BC8 Stock Analysis: Bechtle | XETRA
Information Technology Services | XETRA, Germany | Market Cap: 3.883m EUR | 12M Return: -22.4% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 6.94M
EPS Trend: -80.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: 37.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
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Bechtle AG is a German IT services provider founded in 1983 and headquartered in Neckarsulm, with operations across Germany, France, the Benelux region, and broader Europe. The company operates through two business segments: IT System House & Managed Services, and IT E-Commerce, covering a broad range of offerings from IT strategy consulting and system integration to cloud, cybersecurity, AI, and managed services, as well as business applications such as ERP, CRM, and BI.
Its hybrid operating model combines traditional system-house services (consulting, project planning, integration, and ongoing support) with an online procurement platform for IT hardware and software, allowing the company to serve both as an advisor/operator and as a high-volume IT product distributor.
The company is classified under the GICS Industrials sector, specifically the Data Processing & Outsourced Services sub-industry, reflecting its role in helping organizations outsource IT infrastructure, operations, and digital transformation projects rather than producing hardware or software itself. Its customer base spans sectors such as engineering, manufacturing, and general enterprise clients across Europe.
- German recession weighs on enterprise IT spending outlook
- IT E-Commerce margins normalize as hardware demand softens
- Managed services mix expands recurring revenue and margins
| Net Income: 235.4m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -5.41 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 14.45% < 20% (prev 16.97%; Δ -2.51% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 311.9m > Net Income 235.4m |
| Net Debt (332.5m) to EBITDA (486.0m): 0.68 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.55 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (126.0m) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 18.66% > 18% (prev 18.04%; Δ 0.62% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 149.3% > 50% (prev 152.1%; Δ -2.82% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 11.93 > 6 (EBIT TTM 323.0m / Interest Expense TTM 27.1m) |
| A: 0.20 (Total Current Assets 2.65b - Total Current Liabilities 1.71b) / Total Assets 4.61b |
| B: 0.40 (Retained Earnings 1.87b / Total Assets 4.61b) |
| C: 0.07 (EBIT TTM 323.0m / Avg Total Assets 4.36b) |
| D: 0.84 (Book Value of Equity 2.10b / Total Liabilities 2.51b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.03 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.10 (Receivables 1.19b/1.04b, Revenue 6.52b/6.26b) |
| GMI: 0.97 (GM 18.04% / 18.66%) |
| AQI: 1.16 (AQ_t 0.31 / AQ_t-1 0.26) |
| SGI: 1.04 (Revenue 6.52b / 6.26b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 235.4m - CFO 311.9m) / TA 4.61b) |
| Beneish M = -2.85 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 10, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 30.42 with a total of 182,681 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.18%, over one month by -1.35%, over three months by +7.14% and over the past year by -22.41%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 27.70 (which is 8.9% or 2.5 ATR below the current price).
Bechtle has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 16.9091
P/E Forward = 20.9205
P/S = 0.6114
P/B = 1.8981
P/EG = 2.9875
Revenue TTM = 6.52b EUR
EBIT TTM = 323.0m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 486.0m EUR
Long Term Debt = 400.9m EUR (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 57.2m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 705.2m EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 250.3m
Net Debt = 332.5m EUR (calculated: Debt 705.2m - CCE 372.6m)
Enterprise Value = 4.22b EUR (3.88b + Debt 705.2m - CCE 372.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 11.93 (Ebit TTM 323.0m / Interest Expense TTM 27.1m)
EV/FCF = 22.21x (Enterprise Value 4.22b / FCF TTM 189.9m)
FCF Yield = 4.50% (FCF TTM 189.9m / Enterprise Value 4.22b)
FCF Margin = 2.91% (FCF TTM 189.9m / Revenue TTM 6.52b)
Net Margin = 3.61% (Net Income TTM 235.4m / Revenue TTM 6.52b)
Gross Margin = 18.66% ((Revenue TTM 6.52b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.30b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 18.69% (prev 19.07%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.91 (Enterprise Value 4.22b / Total Assets 4.61b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.84% (Interest Expense 27.1m / Debt 705.2m)
Taxrate = 29.05% (96.0m / 330.5m)
NOPAT = 229.2m (EBIT 323.0m * (1 - 29.05%))
Current Ratio = 1.55 (Total Current Assets 2.65b / Total Current Liabilities 1.71b)
Debt / Equity = 0.34 (Debt 705.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 2.10b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.68 (Net Debt 332.5m / EBITDA 486.0m)
Debt / FCF = 1.75 (Net Debt 332.5m / FCF TTM 189.9m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 2.00b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.39% (Net Income 235.4m / Total Assets 4.61b)
RoE = 11.74% (Net Income TTM 235.4m / Total Stockholder Equity 2.00b)
RoCE = 13.43% (EBIT 323.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 2.00b + L.T.Debt 400.9m))
RoIC = 8.71% (NOPAT 229.2m / Invested Capital 2.63b)
WACC = 6.74% (E(3.88b)/V(4.59b) * Re(7.47%) + D(705.2m)/V(4.59b) * Rd(3.84%) * (1-Tc(0.29)))
Discount Rate = 7.47% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 0.0 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈270.9m ; Y1≈237.5m ; Y5≈191.9m
[DCF] Fair Price = 21.81 (EV 3.08b - Net Debt 332.5m = Equity 2.75b / Shares 126.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -80.85 | EPS CAGR: -6.91% | SUE: 0.40 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 36.96 | Revenue CAGR: 0.48% | SUE: 1.43 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.40 | Chg30d=+1.58% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=3
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.46 | Chg30d=-2.72% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.93 | Chg30d=-0.29% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=+6.2% | GrowthRev=+4.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.10 | Chg30d=-0.36% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+8.9% | GrowthRev=+5.8%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -36% (up=3, down=8)