Time: BCE's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1880	49,781	Mirko Bibic	https://www.bce.ca

BCE Inc., a telecommunications and media company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through three segments: Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline, and Bell Media. The Bell Wireless segment offers wireless voice and data communication products and services, as well as consumer electronics products.

BCE Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do BCE's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BCE fundamental statistics
Market Cap	CA$58.79b
Earnings (TTM)	CA$2.86b
Revenue (TTM)	CA$23.76b

20.6x

P/E Ratio

2.5x

P/S Ratio

Is BCE overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
BCE income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$23.76b
Cost of Revenue	CA$13.37b
Gross Profit	CA$10.39b
Other Expenses	CA$7.54b
Earnings	CA$2.86b

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2022

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	3.13
Gross Margin	43.74%
Net Profit Margin	12.02%
Debt/Equity Ratio	127.6%

How did BCE perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

5.7%

Current Dividend Yield

114%

Payout Ratio

Does BCE pay a reliable dividends?

See BCE dividend history and benchmarks

When do you need to buy BCE by to receive an upcoming dividend?
BCE dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Sep 14 2022
Dividend Pay Date	Oct 15 2022
Days until Ex dividend	30 days
Days until Dividend pay date	61 days