BCE (OTCPK:BCEI.F) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

BCEI.F Stock Overview

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

About the company

BCEI.F fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	2/6
Future Growth	1/6
Past Performance	1/6
Financial Health	2/6
Dividends	4/6

Rewards

Trading at 58.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 13.43% per year

Risk Analysis

Shares are highly illiquid

Dividend of 8.83% is not well covered by earnings or cash flows

Profit margins (7.1%) are lower than last year (10.5%)

Has a high level of debt

BCE Inc. Competitors

AT&T

NYSE:T

US$154.4b

Verizon Communications

NYSE:VZ

US$186.6b

IDT

NYSE:IDT

US$988.5m

LICT

OTCPK:LICT

US$231.9m

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for BCE
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	CA$11.82
52 Week High	CA$15.60
52 Week Low	CA$11.82
Beta	0.46
11 Month Change	0%
3 Month Change	n/a
1 Year Change	n/a
33 Year Change	n/a
5 Year Change	n/a
Change since IPO	-20.45%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	BCEI.F	US Telecom	US Market
7D	0%	-2.2%	1.2%
1Y	n/a	38.0%	30.2%

Return vs Industry: Insufficient data to determine how BCEI.F performed against the US Telecom industry.

Return vs Market: Insufficient data to determine how BCEI.F performed against the US Market.

Price Volatility

Is BCEI.F's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BCEI.F volatility
BCEI.F Average Weekly Movement	n/a
Telecom Industry Average Movement	6.9%
Market Average Movement	6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market	15.1%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market	3.1%

Stable Share Price: BCEI.F has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine BCEI.F's volatility change 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?
BCEI.F fundamental statistics
Market cap	US$30.01b
Earnings (TTM)	US$1.28b
Revenue (TTM)	US$17.93b

23.5x

P/E Ratio

1.7x

P/S Ratio

Is BCEI.F overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BCEI.F income statement (TTM)
Revenue	CA$24.63b
Cost of Revenue	CA$13.78b
Gross Profit	CA$10.85b
Other Expenses	CA$9.10b
Earnings	CA$1.75b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Aug 01, 2024

Earnings per share (EPS)	1.92
Gross Margin	44.05%
Net Profit Margin	7.12%
Debt/Equity Ratio	184.9%

How did BCEI.F perform over the long term?

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Dividends

8.8%

Current Dividend Yield

203%

Payout Ratio

Does BCEI.F pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BCEI.F by to receive an upcoming dividend?
BCE dividend dates
Ex Dividend Date	Jul 31 2024
Dividend Pay Date	Sep 01 2024
Days until Ex dividend	55 days
Days until Dividend pay date	23 days