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Bel Fuse

BELFA
37
Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology
Price
$237.51
+3.12 (+1.33%)
Market Cap
$3.51B
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
37
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 13, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

11.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 14.1M (2021) → 12.5M (2025)

Bel Fuse makes electronic components that protect and power other devices. Its main products include power supplies, connectors, and circuit protection parts used in networking equipment, industrial machinery, aerospace systems, and military hardware. The company sells to manufacturers who build the larger systems that end customers actually use.

Bel Fuse earns money by selling these components directly to electronics manufacturers and through distributors. It operates globally, with manufacturing and sales across North America, Europe, and Asia, and generates roughly $600–700 million in annual revenue. Its competitive position comes from serving highly regulated industries like defense and aerospace, where customers tend to stick with proven, certified suppliers rather than switch frequently. The main risk the company faces is exposure to cyclical demand in the broader electronics and industrial markets, where orders can slow sharply during economic downturns or inventory corrections.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+25.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-8.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$31M/ year

Rising (+31% vs prior year)

4.6% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$306M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Bel Fuse grew revenue 25% 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
39.9%
Modest — 39.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
18.2%
Healthy — 18.2% operating margin
ROCE
4.2%
Weak — 4.2% 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
+25.3%
Fast-growing sales (+25.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-0.7%
Earnings shrinking (-0.7% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
138%
Turns 138% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
9.9%
Modest free cash flow (9.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
11.19x
Comfortably covers interest (11.2x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
59.4x
Expensive — P/E 59.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+34.4
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (59.4 → 25.0)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.10%
Small dividend — 0.10% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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