Becton, Dickinson and Company cash flow to debt ratio of 17.88% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Becton, Dickinson and Company's free cash flow has decreased 13.09% from $3.07B last year to $2.67B, signaling decreasing performance

Becton, Dickinson and Company's debt to equity ratio is 0.69, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

Becton, Dickinson and Company's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.83 last year to 0.69 today, signaling strengthened financials

Becton, Dickinson and Company has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 3.70x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk

Becton, Dickinson and Company's interest coverage ratio of 3.77 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt

Becton, Dickinson and Company's profit margin has decreased (46.56%) in the last year from 8.45% to 4.52%, signaling decreasing performance

Becton, Dickinson and Company's short-term assets of $9.26B exceed its short-term liabilities of $8.31B

Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on assets of 1.85% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on equity of 3.79%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Becton, Dickinson and Company's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Becton, Dickinson and Company had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Becton, Dickinson and Company has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

Becton, Dickinson and Company has a free cash flow yield of 5.39%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value

Becton, Dickinson and Company's yearly earnings has decreased 1.58% since last year from $1.71B to $1.68B, signaling decreasing performance

Becton, Dickinson and Company's yearly revenue has increased 8.23% since last year from $20.18B to $21.84B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 3.72% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Becton, Dickinson and Company's 3-year revenue CAGR of 4.99% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Becton, Dickinson and Company had revenue growth in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Becton, Dickinson and Company had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Becton, Dickinson and Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 34.09 based on Discounted Cash Flow model

Becton, Dickinson and Company has an earnings yield of 1.91%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Becton, Dickinson and Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 45.19 based on EBITDA multiple model

Becton, Dickinson and Company has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 13.68x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Becton, Dickinson and Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 177.53 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Becton, Dickinson and Company has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued

Becton, Dickinson and Company has a price-to-book ratio of 2.02x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Becton, Dickinson and Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 2.37x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue