BW Fundamental Analysis - BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPR

Fundamental Rating

BW gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 94 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of BW have multiple concerns. BW does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

BW had negative earnings in the past year.

BW had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

BW had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

BW had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -11.11%, BW perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.51% of the companies in the same industry.

BW has a better Return On Invested Capital (11.64%) than 90.43% of its industry peers.

BW had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.67%. This is significantly below the industry average of 9.87%.

The 3 year average ROIC (3.67%) for BW is below the current ROIC(11.64%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.11%
ROE	N/A
ROIC	11.64%

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

With a decent Operating Margin value of 4.44%, BW is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.40% of the companies in the same industry.

BW's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

BW's Gross Margin of 24.40% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BW outperforms 54.26% of its industry peers.

BW's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.44%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	24.4%

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 just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so BW is still creating some value.

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

BW has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for BW is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

BW has an Altman-Z score of -2.13. This is a bad value and indicates that BW is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of -2.13, BW is not doing good in the industry: 67.02% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-2.13

ROIC/WACC1.41

WACC8.26%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.94 indicates that BW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.94, BW is doing worse than 71.28% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.73 indicates that BW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

BW's Quick ratio of 0.73 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BW is outperformed by 68.09% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.94
Quick Ratio	0.73

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

BW shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 15.57%, which is quite good.

The Revenue for BW has decreased by -29.45% in the past year. This is quite bad

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

EPS 1Y (TTM)15.57%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%50%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-29.45%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.28%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.54%

Sales Q2Q%-12.7%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, BW will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 28.35% on average per year.

Based on estimates for the next years, BW will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.82% on average per year.

EPS Next Y82.21%

EPS Next 2Y42.43%

EPS Next 3Y28.35%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-11.58%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.31%

Revenue Next 3Y0.82%

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 accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for BW. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 34.63 indicates a quite expensive valuation of BW.

67.02% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BW, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

BW's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.13.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	34.63

4.2 Price Multiples

81.91% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BW, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	13.14

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

BW's earnings are expected to grow with 28.35% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y42.43%

EPS Next 3Y28.35%

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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 (6/13/2025, 8:04:01 PM)

After market: 1.0707 +0 (+0.07%)

1.07

-0.05 (-4.46%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)05-12 2025-05-12/amc

Earnings (Next)08-06 2025-08-06/amc

Inst Owners75.24%

Inst Owner Change-4.48%

Ins Owners3.59%

Ins Owner Change10.04%

Market Cap105.29M

Analysts80

Price Target2.55 (138.32%)

Short Float %3.59%

Short Ratio1.72

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0.2

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-23.23%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)1

Avg EPS beat(2)-2379.98%

Min EPS beat(2)-4779.86%

Max EPS beat(2)19.9%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)-2023.49%

Min EPS beat(4)-4779.86%

Max EPS beat(4)449.52%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-1313.75%

EPS beat(12)2

Avg EPS beat(12)-919.18%

EPS beat(16)5

Avg EPS beat(16)-648.14%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.16%

Min Revenue beat(2)-8.5%

Max Revenue beat(2)8.19%

Revenue beat(4)1

Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.11%

Min Revenue beat(4)-11.29%

Max Revenue beat(4)8.19%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.74%

Revenue beat(12)5

Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.79%

Revenue beat(16)7

Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.76%

PT rev (1m)7.14%

PT rev (3m)-45.95%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-100%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-100%

EPS NY rev (1m)-33.34%

EPS NY rev (3m)-3633.4%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-8.23%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-12.81%

Revenue NY rev (1m)1.01%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-8.78%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	34.63
P/S	0.15
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	N/A
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	13.14

EPS(TTM)-0.97

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.03

Fwd EY2.89%

FCF(TTM)-1.26

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-1.14

OCFYN/A

SpS7.02

BVpS-3.08

TBVpS-4.1

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.11%
ROE	N/A
ROCE	14.73%
ROIC	11.64%
ROICexc	12.98%
ROICexgc	28.23%
OM	4.44%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	24.4%
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 Turnover0.96

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	N/A
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	5.97
Cap/Depr	84.64%
Cap/Sales	1.76%
Interest Coverage	0.78
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.94
Quick Ratio	0.73
Altman-Z	-2.13

F-Score3

WACC8.26%

ROIC/WACC1.41

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)15.57%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%50%

EPS Next Y82.21%

EPS Next 2Y42.43%

EPS Next 3Y28.35%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-29.45%

Revenue growth 3Y-0.28%

Revenue growth 5Y-3.54%

Sales Q2Q%-12.7%

Revenue Next Year-11.58%

Revenue Next 2Y-1.31%

Revenue Next 3Y0.82%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y14.73%

EBIT growth 3Y8.96%

EBIT growth 5Y36.41%

EBIT Next Year10.85%

EBIT Next 3Y18.11%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-682.47%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-7384.93%

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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