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Why BEST stock moves

BEST fell, an ordinary move for the stock.

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Why today

16,307 news analyzed today

BEST fell, an ordinary move for the stock.

Over the last five trading days it fell sharply.

No company news explains the move.

Over the same days the market moved less than BEST, and the stock traded on well below its usual volume.

BEST has moved more than 3% 26 times in the past year; on a normal day it moves 0.9%.

BEST −0.69%

Earlier days →

See the chart in ChartCompass, with every move explained →

Has the share price followed the business?

Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across European companies, that happens in about 65% of years. In 2025, the price changed +25% and earnings per share −22%.

Revenue, profit and market cap

Revenue, profit and market cap (bn PLN)0.00.40.71.12022: 0.262022: 0.1420222023: 0.282023: 0.0520232024: 0.322024: 0.1020242025: 0.492025: 0.102025Now2022: 0.440.42023: 0.510.52024: 0.610.62025: 0.961.0Now: 0.820.8

RevenueProfitMarket capbn PLN

Market cap is 1.7 times 2025 revenue, against 1.7 in 2022. Profit in 2025: 97.0 m PLN.

Assets, liabilities and market cap

Assets, liabilities and market cap (bn PLN)0.01.02.13.12022: 1.352022: 0.6620222023: 1.552023: 0.8020232024: 1.862024: 0.9620242025: 2.852025: 1.702025Now2022: 0.440.42023: 0.510.52024: 0.610.62025: 0.961.0Now: 0.820.8

AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn PLN

Assets minus liabilities leave 1.2 bn PLN for shareholders. Market cap is 0.7 times that equity.

Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 820 m PLNRevenue 2025: 486 m PLN

What the key figures say about BEST

The figures connect what BEST earns with what investors pay.

The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.

Earnings per share5.45 PLN
NowEarnings per share2022: 6.19222023: 2.24232024: 4.51242025: 3.51252022: 19.902023: 22.802024: 27.002025: 33.80

Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.

2022–2025: 2.24 PLN–6.19 PLN. Peers: Qliro -0.71 SEK, Hoist Finance 16.60 SEK, Upstart Holdings $0.61.

Revenue565 m PLN
NowRevenue2022: 263,420,000.00222023: 279,483,000.00232024: 315,591,000.00242025: 485,603,000.00252022: 19.902023: 22.802024: 27.002025: 33.80

What the company sold during the year.

2022–2025: 263 m PLN–486 m PLN. Peers: Qliro 374 m SEK, Hoist Finance 5.2 bn SEK, Upstart Holdings $1.4B.

Operating margin16.4%
NowOperating margin2022: 71.45222023: 30.46232024: 32.06242025: 18.48252022: 19.902023: 22.802024: 27.002025: 33.80

The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.

2022–2025: 18.5%–71.5%. Peers: Qliro −0.5%.

Return on equity13.6%
NowReturn on equity2022: 20.66222023: 6.72232024: 11.44242025: 8.43252022: 19.902023: 22.802024: 27.002025: 33.80

Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.

2022–2025: 6.7%–20.7%. Peers: Qliro −2.0%, Hoist Finance 21.0%, Upstart Holdings 8.0%.

P/E5.3
NowP/E2022: 3.21222023: 10.18232024: 5.99242025: 9.6325

The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.

2022–2025: 3.2–10.2. Peers: Hoist Finance 12.0, Upstart Holdings 35.9.

Market cap per unit of revenue (P/S)1.45
NowMarket cap per unit of revenue (P/S)2022: 1.67222023: 1.84232024: 1.95242025: 1.9825

What investors pay for each unit the company sells.

2022–2025: 1.67–1.98. Peers: Qliro 1.16, Hoist Finance 3.37, Upstart Holdings 1.57.

Dividend per share0.00 PLN
NowDividend per share2017: 0.00172018: 0.00182019: 0.00192020: 0.00202021: 0.00212022: 0.00222023: 0.00232024: 0.00242025: 0.0025

Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.

2017–2025: 0.00 PLN–0.00 PLN.

Dividend yield0.0%
NowDividend yield2022: 0.00222023: 0.00232024: 0.00242025: 0.0025

The ordinary yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price.

2022–2025: 0.0%–0.0%. Peers: Qliro 0.0%, Hoist Finance 1.6%, Upstart Holdings 0.0%.

Net debt / EBITDA2.68
NowNet debt / EBITDA2022: 1.93222023: 6.16232024: 5.93242025: 13.9725

Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.

2022–2025: 1.93–13.97. Peers: Upstart Holdings 12.56.

More key figures
Market cap / equity (P/B)0.66
NowMarket cap / equity (P/B)2022: 0.64222023: 0.69232024: 0.68242025: 0.8425

Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.

2022–2025: 0.64–0.84. Peers: Qliro 0.71, Hoist Finance 2.57, Upstart Holdings 2.44.

EV / EBIT26.8
2025EV / EBIT2022: 4.36222023: 12.86232024: 12.59242025: 26.8125

Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.

2022–2025: 4.4–26.8.

Free cash flow per share-5.79 PLN
NowFree cash flow per share2022: 2.78222023: -6.04232024: -1.98242025: -6.16252022: 19.902023: 22.802024: 27.002025: 33.80

Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.

2022–2025: -6.16 PLN–2.78 PLN. Peers: Upstart Holdings -$2.06.

Equity ratio40.3%
2025Equity ratio2022: 51.04222023: 48.53232024: 48.35242025: 40.3425

The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.

2022–2025: 40.3%–51.0%.

What followed similar falls?

Including reinvested dividends, BEST fell 5.3% over the latest five trading days. Since November 7, 2016, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 18 out of 41 non-overlapping periods. The median was +0.0%, against +0.0% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 43 times in 100.

Such a fall has not said much about the next month.

+0.0% · 18/41

10,000 PLN in BEST bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 13,300 PLN today, with dividends reinvested.

What would 10,000 PLN in BEST be worth today? →

What would 10,000 PLN in BEST be worth today?

13,300 PLN

with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016.

At worst it was worth 7,130 PLN (November 6, 2020).

The five biggest days of the journey

· +24.4%

· +21.7%

· +15.0%

· +14.9%

· +14.7%

Earlier days

  • −5.26% BEST fell sharply over the week's trading days, though its last session saw only a slight decline. Read →

    BEST fell sharply over the week's trading days, though its last session saw only a slight decline.

    Over the same days, the broader market's move is not measured here, so no comparison can be drawn.

  • +0.69% Best rose slightly without a company-news explanation. Read →

    Best rose slightly without a company-news explanation.

    The stock moved in an ordinary way for Best, and trading was about twice its normal level.

    Over the last five trading days, the shares fell sharply, and the price still sits well below its high of the past year.

  • −1.71% BEST fell clearly, on heavy trading volume. Read →

    BEST fell clearly, on heavy trading volume.

    No company news explains the move.

    Over the last five trading days, the stock fell sharply.

    The stock sits well below its high of early September and well above its low of late March.

    Its volume was about nine times a normal session, so many shares changed hands.

  • −3.95% BEST fell very sharply without a company-news explanation. Read →

    BEST fell very sharply without a company-news explanation.

    Over the last five trading days it fell sharply, several times its usual weekly swing.

    Trading volume was well above normal, about four times a usual session.

    The latest close sits well below its high from early September and well above its low from late March.

    The market and sector moves over the same days are not measured here, so I cannot say how BEST compared with them.

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