On the stock market since 2010, it operates in the everyday-essentials business. It has 10,192 employees. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth (2% a year).
If every debt were paid off today, $151.1M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
angles, checked one by one.
The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
The stock trades 19% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $469.0M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $151.1M would remain.
It pays out $1.39 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 3 years, sales fell about 3% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The company’s market value is 64 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, BICEY sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BICEY is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.