Belden Inc.

$ 123.26 2.72 %

Belden Inc. stands as a global leader in signal transmission solutions, serving a diverse customer base across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The company operates through two primary segments: Enterprise Solutions and Industrial Solutions. Its Enterprise Solutions division furnishes comprehensive cabling (copper and fiber) and connectivity infrastructure, encompassing interconnect panels, racks, enclosures, and signal extension/matrix switching systems. These offerings are vital for modern applications such as local area networks, data centers, access control, 5G, fiber deployments, and building automation. Additionally, this segment provides power, cooling, and airflow management products crucial for mission-critical data center operations, alongside complete copper and fiber network systems. It caters to diverse sectors including commercial real estate, hospitality, healthcare, education, finance, government, and broadband/wireless service providers, with its solutions deployed in venues like sports stadiums, data centers, military facilities, and academic institutions. The Industrial Solutions segment specializes in robust infrastructure components and on-machine connectivity systems. Its extensive product range features industrial Ethernet switches, network management software, routers, firewalls, gateways, I/O connectors/systems, and a wide array of specialized industrial cables (including Ethernet, optical fiber, Fieldbus, and IP/networking cables). These products are integral to network and fieldbus infrastructure, sensor and actuator connectivity, and efficient power, control, and data transmission. Furthermore, it supplies heat-shrinkable tubing and wire management products for organizing and protecting cable assemblies. Its clientele spans distributors, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), installers, and end-users. Originally established in 1902 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, the company transitioned from Belden CDT Inc. to Belden Inc. in May 2007.

CEO: Ashish Chand - https://www.belden.com

Price objectif

$155 25.75 %

Recommandation

Buy

DCF

$ 129.32

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Quick ratio

1.40

suggests a healthy liquidity position, showing that the company can likely meet its short-term obligations.

P/E ratio

20.75

is considered reasonable, suggesting that the company has a valuation in line with its current profits.

EPS

5.94

is the net profit of a company divided by the number of outstanding shares, indicating the profit earned per share.

ROE

18.84 %

reflects reasonable profitability, showing good use of equity.

ROIC

10.66 %

generates a return higher than the cost of its capital, thereby creating value for its investors.

WACC

8.15

is a company's average cost of capital, weighted by the proportion of debt and equity in its financing. It represents the minimum return the company must generate to satisfy its investors.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

1.05

means it relies more on debt, which can increase financial risk.

Free cash flow per share

4.65

is a measure of a company's financial flexibility that is determined by dividing free cash flow by the total number of shares outstanding.

Dividend payout ratio

3.35 %

indicates that the company is retaining a large portion of its profits to reinvest in growth

Earnings per share

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Financials

Piotroski score
7 indicates good financial health
Altman score
3.25 indicates good financial health and low risk of bankruptcy
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Cash / Debt

Cash Ratio
0.44 indicates liquidity risk, as the company may not have enough cash to meet its immediate obligations
Debt Ratio
0.39 indicates that the company uses little debt to finance its assets, suggesting good financial stability
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Free Cash Flow

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Sales

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