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BAE Systems PLC BA.

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GBX 1,298.50 +25.00 (1.96%)
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BAE Systems: Record Backlog in First-Half 2024; We Mantain Fair Value Estimate of GBX 1,490

Loredana Muharremi

Escalating global security concerns, intensified by the Ukraine conflict, are driving structurally higher growth in the defense market. We anticipate this growth will be uninterrupted for at least several years, considering that many countries, particularly in Europe, have underspent since the end of the Cold War. BAE Systems is strategically positioned to benefit, given its significant stakes in a broad array of major international defense projects.

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Price vs Fair Value

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BA. is trading at a 394% premium.
Price
GBX 1,273.50
Fair Value
GBX 1,232.00
Uncertainty
Medium
1-Star Price
GBX 9,531.20
5-Star Price
GBX 4,851.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

BAE is well positioned to capitalize on growth in global defense spending.

Bears

BAE depends on military funding for its sales, which is an inherently political and thus uncertain process.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
GBX 1,273.50
Day Range
GBX 1,277.50–1,308.00
52-Week Range
GBX 968.60–1,415.25
Bid/Ask
GBX 1,209.00 / GBX 1,330.00
Market Cap
GBX 3.93 Tril
Volume/Avg
6.7 Mil / 5.9 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
18.88
Price/Sales
1.59
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
2.36%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
2.36%
Total Yield
3.49%

Company Profile

BAE Systems is a British global defense, security, and aerospace company and the largest defense contractor in Europe; it is one of six prime contractors to the US Department of Defense. For reporting purposes, the company has five operating segments: electronics systems is the group's US- and UK-based electronic warfare systems; the cyber, security, and intelligence segment supplies intelligence and security solutions to the US government; platforms and services manufactures combat vehicles and munitions and performs ship repair services to the US Defense Department; the air segment includes BAE’s share of US and European air programs as well as its businesses in Saudi Arabia and Australia; and the maritime segment comprises UK land- and marine-based activities.
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
100,000
Website
https://www.baesystems.com

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Valuation

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BA.
BA
NOC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
 18.88—23.60
Price/Book Value
 3.43—5.52
Price/Sales
 1.591.271.98
Price/Cash Flow
 16.02189.5618.59
Price/Earnings
BA.
BA
NOC

Financial Strength

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BA.
BA
NOC
Quick Ratio
 0.910.260.88
Current Ratio
 1.031.181.11
Interest Coverage
 5.96−0.235.64
Quick Ratio
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BA
NOC

Profitability

Metric
BA.
BA
NOC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
 5.87%−2.20%5.08%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
 18.16%—15.79%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
 11.55%−3.04%9.13%
Return on Assets
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BA
NOC

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