Balfour Beatty Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Balfour Beatty has a total shareholder equity of £1.2B and total debt of £780.0M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 66.3%. Its total assets and total liabilities are £5.4B and £4.2B respectively. Balfour Beatty's EBIT is £136.0M making its interest coverage ratio -3. It has cash and short-term investments of £1.3B.
Key information
66.3%
Debt to equity ratio
UK£780.00m
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -3x |
| Cash | UK£1.28b |
| Equity | UK£1.18b |
| Total liabilities | UK£4.20b |
| Total assets | UK£5.38b |
Recent financial health updates
These 4 Measures Indicate That Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Sep 20
These 4 Measures Indicate That Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jun 10Is Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 03Is Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) A Risky Investment?
Jun 10Recent updates
Investors Aren't Buying Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) Earnings
Feb 01Calculating The Fair Value Of Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY)
Dec 12Balfour Beatty's (LON:BBY) Dividend Will Be £0.038
Oct 30Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY)?
Oct 25Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.038
Oct 11These 4 Measures Indicate That Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Sep 20Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
Sep 07Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.038
Sep 07Balfour Beatty's (LON:BBY) Dividend Will Be £0.038
Aug 17Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) Low P/E
Aug 14Is There An Opportunity With Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) 32% Undervaluation?
Jul 27These 4 Measures Indicate That Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Jun 10Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
May 23Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.08
May 09Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.08
Apr 25Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings
Apr 22Weak Statutory Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY)
Mar 21Balfour Beatty's (LON:BBY) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.08
Mar 16Here's Why We Think Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Well Worth Watching
Feb 28Is Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) Trading At A 45% Discount?
Feb 02Improved Earnings Required Before Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) Shares Find Their Feet
Dec 26New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY)
Dec 13Investors Will Want Balfour Beatty's (LON:BBY) Growth In ROCE To Persist
Dec 07What Does Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) Share Price Indicate?
Nov 15Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) Shares Could Be 46% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Nov 03Is Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Using Too Much Debt?
Oct 03There's Been No Shortage Of Growth Recently For Balfour Beatty's (LON:BBY) Returns On Capital
Aug 23Does Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Jul 22Is There An Opportunity With Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) 30% Undervaluation?
May 26Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.07
May 13Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Shareholders Will Want The ROCE Trajectory To Continue
May 10With EPS Growth And More, Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Makes An Interesting Case
Apr 17Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.07
Apr 05Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.07
Mar 18Should You Investigate Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) At UK£3.60?
Feb 07We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY)
Jan 19Should You Be Adding Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) To Your Watchlist Today?
Jan 06Balfour Beatty plc's (LON:BBY) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 53% Above Its Share Price
Dec 08Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.035
Oct 07Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.035
Sep 23Does Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Sep 15Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Sep 03Balfour Beatty's (LON:BBY) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Aug 20Is Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) Trading At A 41% Discount?
Aug 13Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger
Jun 23Is Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) A Risky Investment?
Jun 10Is Balfour Beatty plc (LON:BBY) Potentially Undervalued?
May 27Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BBY's short term assets (£2.8B) do not cover its short term liabilities (£2.9B).
Long Term Liabilities: BBY's short term assets (£2.8B) exceed its long term liabilities (£1.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BBY has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: BBY's debt to equity ratio has increased from 62.7% to 66.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BBY's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (34.9%).
Interest Coverage: BBY earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/06 02:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Balfour Beatty plc is covered by 24 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Arnaud Lehmann | BofA Global Research |
| Michael Donnelly | Canaccord Genuity |