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A Holistic Look At JB Foods Limited (SGX:BEW)

JB Foods Limited (SGX:BEW) is a company with exceptional fundamental characteristics. Upon building up an investment case for a stock, we should look at various aspects. In the case of BEW, it is a financially-healthy company with a a strong history of performance, trading at a great value. Below, I’ve touched on some key aspects you should know on a high level. For those interested in understanding where the figures come from and want to see the analysis, take a look at the report on JB Foods here.

Good value with proven track record

In the past couple of years, BEW has ramped up its bottom line by over 100%, with its latest earnings level surpassing its average level over the last five years. In addition to beating its historical values, BEW also outperformed its industry, which delivered a growth of -10.89%. This is what investors like to see! BEW’s strong financial health means that all of its upcoming liability payments are able to be met by its current cash and short-term investment holdings. This implies that BEW manages its cash and cost levels well, which is a key determinant of the company’s health. BEW appears to have made good use of debt, producing operating cash levels of 0.23x total debt in the prior year. This is a strong indication that debt is reasonably met with cash generated.

SGX:BEW Income Statement Jun 18th 18
SGX:BEW Income Statement Jun 18th 18

BEW is currently trading below its true value, which means the market is undervaluing the company’s expected cash flow going forward. This mispricing gives investors the opportunity to buy into the stock at a cheap price compared to the value they will be receiving, should analysts’ consensus forecast growth be correct. Also, relative to the rest of its peers with similar levels of earnings, BEW’s share price is trading below the group’s average. This bolsters the proposition that BEW’s price is currently discounted.

SGX:BEW PE PEG Gauge Jun 18th 18
SGX:BEW PE PEG Gauge Jun 18th 18

Next Steps:

For JB Foods, there are three relevant factors you should further research:

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  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for BEW’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for BEW’s outlook.

  2. Dividend Income vs Capital Gains: Does BEW return gains to shareholders through reinvesting in itself and growing earnings, or redistribute a decent portion of earnings as dividends? Our historical dividend yield visualization quickly tells you what your can expect from BEW as an investment.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of BEW? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.