On the stock market since 2001, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 34,000 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The gap is $13.7B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
It met or beat analyst expectations in 7 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 66 buys and 23 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The average analyst price target is $143 — 23% above today’s price.
Over the last 3 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 16/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 31/100.
On our five-subject report card, BG sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BG is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (55/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.