BEKSF — Stock Film
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BEKSF
N.V. Bekaert S.A
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
N.V. Bekaert S.A. What it actually does.

Provides steel wire transformation technologies. Offers coating technologies for steel wire. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2013
18K employees
$2.1B market value
Revenue last year:
$4.3B
The net profit left over:
$78.1M
Out of every $100 in sales, $2 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 2%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales have been shrinking.

An average decline of 6% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture.

$5.6B
2021
2022
2023
2024
$4.3B
2025
Cash on hand:
$612M
Total debt:
$830.9M
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $218.9M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
26.4×

The market pays 26.4× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Thin profit on each sale3/10
Costs eat into the margin4/10
WORTH WATCHING

Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Below the peak, but no collapse.

The stock trades 16% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/1
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $2.27 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Sales are shrinking

Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 6% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
The stock has lost its spark

Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back. Council score: 0/10.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Thin profit on each sale

As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
D
39 / 100 · MoonshotScore

Against everything we grade, BEKSF lands near the bottom. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”

The takeaway: BEKSF does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film