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Beacon Financial

BBT
56
Asset Management · Financial Services
Price
$30.75
-0.41 (-1.32%)
Market Cap
$2.58B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
56
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

11.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 99.1M (2021) → 87.7M (2025)

Beacon Financial Corp. is a financial services company that helps individuals, families, and institutions manage and grow their money. Its core services include investment management, financial planning, and wealth advisory, serving clients who want professional help handling their assets. The company operates in the asset management industry, where it competes with both large banks and independent advisory firms.

Beacon earns money primarily through fees charged as a percentage of the assets it manages for clients, meaning revenue grows when client portfolios grow and shrinks when markets fall. The company appears to operate mainly in the United States, with a market cap of around $2.5 billion placing it in the mid-size range for asset managers. Its gross margin of 53% suggests reasonable pricing power, but the low ROIC of 0.4% raises questions about how efficiently the business converts investment into returns — a key risk for investors watching whether management can improve profitability as it scales.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+76.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+96.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

46.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$20.6B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Beacon Financial grew revenue 77% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
62.3%
Premium pricing power — 62.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
22.7%
Excellent — 22.7% operating margin
ROCE
1.8%
Weak — 1.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+50.0%
Fast-growing sales (50.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-14.6%
Earnings shrinking (-14.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
44%
Weak — only 44% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
2.9%
Thin free cash flow (2.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.43
Conservative — low debt load (0.43)
Interest Cover
0.31x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.3x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
34.9x
Pricey — P/E 34.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+25.2
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (34.9 → 9.7)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
3.80%
Moderate income — 3.80% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+59.5%
Dividend growing fast (59.5% YoY)

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