Befesa S.A. (BFSAN) Stock Price & Analysis
BFSAN Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- MXN 706.67 - MXN 725.77
- 52-Week Range
- MXN 579.61 - MXN 725.77
- Previous Close
- MXN 725.77
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume (3M)
- 0
- Market Cap
- MXN 31.16B
- Enterprise Value
- MXN 1.73B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- MXN 134.49M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- MXN 689.68M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 17.3
- Beta
- -0.11
- Next Earnings
- Mar 04, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 35.14
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 2.87%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Recurring U.S. Tax Credit
The Section 45X credit creates a substantial, recurring contribution to EBITDA from Befesa’s U.S. zinc operations, with no further capital investment required for eligibility. Its multi-year duration should strengthen earnings visibility and support debt reduction and reinvestment.
Improving Profitability
Higher EBITDA and expanding margins indicate that Befesa is converting its recycling activities into stronger operating earnings. Improving profitability can enhance resilience against cost pressure, provide more internal funding for growth, and support sustained cash generation.
Deleveraging And Liquidity
The continued deleveraging trend improves financial flexibility and reduces balance-sheet risk, while substantial available liquidity supports operations and planned investment. Reaching management’s 1.5x-2x target range would further strengthen capital allocation capacity.
Bears Say
Meaningful Leverage
Although leverage has improved, the sizable debt burden remains a material exposure if profitability weakens. Higher obligations can constrain discretionary investment, increase sensitivity to operating volatility, and reduce the cash available for shareholder returns or expansion.
Uneven Industrial Demand
Befesa’s steel-dust volumes depend on industrial activity that remains uneven across important markets. Prolonged weakness in construction, automotive, or Asian steel production could limit residue volumes, reduce facility utilization, and delay growth despite stronger U.S. demand.
Input-cost And Feedstock Pressure
Elevated electricity, gas, coke, transport, and maintenance costs can compress recycling margins when pricing cannot fully offset them. Tight scrap availability also restricts aluminum throughput, creating a combined risk to volume growth, operating efficiency, and earnings durability.
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Company Description
Befesa S.A.
Befesa S.A. offers environmental recycling services to the steel and aluminum industries in the European, Asian, and North American markets. It operates in two segments, Steel Dust Recycling Services and Aluminium Salt Slags Recycling Services. The Steel Dust Recycling Services segment collects and recycles crude steel dust and other steel residues generated in the production of crude, stainless, and galvanized steel; sells waelz oxide to zinc smelters; and treats crude steel dust. The Aluminium Salt Slags Recycling Services segment recycles salt slags; spent pot linings, a hazardous residue generated by primary aluminum producers; and recovers and sells salt, aluminum concentrate, and aluminum oxides. This segment also collects and recycles aluminum scrap and other aluminum residues, such as aluminum dross, shavings, cuttings, and aluminum concentrates; and produces secondary aluminum alloys for automotive and construction industries. The company also provides logistics, and waelz oxide and aluminum waste treatment services, as well as develops projects and technology. Befesa S.A. was founded in 1987 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- CEO
- Asier Zarraonandia Ayo
- Employees
- 1,796
- Website
- www.befesa.com
- Address
- 68-70, Boulevard de la Pétrusse, Luxembourg City, BY, 2320, LU
Befesa S.A. (BFSAN) Earnings & Revenues
BFSAN Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was predominantly positive. Befesa raised its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance, reported double-digit EBITDA growth, improved margins and leverage, completed the Bernburg expansion, and identified a recurring U.S. Section 45X benefit of $25 million-$30 million per year. These positives outweighed challenges including weaker Asian and European steel markets, lower volumes in some regions, higher energy and inflation costs, tight aluminum scrap availability, low treatment charges, and a negative FX impact.
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Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 13 | 1 | 5 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Moving Averages | 11 | 0 | 1 |