BCE vs Lumen Technologies
BCE and LUMN side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCE and LUMN compare
BCE grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.24% versus −7.7% for Lumen Technologies).
Lumen Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (7 against 2 for BCE), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BCE | LUMN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $5.0B |
| Share price | $20.38 | $4.88 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.2% | −55.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −59.9% | −65.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 1.20 |
| Employees | 5,000 | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 0.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 5.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 6.0× |
| FCF yield | – | 16.6% |
| Fair value | – | $8.74 |
| Margin of safety | – | 44.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.24% (better) | −7.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.3% (better) | −9.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 3672% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 68.4% (better) | 47.8% |
| Operating margin | – | 1.7% |
| Net margin | – | −8.7% |
| FCF margin | 13.5% (better) | 7.1% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 1.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.75 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.84 (better) | 3.94 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 0.96 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | −0.42 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −7.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | – | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 48.9% | 70.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 2.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $758K |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.6% |
Go deeper
- BCE stock overview
- BCE income statement
- BCE valuation and score
- LUMN stock overview
- LUMN income statement
- LUMN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.