BN · rank #1 · 2026-07-21
BESI
AMSTERDAM · EUR · $20.19B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.37 |
|---|---|
| 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. | +31.5% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +0% |
| Market cap (USD) | $20.19B |
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Summary
BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) is a Dutch semiconductor assembly equipment maker that supplies hybrid bonding and advanced packaging tools critical to 2.5D/3D chip integration for AI, mobile, and data center customers.
Rationale
Record Q1 2026 orders of €269.7M (+104.5% YoY), 37% forward revenue growth, and a structurally expanding hybrid bonding installed base directly confirm the bottleneck-solver thesis — Besi owns a specialized process chokepoint as traditional lithography scaling stalls.
Material risks
- 1Key logic customers (Intel, TSMC, Samsung) are actively developing in-house advanced packaging capabilities, which is the primary disqualifier for the bottleneck-solver moat and could erode Besi's sole-supplier leverage over a 2–3 year horizon.
- 2Export controls on advanced packaging equipment to China could abruptly truncate the order pipeline, given China's outsized contribution to semiconductor capex growth and Besi's expanding installed base in the region.
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