Stock Research: Befesa

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Befesa

GER:BFSA LU1704650164
50
  • Value
    57
  • Growth
    45
  • Safety
    Safety
    30
  • Combined
    38
  • Sentiment
    71
  • 360° View
    360° View
    50
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Company Description

Befesa SA specializes in collecting and recycling steel dust and aluminum residues. It operates in the steel and aluminum recycling industries. Its main region of operation is Luxembourg. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,342 million, profits of $683 million, revenue of $1,283 million, and 1,832 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 50 (better than 50% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Befesa are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Befesa. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 57, which means that the share price of Befesa is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 57% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 71, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 71% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 45, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 30, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 70 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
57 77 39 29
Growth
45 22 51 89
Safety
Safety
30 68 83 57
Sentiment
71 31 79 53
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50 56 83 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
68 52 43 71
Opinions Change
50 37 40 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 25 86 10
Market Pulse
73 50 73 69
Sentiment
71 31 79 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
57 77 39 29
Growth
45 22 51 89
Safety Safety
30 68 83 57
Combined
38 63 75 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
29 50 38 31
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
51 64 44 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
46 76 41 17
Dividend Yield
77 73 54 53
Value
57 77 39 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
64 69 70 90
Profit Growth
50 43 17 73
Capital Growth
24 14 87 27
Stock Returns
63 17 27 73
Growth
45 22 51 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
46 71 74 40
Refinancing
22 39 41 43
Liquidity
53 43 73 62
Safety Safety
30 68 83 57

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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