
BCE (BCE) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
4.4B
Gross Profit
3.0B
68.58%
Operating Income
999.1M
22.79%
Net Income
463.9M
10.58%
EPS (Diluted)
$0.63
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
51.2B
Total Liabilities
38.0B
Shareholders Equity
13.2B
Debt to Equity
2.87
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
1.7B
Free Cash Flow
852.9M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
BCE Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 17.6B | 24.7B | 24.2B | 23.4B | 22.9B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 5.6B | 7.9B | 7.6B | 7.3B | 7.0B |
Gross Profit | 12.0B | 16.7B | 16.5B | 16.2B | 15.9B |
Gross Margin % | 68.4% | 67.9% | 68.4% | 68.9% | 69.6% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 3.0B | 4.4B | 4.4B | 4.4B | 4.3B |
Other Operating Expenses | 1.4B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 2.0B |
Total Operating Expenses | 4.4B | 6.3B | 6.3B | 6.3B | 6.3B |
Operating Income | 4.0B | 5.5B | 5.5B | 5.3B | 5.2B |
Operating Margin % | 22.7% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 22.5% | 22.7% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 88.6M | 216.0M | 106.0M | 11.0M | - |
Interest Expense | 1.2B | 1.5B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 1.2B |
Other Non-Operating Income | -2.2B | -876.0M | -510.0M | -246.0M | -782.0M |
Pre-tax Income | 685.8M | 3.3B | 3.9B | 3.9B | 3.3B |
Income Tax | 415.6M | 996.0M | 967.0M | 1.0B | 792.0M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 60.6% | 30.0% | 24.8% | 26.5% | 24.3% |
Net Income | 270.1M | 2.3B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 2.7B |
Net Margin % | 1.5% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 11.8% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 7.6B | 10.1B | 10.2B | 9.9B | 9.6B |
EPS (Basic) | $0.18 | $2.28 | $2.98 | $2.99 | $2.76 |
EPS (Diluted) | $0.18 | $2.28 | $2.98 | $2.99 | $2.76 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 657163043 | 1311013840 | 1324409500 | 1316853900 | 1313947900 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 657163043 | 1311013840 | 1324409500 | 1316853900 | 1313947900 |
Income Statement Trend
BCE Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 1.1B | 772.0M | 149.0M | 289.0M | 224.0M |
Short-term Investments | 288.1M | 1.0B | 0 | - | - |
Accounts Receivable | 3.0B | 3.8B | 4.0B | 3.7B | 3.3B |
Inventory | 302.5M | 465.0M | 656.0M | 482.0M | 439.0M |
Other Current Assets | 377.5M | 264.0M | 324.0M | 253.0M | 199.0M |
Total Current Assets | 6.4B | 7.9B | 6.5B | 6.2B | 5.7B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 62.2B | 84.5B | 81.0B | 79.8B | 77.3B |
Goodwill | 26.9B | 38.5B | 38.0B | 36.7B | 34.3B |
Intangible Assets | 12.1B | 16.6B | 16.2B | 15.6B | 13.1B |
Long-term Investments | 161.4M | 116.0M | 233.0M | 274.0M | 92.0M |
Other Non-Current Assets | 1.8B | 2.2B | 1.9B | 1.6B | 1.5B |
Total Non-Current Assets | 46.5B | 64.0B | 62.8B | 60.6B | 55.0B |
Total Assets | 52.9B | 71.9B | 69.3B | 66.8B | 60.7B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 2.1B | 3.3B | 3.6B | 2.9B | 2.6B |
Short-term Debt | 5.5B | 4.8B | 3.3B | 1.9B | 2.1B |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 838.5M | 826.0M | 1.7B | 1.5B | 975.0M |
Total Current Liabilities | 10.7B | 12.1B | 11.5B | 9.1B | 8.3B |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 23.7B | 31.1B | 27.8B | 27.0B | 23.9B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 3.8B | 4.9B | 5.0B | 4.7B | 3.8B |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 161.4M | 555.0M | 331.0M | 306.0M | 262.0M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 29.7B | 39.3B | 35.3B | 34.7B | 31.1B |
Total Liabilities | 40.4B | 51.4B | 46.8B | 43.8B | 39.3B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 15.0B | 20.9B | 20.8B | 20.7B | 20.4B |
Retained Earnings | -6.1B | -5.5B | -3.6B | -3.4B | -4.7B |
Treasury Stock | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 12.5B | 20.6B | 22.5B | 22.9B | 21.3B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 29.2B | 36.0B | 31.1B | 29.0B | 26.0B |
Working Capital | -4.3B | -4.2B | -5.0B | -2.9B | -2.6B |
Balance Sheet Composition
BCE Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 270.1M | 2.3B | 2.9B | 2.9B | 2.5B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 3.6B | 4.9B | 4.7B | 4.6B | 4.4B |
Stock-Based Compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Working Capital Changes | -384.7M | -157.0M | 325.0M | 285.0M | 473.0M |
Operating Cash Flow | 5.0B | 9.4B | 9.8B | 9.5B | 8.9B |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | - | - | - | - | - |
Acquisitions | -449.5M | -13.0M | -377.0M | -12.0M | -65.0M |
Investment Purchases | - | - | - | - | - |
Investment Sales | - | - | - | - | - |
Investing Cash Flow | -439.4M | -17.0M | -381.0M | -84.0M | -144.0M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -66.3M | -140.0M | -125.0M | 0 | - |
Dividends Paid | -2.7B | -3.7B | -3.4B | -3.3B | -3.1B |
Debt Issuance | 2.8B | 5.2B | 2.0B | 5.0B | 6.0B |
Debt Repayment | -2.4B | -1.9B | -2.0B | -2.8B | -5.0B |
Financing Cash Flow | -1.1B | -1.3B | -2.7B | -628.0M | -3.9B |
Free Cash Flow | 1.8B | 3.2B | 3.2B | 1.1B | 3.5B |
Net Change in Cash | 3.5B | 8.1B | 6.7B | 8.8B | 4.9B |
Cash Flow Trend
BCE Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
78.08
Forward P/E
12.33
Price to Book
1.64
Price to Sales
0.98
PEG Ratio
11.52
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
2.47%
Operating Margin
23.22%
Return on Equity
3.34%
Return on Assets
4.79%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
0.61
Debt to Equity
204.38
Beta
0.65
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$0.33
Book Value per Share
$15.70
Revenue per Share
$26.56
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bce | 24.0B | 78.08 | 1.64 | 3.34% | 2.47% | 204.38 |
T-Mobile US | 290.6B | 24.38 | 4.76 | 19.74% | 14.53% | 194.22 |
AT&T | 206.8B | 16.53 | 1.97 | 11.53% | 10.29% | 123.19 |
Verizon | 189.5B | 10.45 | 1.84 | 18.45% | 13.28% | 167.44 |
Comcast | 124.1B | 5.57 | 1.28 | 24.92% | 18.44% | 104.18 |
Charter | 37.9B | 7.60 | 2.34 | 32.65% | 9.53% | 472.72 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.