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Is Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) a Good Contrarian Stock Pick?

Bristol-Myers Squibb may be undervalued with mixed growth prospects, but the 21 analysts following the company give it an rating of hold. Their target prices range from $37.0 to $75.0 per share, for an average of $52.25. At today's price of $41.51, Bristol-Myers Squibb is trading -20.56% away from its average target price, suggesting there is an analyst consensus of strong upside potential for the stock.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company discovers, develops, licenses, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products worldwide. Based in Princeton, NJ, the Large-Cap Health Care company has 34,100 full time employees. Bristol-Myers Squibb has provided a 5.5% dividend yield over the last 12 months.

Since Bristol-Myers Squibb has negative earnings per share, its P/E ratio is not meaningful. Based on its positive EPS guidance of 6.93, however, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 6.0. The average P/E ratio for the Health Care sector is 27.53.

Bristol-Myers Squibb is also overpriced compared to its book value, since its P/B ratio of 5.1 is higher than the sector average of 3.61. The company's shares are currently 18.4% below their Graham number, indicating that its shares have a margin of safety.

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (M) $22,561 $26,145 $42,518 $46,385 $46,159 $45,006
Operating Margins 26% 19% -16% 17% 17% 19%
Net Margins 22% 13% -21% 15% 14% 18%
Net Income (M) $4,920 $3,439 -$9,015 $6,994 $6,327 $8,025
Net Interest Expense (M) $183 $656 $1,420 $1,334 $1,232 $1,166
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $637 $1,746 $10,380 $10,686 $10,276 $9,760
Diluted Shares (M) 1,637 1,712 2,258 2,245 2,146 2,078
Earnings Per Share $3.01 $2.01 -$3.99 $3.12 $2.95 $3.86
EPS Growth n/a -33.22% -298.51% 178.2% -5.45% 30.85%
Avg. Price $49.12 $44.09 $54.98 $58.88 $68.82 $41.51
P/E Ratio 16.32 21.83 -13.78 18.69 23.17 10.7
Free Cash Flow (M) $6,115 $7,374 $13,299 $15,234 $11,948 $12,651
CAPEX (M) $951 $836 $753 $973 $1,118 $1,209
EV / EBITDA 12.4 16.24 46.24 8.9 10.23 6.5
Total Debt (M) $8,598 $49,496 $52,676 $49,317 $43,217 $42,645
Net Debt / EBITDA 0.26 5.53 10.87 1.88 1.9 1.71
Current Ratio 1.66 1.6 1.58 1.52 1.25 1.43
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