The framework has shifted from markup to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.
Proximus PLC
BGAOY · PNK · USD · Market cap $2.3B · 12,790 employees
Proximus PLC provides connectivity, IT, and digital services and communication services in Belgium and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenScreen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 17:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
What this means: price 1.45 against the desk's fair-value range, over the last year.
- Trend Accumulation
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its accumulation label.
Proximus PLC holds its Accumulation at $1.45. The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 17 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 17 days |
| Price at the screen | $1.45 |
| Valuation | 5.58 trailing · N/A forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.43 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 193.65% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 193.6% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 25.44% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 25.4% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Our framework reads AVOID
Price History & ProjectionsWhere it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-21 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain WordsWhy it gives us pause
On our numbers, the price already runs ahead of the business.
| Trailing P/E | 5.6xvery cheap relative to earnings |
| EPS, trailing | 0.26 |
| Revenue growth | -0.6%revenue is shrinking |
| Profit margin | 5.9%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 7.8%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 14.13% |
| Dividend yield | 932.00% |
| Debt to equity | 1.15a meaningful debt load worth watching |
| Current ratio | 0.85below 1: short-term bills exceed liquid assets |
| Beta | 0.43barely tracks the market's swings |
| 52-week range | 1.27 - 1.98 |
| Market cap | $2.3B |
| Employees | 12,790 |
The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to Belgium and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 8.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 13%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
- EU Commission awards 180 million euro cloud contract to four European providers Reuters · 17 Apr 2026
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Headlines from third-party outlets, linked for reference: not our reporting, not advice.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $1.64 | -12.2% | · | $878 | -12.2% |
| 2 months | $1.48 | -2.6% | $0.07 | $1,022 | +2.2% |
| 3 months | $1.52 | -5.1% | $0.07 | $996 | -0.4% |
| 6 months | $1.48 | -2.6% | $0.07 | $1,022 | +2.2% |
| 1 year | $1.65 | -12.8% | $0.07 | $915 | -8.5% |
| 2 years | $1.43 | +0.7% | $0.20 | $1,147 | +14.7% |
| 3 years | $1.13 | +27.7% | $0.46 | $1,682 | +68.2% |
| 5 years | $2.51 | -42.5% | $0.95 | $953 | -4.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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