Consumer Defensive
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Offline$20.25
-19.32% today
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Research Snapshot
Benesse Holdings, Inc. (BSEFF) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $1.95B. The stock last traded around $20.25. Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -0.3%, EPS growth of -43.3%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -0.3%, EPS -43.3%, free cash flow +29.3% with operating margin 4.9% and ROIC 3.4%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 38.8 and price/sales 0.0. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines BSEFF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
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Financial profile
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FY Revenue
$448.6B
+4.9% YoY
FY Net Income
$6.3B
+101.4% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$27.6B
+150.0% YoY
Revenue Growth
-0.3%
EPS Growth
-43.3%
Gross Margin
43.7%
Net Margin
1.6%
Income statement
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| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 410.8B | 411.9B | 431.9B | 427.6B | 448.6B |
| Gross Profit | 179.5B | 179.4B | 192.8B | 186.2B | 198.6B |
| Operating Income | 20.2B | 20.6B | 20.2B | 13.1B | 21.3B |
| EBITDA | 37.7B | 40.9B | 31.0B | 31.5B | 41.7B |
| Net Income | 6.4B | 11.4B | 1.1B | 3.1B | 6.3B |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
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| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 128.0B | 115.7B | 125.8B | 151.0B | 152.5B |
| Total Assets | 528.4B | 541.6B | 540.6B | 542.0B | 517.4B |
| Total Liabilities | 362.7B | 380.3B | 384.4B | 366.9B | 342.1B |
| Shareholder Equity | 158.5B | 154.3B | 149.4B | 169.9B | 169.1B |
| Total Debt | 121.9B | 140.4B | 136.5B | 134.1B | 120.5B |
| Net Debt | -6.1B | 24.7B | 10.7B | -16.9B | -32.0B |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
42.0B
+62.4% YoY
Capital Expenditures
14.4B
+2.8% YoY
Free Cash Flow
27.6B
+150.0% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
43.7%
Operating Margin
4.9%
Net Margin
1.6%
ROE
4.1%
Debt / Equity
0.77x
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