BDC PEER ANALYSIS

Belden Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

BDCBelden Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Technology · Communication Equipment

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Communication Equipment

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

BDCIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	BDC	ERIC-B	KAREL	ALCTL	Ind. Median
P/E	17.88	14.02●	—	—	35.69
P/B	3.30	3.44	5.28	1.69●	3.96
EV/EBITDA	11.81	6.99●	10.58	13.54	21.96
P/S	1.52	1.53	0.46●	1.08	2.38

Financial Health
Metric	BDC	ERIC-B	KAREL	ALCTL	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.09	1.12	0.77	2.73●	1.61
Debt/Equity	105.2%	38.4%	372.2%	3.9%●	73.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.40	-0.51	4.08	-3.76●	0.85

Profitability
Metric	BDC	ERIC-B	KAREL	ALCTL	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.5%	10.9%●	-7.2%	-2.7%	0.3%
ROE	18.9%	26.7%●	-77.1%	-4.6%	4.8%
ROA	7.1%	8.9%●	-10.3%	-2.6%	0.6%
EBITDA Margin	16.1%	20.4%●	7.0%	6.2%	10.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	BDC	ERIC-B	KAREL	ALCTL	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.3%	-7.4%	14.1%●	-14.6%	9.2%
NI Growth	11.1%	1,463.2%●	—	—	11.1%
Div. Yield	0.2%	2.8%●	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Payout	3.3%	38.4%	0.0%	0.0%	3.3%

Valuation
Metric	BDC	EXTR	DGII	VIAV	VSAT	HLIT	Ind. Median
P/E	17.88●	246.43	62.44	—	—	—	35.69
P/B	3.30	50.79	4.05	11.85	2.35●	4.18	3.96
EV/EBITDA	11.81	64.76	28.27	88.92	8.91●	30.83	21.96
P/S	1.52●	3.20	5.68	7.35	2.36	2.97	2.38

Financial Health
Metric	BDC	EXTR	DGII	VIAV	VSAT	HLIT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.09	0.91	1.11	1.61	2.41●	2.26	1.61
Debt/Equity	105.2%	298.5%	23.1%●	134.3%	148.9%	36.9%	73.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.40	0.41●	1.22	5.30	2.86	0.45	0.85

Profitability
Metric	BDC	EXTR	DGII	VIAV	VSAT	HLIT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	8.5%	1.3%	9.1%●	-4.0%	-0.7%	-8.4%	0.3%
ROE	18.9%	21.6%●	6.8%	-7.0%	-0.7%	-10.5%	4.8%
ROA	7.1%●	1.5%	4.9%	-2.5%	-0.2%	-5.7%	0.6%
EBITDA Margin	16.1%	5.0%	21.0%	8.8%	39.1%●	9.8%	10.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	BDC	EXTR	DGII	VIAV	VSAT	HLIT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	9.3%	14.9%	13.5%	30.6%●	2.7%	-27.5%	9.2%
NI Growth	11.1%●	—	2.6%	—	—	—	11.1%
Div. Yield	0.2%	—	—	—	—	—	0.2%
Payout	3.3%	—	—	—	—	—	3.3%

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