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Brookfield Business Corporation

BBUC
22
Financial - Conglomerates · Financial Services
Price
$31.25
-0.05 (-0.16%)
Market Cap
$2.15B
Winston Score
22
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

4.8% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 73.5M (2021) → 70.0M (2025)

Brookfield Business Corporation is a company that buys and operates large businesses across several industries, including industrial manufacturing, infrastructure services, and business services. It owns companies that make things like nuclear technology components, provide facilities management, and handle outsourced business processes for other large companies. It is a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world.

The company makes money by running these businesses and collecting the profits they generate, rather than charging management fees like a typical asset manager. It operates globally, with assets spread across North America, Europe, and Asia, giving it a diversified revenue base. The main risk the business faces is its relatively high debt load, which is common in this type of private equity-style structure, and rising interest rates can make that debt more expensive and squeeze returns for shareholders.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+222.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+169.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (7%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.3%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$4.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Brookfield Business Corporation grew revenue 223% 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
20.4%
Thin — 20.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
15.8%
Healthy — 15.8% operating margin
ROCE
2.0%
Weak — 2.0% 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
+104.3%
Fast-growing sales (104.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-1.9%
Burning cash (-1.9%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
8.17
Heavy debt load (8.17)
Interest Cover
1.73x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.7x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.80%
Small dividend — 0.80% yield

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

Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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