BW Fundamental Analysis - BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to BW. BW was compared to 92 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of BW have multiple concerns. BW is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BW had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year BW has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years BW reported 4 times negative net income.

In the past 5 years BW always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

BW has a Return On Assets of -23.28%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BW outperforms 45.65% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 16.43%, BW belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 95.65% of the companies in the same industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for BW is significantly below the industry average of 9.87%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (16.43%) for BW is above the 3 year average (3.67%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-23.28%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	16.43%

ROA(3y)-13.87%

ROA(5y)-8.19%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)3.67%

ROIC(5y)3.7%

1.3 Margins

BW has a better Operating Margin (6.02%) than 75.00% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of BW has grown nicely.

BW has a Gross Margin (26.17%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of BW has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	6.02%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	26.17%

OM growth 3Y9.27%

OM growth 5Y41.42%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.18%

GM growth 5Y5.75%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so BW is creating value.

The number of shares outstanding for BW has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, BW has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, BW has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

BW has an Altman-Z score of -2.26. This is a bad value and indicates that BW is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

BW's Altman-Z score of -2.26 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BW is outperformed by 69.57% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-2.26

ROIC/WACC2.2

WACC7.45%

2.3 Liquidity

BW has a Current Ratio of 1.00. This is a bad value and indicates that BW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

BW has a Current ratio of 1.00. This is in the lower half of the industry: BW underperforms 70.65% of its industry peers.

BW has a Quick Ratio of 1.00. This is a bad value and indicates that BW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

BW's Quick ratio of 0.87 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BW outperforms 42.39% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1
Quick Ratio	0.87

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

BW shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -12.08%.

Looking at the last year, BW shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -33.75% in the last year.

BW shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -3.54% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-12.08%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-215%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-33.75%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.28%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.54%

Sales Q2Q%-38.31%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 26.79% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

Based on estimates for the next years, BW will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -3.90% on average per year.

EPS Next Y12.34%

EPS Next 2Y37.32%

EPS Next 3Y26.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-25.22%

Revenue Next 2Y-10.12%

Revenue Next 3Y-3.9%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

BW reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Also next year BW is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

BW's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. BW is cheaper than 80.43% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	15.97

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as BW's earnings are expected to grow with 26.79% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y37.32%

EPS Next 3Y26.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for BW!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR

NYSE:BW (9/29/2025, 8:04:01 PM)

After market: 3.12 -0.06 (-1.89%)

3.18

+0.3 (+10.42%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)08-11 2025-08-11/amc

Earnings (Next)11-10 2025-11-10/amc

Inst Owners60.96%

Inst Owner Change-15.62%

Ins Owners3.8%

Ins Owner Change12.98%

Market Cap321.50M

Analysts80

Price Target2.72 (-14.47%)

Short Float %2.23%

Short Ratio1.06

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0.2

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-9.07%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)1

Avg EPS beat(2)-279.85%

Min EPS beat(2)-579.61%

Max EPS beat(2)19.9%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)-1222.51%

Min EPS beat(4)-4779.86%

Max EPS beat(4)449.52%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-1380.43%

EPS beat(12)2

Avg EPS beat(12)-966.37%

EPS beat(16)4

Avg EPS beat(16)-697.83%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.71%

Min Revenue beat(2)-19.61%

Max Revenue beat(2)8.19%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-7.8%

Min Revenue beat(4)-19.61%

Max Revenue beat(4)8.19%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-9.02%

Revenue beat(12)5

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.17%

Revenue beat(16)6

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.84%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)6.67%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-52.94%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-73.34%

EPS NY rev (1m)-64.29%

EPS NY rev (3m)-384.21%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-16.59%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-12.31%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.53
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	15.97

EPS(TTM)-1.4

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.12

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.35

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-1.25

OCFYN/A

SpS5.95

BVpS-3.06

TBVpS-3.76

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-23.28%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	20.79%
ROIC	16.43%
ROICexc	18.77%
ROICexgc	35.25%
OM	6.02%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	26.17%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-13.87%

ROA(5y)-8.19%

ROE(3y)N/A

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)3.67%

ROIC(5y)3.7%

ROICexc(3y)4.08%

ROICexc(5y)4.44%

ROICexgc(3y)6%

ROICexgc(5y)6.49%

ROCE(3y)4.64%

ROCE(5y)4.69%

ROICexcg growth 3Y18.44%

ROICexcg growth 5Y33.31%

ROICexc growth 3Y21.33%

ROICexc growth 5Y31.59%

OM growth 3Y9.27%

OM growth 5Y41.42%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.18%

GM growth 5Y5.75%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.85

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	5.46
Cap/Depr	85.93%
Cap/Sales	1.71%
Interest Coverage	0.91
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1
Quick Ratio	0.87
Altman-Z	-2.26

F-Score3

WACC7.45%

ROIC/WACC2.2

Cap/Depr(3y)56.25%

Cap/Depr(5y)50.83%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.46%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.35%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-12.08%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-215%

EPS Next Y12.34%

EPS Next 2Y37.32%

EPS Next 3Y26.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-33.75%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.28%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.54%

Sales Q2Q%-38.31%

Revenue Next Year-25.22%

Revenue Next 2Y-10.12%

Revenue Next 3Y-3.9%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y68.04%

EBIT growth 3Y8.96%

EBIT growth 5Y36.41%

EBIT Next Year-5.64%

EBIT Next 3Y13.99%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-2423.11%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-1276.98%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR (BW) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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