BN · rank #1 · 2026-09-04
BESI
AMSTERDAM · EUR · $17.61B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.51 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +34.2% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +31.4% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +28.4% |
| 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. | 0.63 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 1.48× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +54.9% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | -3% |
| Market cap (USD) | $17.61B |
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Summary
Besi designs and manufactures advanced semiconductor assembly equipment, with hybrid bonding tools for AI accelerators, high-bandwidth memory and photonics emerging as its dominant growth engine.
Rationale
The bottleneck-solver thesis is directly reinforced by Besi's proprietary hybrid bonding platform sitting at a genuine capacity chokepoint in AI and HBM packaging, evidenced by ~105% order growth, 68.7% Q2-26 revenue growth, and a 0.63x forward PEG implying the market has not yet priced the structural demand inflection.
Material risks
- 1Major memory producers evaluating alternative packaging standards represent a technology-path displacement risk that could shrink Besi's addressable HBM market before its sole-source position fully monetizes — the March 2026 share-price drop on exactly this concern shows the market takes it seriously.
- 2Besi's growth is now heavily concentrated in AI datacenter and photonics capex cycles, meaning any pause in hyperscaler spending or HBM capacity buildout would recreate the FY25-style revenue decline with little mobile/auto/industrial offset.
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