Becton, Dickinson and Company develops, manufactures, and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products for healthcare institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry, and the general public worldwide The company’s BD Medical segment offers peripheral intravenous (IV) and advanced peripheral catheters, central lines, acute dialysis catheters, vascular care and preparation products, needle-free IV connectors and extensions sets, closed-system drug transfer devices, hazardous drug detections, hypodermic syringes and needles, anesthesia needles and trays, enteral syringes, and sharps disposal systems; IV medication and infusion therapy delivery systems, medication compounding workflow systems, automated medication dispensing and supply management systems, and medication inventory optimization and tracking systems; syringes, pen needles, and other products for diabetes; and prefillable drug delivery systems.
Becton Dickinson and Company is a large cap stock with a total market cap of 13.69B.
They trade on the NYSE and had their IPO 3 years
Becton Dickinson and Company currently employs 77000 people.
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Debt & Income Analysis
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Income quality measures a company’s operating cash flow to net income ratio. It helps investors and analysts assess the sustainability of a company’s earnings. A high QIR indicates strong cash flows, while a low QIR may indicate non-operating activities driving net income.
$BDXB’s Income Quality of 1.35 is greater than its Industry Group of 0.8 (68.8% greater)
$BDXB’s Income Quality of 1.35 is greater than its Major Industry Group of 0.82 (64.6% greater)
$BDXB’s Income Quality of 1.35 is greater than its Sector of 0.85 (58.8% greater)
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Current ratio measures a company’s ability to pay off short-term debt with its current assets (assets that a company expects to use up or convert to cash within a year). It represents the $ amount of current assets a company has for every $1 of short-term debt. A high current ratio above 1.0 indicates that a company can meet its short-term obligations, while a low current ratio below 1.0 suggests difficulty.
$BDXB’s Current Ratio of 1.07 is lower than its Industry Group of 3.99 (-73.2% lower)
$BDXB’s Current Ratio of 1.07 is lower than its Major Industry Group of 3.25 (-67.1% lower)
$BDXB’s Current Ratio of 1.07 is lower than its Sector of 2.59 (-58.7% lower)
Value Analysis
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PE ratio (price-to-earnings), measures a company’s stock price relative to its earnings per share. It helps investors evaluate whether its stock is overvalued or undervalued. A higher PE ratio indicates that investors are willing to pay more for a company’s earnings, while a lower PE ratio (above zero) suggests the company could be undervalued.
Cannot compare a negative PE Ratio (8.8 & -1.04)
Cannot compare a negative PE Ratio (8.8 & -0.5)
Cannot compare a negative PE Ratio (8.8 & -0.23)
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The PB ratio (price-to-book), measures a company’s stock price relative to its book value (net value of a company’s assets reported on its balance sheet, after subtracting debt) per share. It is used to evaluate a company’s valuation, with a lower PB ratio (above zero) indicating a lower valuation and a higher PB ratio suggesting overvaluation.
$BDXB’s PB Ratio of 0.54 is lower than its Industry Group of 2.5 (-78.4% lower)
$BDXB’s PB Ratio of 0.54 is lower than its Major Industry Group of 2.5 (-78.4% lower)
$BDXB’s PB Ratio of 0.54 is lower than its Sector of 1.85 (-70.8% lower)
Efficiency Analysis
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ROE (Return on Equity), is a financial ratio that measures a company’s profitability relative to its shareholders’ equity (the amount of value in a company that belongs to the people who own shares). It indicates how efficiently a company generates profits per unit of equity invested. A high ROE suggests effective use of equity, while a low ROE indicates inefficiency.
$BDXB’s ROE of 0.06 is greater than its Industry Group of -0.3 (120.0% greater)
$BDXB’s ROE of 0.06 is greater than its Major Industry Group of -0.08 (175.0% greater)
$BDXB’s ROE of 0.06 is greater than its Sector of -0.01 (700.0% greater)
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ROCE (Return on Capital Employed), is a financial ratio that measures a company’s profitability relative to the amount of capital invested in its operations. It indicates how well a company is generating profits from its capital investments. A high ROCE suggests effective use of capital, while a low ROCE indicates inefficiency.
$BDXB’s ROCE of 0.06 is greater than its Industry Group of -0.22 (127.3% greater)
$BDXB’s ROCE of 0.06 is greater than its Major Industry Group of -0.08 (175.0% greater)
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