Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (BW) is a Industrial - Machinery company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $17.86. It has a SharesGrow Score of 18/100, indicating a weak investment profile with 0 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is BW = $13 (-29.1% upside).
Valuation: BW trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of -58.3 (S&P 500 average ~25).
Financials: revenue is $588M, -11.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $36M (loss), growing at -177.3%/yr. Net profit margin is -6.1% (negative). Gross margin is 24.5% (+3.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $369M with negative equity of -$132M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 1.22 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 55.6%. Total assets: $663M.
Analyst outlook: 1 / 7 analysts rate BW as buy (14%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 10/100 (Fail), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 0/100 (Fail), Health 25/100 (Fail), Moat 49/100 (Partial), Future 16/100 (Fail), Income 10/100 (Fail).
