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Bell

SWX:BELL · CH0315966322
Food ProductsLarge

360

26
EV / EBIT39
Price / Owner Earnings28
Owner Earnings Yield34
Dividend Yield67
Price/Sales86
EV / Gross Profit93
Price/Book88
Return on Capital4
Cash Return on Capital26
Return on Equity18
EBIT Margin3
Gross Profitability90
Cash Conversion81
Accruals41
Owner Earnings Margin28
Sales growth52
Profit Growth48
Long-Term EPS Growth5
Owner Earnings Growth63
Reinvestment78
Price momentum16
Debt load48
Refinancing88
Debt Payback14
Liquidity57
Analyst ratings17
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside83
Market mood27
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Bell clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountrySwitzerland
IndustryFood Products
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeSWX
Employees562
ISINCH0315966322
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Fast-Moving Consumer GoodsAlternative ProteinFood and BeverageFood Processing

Description

Bell Food Group AG operates in the food processing sector. The company primarily focusing on meat products, convenience foods, and various other specialty items. Business Segments The company operates through Meat, Convenience, and Specialty Brands…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Bell Food Group AG sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is fair. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 23.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
64
2023202420252026

All-time high

72

Jan 2024

All-time low

34

Jan 2023

Average rank

53

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
86
76
71
69
Price/Earnings
86
64
56
60
Price/Book
88
74
57
67
Dividend Yield
67
55
40
54
Value (overall)
90
86
64
68

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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