How to buy The Brinks Company stock

The Brink's Company is a security & protection services business based in the US. The Brinks Company shares (BCO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. The Brinks Company employs 73,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

The Brinks Company share price

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The Brinks Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-30.

52-week range	$32.72 - $84.72
50-day moving average	$79.60
200-day moving average	$69.46
Wall St. target price	$96.00
PE ratio	149.1028
Dividend yield	$0.6 (0.75%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$0.54

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Is The Brinks Company under- or over-valued?

Valuing The Brinks Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of The Brinks Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

The Brinks Company's P/E ratio

The Brinks Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 149x. In other words, The Brinks Company shares trade at around 149x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

The Brinks Company's PEG ratio

The Brinks Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.83. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into The Brinks Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

The Brinks Company's EBITDA

The Brinks Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $469.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a The Brinks Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

The Brinks Company financials

Revenue TTM	$3.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	6.71%
Gross profit TTM	$813.6 million
Return on assets TTM	3.54%
Return on equity TTM	22.99%
Profit margin	0.71%
Book value	$2.00
Market capitalisation	$4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting The Brinks Company shares

There are currently 3.4 million The Brinks Company shares held short by investors – that's known as The Brinks Company's "short interest". This figure is 6.1% down from 3.6 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting The Brinks Company shares can be evaluated.

The Brinks Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

The Brinks Company's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of The Brinks Company shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of The Brinks Company shares traded daily (recently around 324453.77268386). The Brinks Company's SIR currently stands at 10.47. In other words for every 100,000 The Brinks Company shares traded daily on the market, roughly 10470 shares are currently held short.

However The Brinks Company's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of The Brinks Company shares, or, against the total number of tradable The Brinks Company shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case The Brinks Company's short interest could be expressed as 0.07% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 The Brinks Company shares in existence, roughly 70 shares are currently held short) or 0.091% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable The Brinks Company shares, roughly 91 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against The Brinks Company.

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The Brinks Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 52.17% of net profits

Recently The Brinks Company has paid out, on average, around 52.17% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.77% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), The Brinks Company shareholders could enjoy a 0.77% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In The Brinks Company's case, that would currently equate to about $0.6 per share.

The Brinks Company's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

The Brinks Company's most recent dividend payout was on 28 February 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 February 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

The Brinks Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, The Brinks Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $32.7242 up to $84.72. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while The Brinks Company's is 1.5709. This would suggest that The Brinks Company's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

The Brinks Company overview

The Brink's Company provides secure transportation, cash management, and other security-related services in North America, Latin America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers armored vehicle transportation of valuables; automated teller machine (ATM) management services, such as cash replenishment, replenishment forecasting, cash optimization, ATM remote monitoring, service call dispatching, transaction processing, installation, and first and second line maintenance services; network infrastructure; and cash-in-transit services. It also provides transportation services for diamonds, jewelry, precious metals, securities, bank notes, currency, high-tech devices, electronics, and pharmaceuticals; vault outsourcing and money processing services; and services related to deploying and servicing intelligent safes and safe control devices, as well as cashier balancing, counterfeit detection, account consolidation, electronic reporting, check imaging, and reconciliation services. In addition, the company offers technology applications, including online cash tracking, cash inventory management, and other web-based tools. Further, it provides bill payment acceptance and processing services; prepaid cards and corporate debit cards; and security system design and installation services that include alarms, motion detectors, closed-circuit televisions, and digital video recorders, as well as access control systems comprising card and biometric readers, electronic locks, and turnstiles. Additionally, the company offers monitoring services; and security and guarding services to protect airports, offices, warehouses, stores, and public venues. It serves banks and financial institutions, retailers, government agencies, mints, jewelers, and other commercial operations.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of The Brinks Company is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 3.095% of The Brinks Company shares are held by insiders and 100.985% by institutions.

• How many people work for The Brinks Company?

  Latest data suggests 73,700 work at The Brinks Company.

• When does the fiscal year end for The Brinks Company?

  The Brinks Company's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is The Brinks Company based?

  The Brinks Company's address is: 1801 Bayberry Court, Richmond, VA, United States, 23226-8100

• What is The Brinks Company's ISIN number?

  The Brinks Company's international securities identification number is: US1096961040

• What is The Brinks Company's CUSIP number?

  The Brinks Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 109696104