BN · rank #1 · 2026-07-20
BESI
AMSTERDAM · EUR · $20.42B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.36 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +37.1% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +27.0% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +24.0% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +3.0% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 1.31 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 2.54× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +30.3% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +0% |
| Market cap (USD) | $20.42B |
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Summary
BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) is a Dutch semiconductor assembly equipment maker supplying hybrid bonding, thermal compression bonding, and advanced packaging tools to chipmakers addressing interconnect density bottlenecks in AI, 2.5D/3D, and high-end mobile applications.
Rationale
Record Q1 2026 hybrid bonding orders (+104.5% YoY), 63.5% gross margins, a growing recurring service revenue stream tied to an expanding installed base, and a 1.31x forward PEG collectively confirm Besi as a genuine structural bottleneck solver rather than a sentiment-driven momentum name.
Material risks
- 1Key logic customers (Intel, TSMC, Samsung) are actively developing in-house hybrid bonding process expertise and could internalize tooling capability or qualify alternate vendors, directly eroding Besi's sole-supplier leverage at the most critical node of the thesis.
- 2Export-control escalation targeting advanced packaging equipment shipments to China could abruptly truncate the order pipeline, given that Chinese AI and HPC packaging demand is a material driver of the current order surge.
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