When Should You Buy Besalco S.A. (SNSE:BESALCO)?

Besalco S.A. (SNSE:BESALCO), is not the largest company out there, but it led the SNSE gainers with a relatively large price hike in the past couple of weeks. As a small cap stock, hardly covered by any analysts, there is generally more of an opportunity for mispricing as there is less activity to push the stock closer to fair value. Is there still an opportunity here to buy? Let’s examine Besalco’s valuation and outlook in more detail to determine if there’s still a bargain opportunity.

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What is Besalco worth?

According to my price multiple model, which makes a comparison between the company's price-to-earnings ratio and the industry average, the stock price seems to be justfied. I’ve used the price-to-earnings ratio in this instance because there’s not enough visibility to forecast its cash flows. The stock’s ratio of 10.41x is currently trading slightly above its industry peers’ ratio of 6.47x, which means if you buy Besalco today, you’d be paying a relatively sensible price for it. And if you believe Besalco should be trading in this range, then there isn’t really any room for the share price grow beyond the levels of other industry peers over the long-term. Although, there may be an opportunity to buy in the future. This is because Besalco’s beta (a measure of share price volatility) is high, meaning its price movements will be exaggerated relative to the rest of the market. If the market is bearish, the company’s shares will likely fall by more than the rest of the market, providing a prime buying opportunity.

Can we expect growth from Besalco?

Investors looking for growth in their portfolio may want to consider the prospects of a company before buying its shares. Buying a great company with a robust outlook at a cheap price is always a good investment, so let’s also take a look at the company's future expectations. However, with a relatively muted revenue growth of 0.5% expected over the next couple of years, growth doesn’t seem like a key driver for a buy decision for Besalco, at least in the short term.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? It seems like the market has already priced in BESALCO’s growth outlook, with shares trading around industry price multiples. However, there are also other important factors which we haven’t considered today, such as the financial strength of the company. Have these factors changed since the last time you looked at BESALCO? Will you have enough conviction to buy should the price fluctuate below the the industry PE ratio?

Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping tabs on BESALCO, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around industry price multiples. However, the positive growth outlook may mean it’s worth diving deeper into other factors in order to take advantage of the next price drop.

In light of this, if you'd like to do more analysis on the company, it's vital to be informed of the risks involved. While conducting our analysis, we found that Besalco has 3 warning signs and it would be unwise to ignore them.

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