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BEL FUSE INC /NJ BELFA
BEL FUSE INC /NJ (BELFA) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.08% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $675.5M at a 9.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.46 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-19 | B. Riley Securities | Buy (init) |
| 2013-07-31 | Needham | Buy (up) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.275 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.431 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.119 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.022 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELFA | BEL FUSE INC /NJ | 8/9 | 5.08 | 69.7 | +26.3% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
| KYOAY | KYOCERA CORP | 5/9 | 7.6 | — | +10.8% |
About BEL FUSE INC /NJ
Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits. It operates in three product groups: Power Solutions and Protection, Connectivity Solutions, and Magnetic Solutions. The company's products are used in the networking, telecommunications, computing, general industrial, high-speed data transmission, defence, commercial aerospace, transportation, and e-Mobility industries. It provides power solutions and protection products, including front-end power supplies, board-mount power products, industrial and transportation power products, military, aerospace and defense products, external power products, and circuit protection products. The company offers connectivity solutions, such as expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity products. In addition, it provides magnetic solutions comprising integrated connector modules, power transformers, SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers, and discrete components-ethernet. The company sells its products through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey.
FAQ
Is BELFA financially healthy?
BEL FUSE INC /NJ's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does BELFA pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. BEL FUSE INC /NJ pays a dividend yielding about 0.08% with a 5.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BELFA?
In FY2025, BEL FUSE INC /NJ had a net margin of 9.1% and a return on equity of 14.5%.
What is BELFA's P/E ratio?
BEL FUSE INC /NJ's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 69.7×, based on its latest annual earnings.
What is the analyst price target for BELFA?
The average Wall-Street price target for BEL FUSE INC /NJ is $322.00, about 35.6% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is BELFA a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BEL FUSE INC /NJ: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 69.7×, a dividend yield of 0.08%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.