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Company Profile & Ownership

BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and services semiconductor assembly equipment for the semiconductor and electronics industries in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Singapore, Malaysia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Die Attach, Packaging, and Plating. The company offers single chip, multi chip, multi module, flip chip, epoxy and soft solder die bonding systems, hybrid, TCB and embedded bridge die bonding, die lid attach, and fan out wafer level packaging systems; and conventional, ultra-thin and wafer level molding, trim and form, and singulation systems. It also provides tin, copper, precious metal and solar plating systems, and related process chemicals; and tooling, conversion kits, spare parts, and other services. The company sells its products under the Fico, Meco, Datacon, and Esec brands. It serves multinational chip manufacturers, foundries, assembly subcontractors and electronics, and industrial companies. BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands.

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BE Semiconductor Industries NV

Common Stock · Information Technology · Semiconductor Materials & Equipment

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Company

Company / asset: BE Semiconductor Industries NV
Security type: Common Stock
Sector: Information Technology
Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
HQ: 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Head office: Ratio 6, Duiven, Netherlands, 6921 RW

Leadership & scale

Chief executive: Mr. Richard W. Blickman
CEO year born: 1954
Full-time employees: 2K
Fiscal year end: December
IPO date: 1995-12-04

Fundamentals snapshot

Updated 2026-08-12

Market Cap: EUR 15.1B
P/E: 72.4x
Revenue (Q2 26): EUR 249.9M
Profit (Q2 26): EUR 89.0M
Dividend Yield: 0.7%
Revenue (FY 25): EUR 591.3M
Shares in public float: 70.7M
Insider ownership: 10.89%

Reporting & identifiers

Symbol: BESI.AMS
Listing: 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Dividend Tax: 15%
Ticker Currency: EUR
Income Statement Currency: EUR
Balance Sheet Currency: EUR
Cash Flow Currency: EUR
EPS Currency: EUR
Contract Type: SPOT
ISIN: NL0012866412
Asset ID: equity_4d04858e-8f04-5ed9-986c-2ea3c1c11fff

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Earnings, Profitability & Valuation

Earnings & Revenue

AI Review

The company is experiencing a powerful rebound in its financial performance, highlighted by a massive surge in recent quarterly profits and a doubling of new orders. This growth is driven by the urgent demand for advanced chips used in artificial intelligence. However, there is a clear warning for everyday investors: the company's current stock price is extremely high compared to its actual earnings. While some experts believe the company's profits will grow fast enough to justify this price over the next few years, others warn that the stock is priced for absolute perfection. If growth slows down even slightly, the stock price could drop sharply. The consensus is that while the underlying business is highly profitable and growing, the stock itself carries significant valuation risk due to high market expectations.

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Profitability & Margins

AI Review

The company boasts spectacular profit margins that resemble a high-margin software company rather than a traditional hardware manufacturer. Its gross margins consistently exceed sixty percent, which is clear proof of its absolute monopoly over advanced chip-stacking technology. Because competitors cannot match its precision, the company can charge premium prices. Experts agree that these margins will remain highly resilient in the near term as high-end technology dominates the product mix. However, there is a sharp disagreement about the long-term outlook. Some analysts warn that major customers like big chip foundries will eventually demand price cuts or help competitors enter the market to break the company's monopoly. If begin to shrink from their current peak levels, the highly expensive stock could face a severe price correction.

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Annual earnings and profitability
Period end	Revenue	Free cash flow	Net income	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	Free cash flow margin
2016-12-31	397,897,500	92,756,360	69,136,380	51.01	20.02	17.38	23.31
2017-12-31	705,414,150	186,183,830	205,859,290	57.12	35.33	29.18	26.39
2018-12-31	598,791,840	189,342,600	155,331,840	56.82	32.88	25.94	31.62
2019-12-31	398,938,400	116,895,520	91,078,400	55.81	25.81	22.83	29.3
2020-12-31	529,020,060	170,992,760	161,375,500	59.63	34.56	30.5	32.32
2021-12-31	854,198,580	284,432,280	321,957,660	59.63	42.38	37.69	33.3
2022-12-31	773,470,900	260,521,460	257,492,290	61.29	40.69	33.29	33.68
2023-12-31	636,748,200	198,607,200	194,792,400	64.92	36.86	30.59	31.19
2024-12-31	631,771,920	176,391,280	189,271,680	65.18	32.2	29.96	27.92
2025-12-31	691,857,270	189,944,820	154,019,968.83	63.29	29.27	22.26	27.45

Published valuation snapshots
Period end	P/E (times earnings)	Earnings basis
2025-12-31	80.79	Trailing four quarters
2024-12-31	59.34	Trailing four quarters
2023-12-31	63.25	Trailing four quarters
2022-12-31	19.93	Annual net income
2021-12-31	20.75	Annual net income

Shares outstanding — chart values
Reporting date	Shares outstanding
2017-01-01	72,705,100
2018-01-01	72,705,100
2019-01-01	72,705,100
2020-01-01	72,705,100
2021-01-01	78,121,800
2022-01-01	84,777,400
2023-01-01	82,091,300
2024-01-01	81,628,900
2025-01-01	79,514,700
2026-01-01	80,930,300

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