BN · rank #1 · 2026-07-22
BESI
AMSTERDAM · EUR · $21.62B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.31 |
|---|---|
| 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. | 1.29 |
| 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. | +22.7% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +0% |
| Market cap (USD) | $21.62B |
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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) driven by hybrid bonding demand, a 37% forward revenue growth estimate, and a structurally expanding service revenue base from a growing installed base directly confirm the bottleneck-solver thesis — Besi is a genuine chokepoint in advanced packaging supply chains.
Material risks
- 1Key logic customers (Intel, TSMC, Samsung) could internalize hybrid bonding process expertise or qualify alternate equipment vendors, eroding Besi's sole-supplier leverage at the exact moment its installed base is scaling.
- 2Geopolitical export controls targeting advanced packaging equipment shipments to China could abruptly curtail a meaningful portion of orders, given China's aggressive investment in domestic AI and HPC chip packaging capacity.
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