Provides product design and engineering services. Offers technology solutions and manufacturing services. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (4% a year).
The market pays 112.4× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 78% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 17% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
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.
Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.
The stock trades 21% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
It pays out $0.68 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 112 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 40/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 49/100.
On our five-subject report card, BHE sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: BHE is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.