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Bandwidth

NSQ:BAND · US05988J1034
Diversified Telecommunication ServicesMedium

360

32
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings5
Owner Earnings Yield39
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales31
EV / Gross Profit27
Price/Book25
Return on Capital12
Cash Return on Capital45
Return on Equity25
EBIT Margin12
Gross Profitability74
Accruals80
Owner Earnings Margin37
Sales growth84
Profit Growth45
Owner Earnings Growth76
Reinvestment43
Price momentum96
Debt load56
Refinancing53
Debt Payback19
Liquidity15
Analyst ratings59
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside12
Market mood59
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Bandwidth clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryDiversified Telecommunication Services
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2001
Employees1,054
Websitebandwidth.com
ISINUS05988J1034
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
PaaSArtificial IntelligenceEnterprise Voip and TelephonyData IntegrationCloud InfrastructureSpeech RecognitionCloud ManagementVoIPInformation TechnologyInternetMessagingTelecommunicationsWeb Hosting

Description

Bandwidth Inc. (Bandwidth) operates as a global cloud-based, software-powered communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS) provider that enables enterprises to create, scale and operate voice or messaging communications services across any mobile app…

Analysis

Hope premium

Bandwidth Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 85.5× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
45
2023202420252026

All-time high

52

Jan 2025

All-time low

3

Jan 2023

Average rank

37

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
31
91
91
77
Price/Earnings
13
81
91
28
Price/Book
25
83
89
60
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
8
87
84
55

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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