Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.

NYSE:BW Stock Report

Market Cap: US$163.2m

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Valuation

Is BW undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BW ($1.77) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($17.28)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BW is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BW?

Key metric: As BW is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BW. This is calculated by dividing BW's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BW's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.2x
SalesUS$878.22m
Market CapUS$163.19m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does BW's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for BW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1x
TPIC TPI Composites
0.08x11.6%US$103.2m
PPSI Pioneer Power Solutions
2x40.4%US$67.1m
PSIX Power Solutions International
1.6x11.1%US$688.8m
BWEN Broadwind
0.2x10.6%US$34.1m
BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises
0.2x-0.03%US$163.2m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BW is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the peer average (1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does BW's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Electrical Industry?

21 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.7x8.8%
BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises
0.2x-0.03%US$163.19m
TPIC TPI Composites
0.08x11.6%US$103.21m
CBAT CBAK Energy Technology
0.4x21.1%US$84.72m
BW 0.2xIndustry Avg. 1.7xNo. of Companies22PS0246810+
21 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.1.7x18.4%
BW Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises
0.2x122.3%US$163.19m
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BW is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the US Electrical industry average (1.7x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BW's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BW PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.2x
Fair PS Ratio0.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BW is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst BW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$1.77
US$4.63
+161.3%
48.0%US$8.00US$2.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$2.32
US$4.63
+99.4%
48.0%US$8.00US$2.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$1.92
US$4.63
+140.9%
48.0%US$8.00US$2.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$1.18
US$4.63
+291.9%
48.0%US$8.00US$2.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$1.32
US$4.63
+250.4%
48.0%US$8.00US$2.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$1.55
US$4.50
+190.3%
52.7%US$8.00US$1.50n/a4
Jun ’25US$1.17
US$4.50
+284.6%
52.7%US$8.00US$1.50n/a4
May ’25US$1.05
US$4.50
+328.6%
52.7%US$8.00US$1.50n/a4
Apr ’25US$1.22
US$5.50
+350.8%
64.6%US$11.00US$1.50n/a4
Mar ’25US$1.32
US$5.75
+335.6%
58.2%US$11.00US$2.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$1.34
US$5.75
+329.1%
58.2%US$11.00US$2.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$1.46
US$5.75
+293.8%
58.2%US$11.00US$2.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$1.67
US$5.75
+244.3%
58.2%US$11.00US$2.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$2.46
US$9.75
+296.3%
21.0%US$13.00US$8.00US$2.324
Oct ’24US$4.21
US$9.75
+131.6%
21.0%US$13.00US$8.00US$1.924
Sep ’24US$5.50
US$8.80
+60.0%
30.0%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.185
Aug ’24US$5.40
US$9.00
+66.7%
30.6%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.325
Jul ’24US$5.90
US$9.00
+52.5%
30.6%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.555
Jun ’24US$4.96
US$9.00
+81.5%
30.6%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.175
May ’24US$6.21
US$9.00
+44.9%
30.6%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.055
Apr ’24US$6.06
US$9.00
+48.5%
30.6%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.225
Mar ’24US$6.59
US$9.20
+39.6%
29.5%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.325
Feb ’24US$6.36
US$9.20
+44.7%
29.5%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.345
Jan ’24US$5.77
US$9.20
+59.4%
29.5%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.465
Dec ’23US$5.11
US$9.20
+80.0%
29.5%US$13.00US$5.00US$1.675
Nov ’23US$4.34
US$9.50
+118.9%
24.0%US$13.00US$6.50US$2.465

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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