BECTON DICKINSON AND CO (BOX.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - FRA:BOX - US0758871091 - Common Stock
158.65 EUR
-1.25 (-0.78%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to BOX. BOX was compared to 58 industry peers in the Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry. BOX has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. BOX is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year BOX was profitable.
BOX had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years BOX has always been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years BOX had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
BOX has a Return On Assets (2.93%) which is in line with its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of 6.30%, BOX perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.17% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of BOX (4.55%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for BOX is below the industry average of 8.65%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (4.55%) for BOX is above the 3 year average (4.19%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.93% | ||
| ROE | 6.3% | ||
| ROIC | 4.55% |
ROA(3y)2.96%
ROA(5y)2.8%
ROE(3y)6.26%
ROE(5y)6.09%
ROIC(3y)4.19%
ROIC(5y)3.65%
1.3 Margins
The Profit Margin of BOX (7.51%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of BOX has grown nicely.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 14.13%, BOX is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.14% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of BOX has grown nicely.
BOX's Gross Margin of 45.08% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BOX is outperformed by 62.07% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BOX has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 14.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.51% | ||
| GM | 45.08% |
OM growth 3Y5.79%
OM growth 5Y2.6%
PM growth 3Y-6.88%
PM growth 5Y6.19%
GM growth 3Y0%
GM growth 5Y-1.08%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
BOX has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for BOX has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, BOX has more shares outstanding
BOX has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
BOX has an Altman-Z score of 2.10. This is not the best score and indicates that BOX is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
BOX's Altman-Z score of 2.10 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BOX outperforms 51.72% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of BOX is 7.58, which is on the high side as it means it would take BOX, 7.58 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
BOX has a Debt to FCF ratio of 7.58. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BOX outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.69 indicates that BOX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
BOX's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.69 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BOX is outperformed by 70.69% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.69 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.58 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.1 |
ROIC/WACC0.67
WACC6.82%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.10 indicates that BOX should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.10, BOX is not doing good in the industry: 75.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Quick Ratio of 0.62 indicates that BOX may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
BOX has a Quick ratio of 0.62. This is amonst the worse of the industry: BOX underperforms 86.21% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.62 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
BOX shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 11.75%, which is quite good.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 2.41% on average over the past years.
BOX shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.86%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.14% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.75%
EPS 3Y0.23%
EPS 5Y2.41%
EPS Q2Q%5.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.86%
Revenue growth 3Y1.79%
Revenue growth 5Y3.14%
Sales Q2Q%8.94%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, BOX will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 8.57% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, BOX will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 5.59% on average per year.
EPS Next Y10.39%
EPS Next 2Y6.78%
EPS Next 3Y7.2%
EPS Next 5Y8.57%
Revenue Next Year8.41%
Revenue Next 2Y6.54%
Revenue Next 3Y5.93%
Revenue Next 5Y5.59%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 13.05, BOX is valued correctly.
94.83% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BOX, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.38, BOX is valued rather cheaply.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.41 indicates a correct valuation of BOX.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, BOX is valued cheaper than 87.93% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.86. BOX is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13.05 | ||
| Fwd PE | 12.41 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, BOX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 72.41% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, BOX is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 79.31% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 20.93 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.22 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
BOX has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)1.26
PEG (5Y)5.4
EPS Next 2Y6.78%
EPS Next 3Y7.2%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
BOX has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.21%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.14, BOX pays a better dividend. On top of this BOX pays more dividend than 86.21% of the companies listed in the same industry.
BOX's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.21% |
5.2 History
The dividend of BOX has a limited annual growth rate of 0.75%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.75%
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
5.3 Sustainability
BOX pays out 73.10% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
BOX's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP73.1%
EPS Next 2Y6.78%
EPS Next 3Y7.2%
FRA:BOX (9/19/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
158.65
-1.25 (-0.78%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupHealth Care Equipment & Services
GICS IndustryHealth Care Equipment & Supplies
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners93.08%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.57%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap45.47B
Analysts73.33
Price Target187.14 (17.96%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.21% |
Yearly Dividend3.23
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.75%
DP73.1%
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)4.11%
Min EPS beat(2)1.1%
Max EPS beat(2)7.13%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)5.6%
Min EPS beat(4)0.11%
Max EPS beat(4)14.05%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)5.28%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)4.61%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)6.05%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.55%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.51%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.58%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.67%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.51%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.37%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.76%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.34%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.52%
PT rev (1m)-3.2%
PT rev (3m)-4.65%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.05%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1.71%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.4%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.03%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.15%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.01%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.1%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13.05 | ||
| Fwd PE | 12.41 | ||
| P/S | 2.5 | ||
| P/FCF | 20.93 | ||
| P/OCF | 16.4 | ||
| P/B | 2.1 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.22 |
EPS(TTM)12.16
EY7.66%
EPS(NY)12.79
Fwd EY8.06%
FCF(TTM)7.58
FCFY4.78%
OCF(TTM)9.67
OCFY6.1%
SpS63.58
BVpS75.72
TBVpS-32.44
PEG (NY)1.26
PEG (5Y)5.4
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.93% | ||
| ROE | 6.3% | ||
| ROCE | 6.46% | ||
| ROIC | 4.55% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.62% | ||
| ROICexgc | 22.15% | ||
| OM | 14.13% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.51% | ||
| GM | 45.08% | ||
| FCFM | 11.92% |
ROA(3y)2.96%
ROA(5y)2.8%
ROE(3y)6.26%
ROE(5y)6.09%
ROIC(3y)4.19%
ROIC(5y)3.65%
ROICexc(3y)4.33%
ROICexc(5y)3.8%
ROICexgc(3y)22.89%
ROICexgc(5y)20.24%
ROCE(3y)5.98%
ROCE(5y)5.22%
ROICexcg growth 3Y6%
ROICexcg growth 5Y0.79%
ROICexc growth 3Y6.82%
ROICexc growth 5Y5.36%
OM growth 3Y5.79%
OM growth 5Y2.6%
PM growth 3Y-6.88%
PM growth 5Y6.19%
GM growth 3Y0%
GM growth 5Y-1.08%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.39
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.69 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.58 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.22 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 29.1% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.29% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 59.82% | ||
| Profit Quality | 158.78% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.1 |
F-Score7
WACC6.82%
ROIC/WACC0.67
Cap/Depr(3y)37.86%
Cap/Depr(5y)40.69%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.42%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.86%
Profit Quality(3y)142.37%
Profit Quality(5y)192.14%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.75%
EPS 3Y0.23%
EPS 5Y2.41%
EPS Q2Q%5.14%
EPS Next Y10.39%
EPS Next 2Y6.78%
EPS Next 3Y7.2%
EPS Next 5Y8.57%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.86%
Revenue growth 3Y1.79%
Revenue growth 5Y3.14%
Sales Q2Q%8.94%
Revenue Next Year8.41%
Revenue Next 2Y6.54%
Revenue Next 3Y5.93%
Revenue Next 5Y5.59%
EBIT growth 1Y2.55%
EBIT growth 3Y7.69%
EBIT growth 5Y5.82%
EBIT Next Year33.14%
EBIT Next 3Y13.55%
EBIT Next 5Y13.35%
FCF growth 1Y46.38%
FCF growth 3Y-3.8%
FCF growth 5Y5.31%
OCF growth 1Y23.4%
OCF growth 3Y-6.5%
OCF growth 5Y2.66%