BCE
BCE Inc.
$23.71
Stable Earnings Power
40%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Strong
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Conviction
Undervalued
Trading 67.9% below fair value
You pay
$23.71
Bear
$59.11
Fair
$73.89
Bull
$88.67
Bear
$59.11
+149.3%
$4.93 × 12x P/E
Fair
$73.89
+211.6%
$4.93 × 15x P/E
Bull
$88.67
+274.0%
$4.93 × 18x P/E
Adjust Assumptions
15.0x
4.93$
Key Value Driver
Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)
Implied Market Multiple
4.8x
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.
Average Target (21 analysts)
$25.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
196%
Summary
Applying a 15x P/E to adjusted EPS of $4.93, the base-case value is $73.89 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $25.00 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 196% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Financial statements were converted from CAD into USD using USDCAD at 0.7265 USD per CAD.
Key Risks
- Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
- EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
- Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples