Bill Holdings, Inc (NYSE:BILL) Pursues Strategic Sale Process After Activist Accumulations

Board changes, concentrated activist stakes, and multiple shareholder letters place corporate strategy and possible strategic alternatives at the center of near-term activity.

Recent News

Nov. 14–17, 2025: Starboard Value reported a new, material stake in Bill Holdings via an SEC filing; coverage summarized the filing and stake size on Nov. 17. Dec. 4, 2025: Barington Capital sent a public letter urging cost reductions and asking the board to engage advisors and explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale. Nov. 25–Dec. 20, 2025: broker coverage and consensus updates appeared, with publications noting mixed analyst views and the range of 12‑month targets.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+ / DI-: ADX at 29.9 indicates a strong trend environment; DI+ shows a dip & reversal and DI- shows a peak & reversal, jointly signaling a bullish directional setup that increases the likelihood of price responsiveness to corporate catalysts.

MACD: MACD sits at -1.27 with a dip & reversal and has crossed above its signal line (-1.87), indicating a shift toward bullish momentum despite a negative absolute MACD value.

MRO: MRO rests at -10.51 with a dip & reversal; the negative reading implies price below the oscillator’s target and therefore upward potential into any re-rating.

RSI: RSI at 46.73 with a dip & reversal signals room for upward movement without overbought pressure; the level supports limited, momentum-driven rallies rather than extended breakouts.

Price Structure & Averages: Closing price $46.37 sits above the 20‑day average ($44.63) and the 12‑day EMA ($45.81, dip & reversal) but below the 50‑day ($50.51) and 200‑day ($47.91) averages, implying short‑term bullishness inside a broader consolidation band; Bollinger 1σ upper at $50.33 provides a near-term resistance reference and the super trend lower at $43.35 offers a support level to monitor.

Volatility & Volume: 42‑day beta 4.76 and a 52‑week beta of 1.86 indicate elevated short‑term volatility; 10‑day average volume (5.69M) exceeded current daily volume (2.35M), suggesting lower participation on recent moves and a conditional price sensitivity to renewed volume on news.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability & Margins: EBIT $3,005,000 produces an EBIT margin of 0.725%, below the industry peer mean (48.511%) and the industry peer median (60.268%), and above the industry peer low. Operating margin registers -4.26% while net income shows a small loss of $2,588,000; gross margin remains strong at 79.842%, consistent with software economics but not yet translating into operating profitability.

Revenue & Growth: Total revenue $414,671,000 with reported revenue growth of 4.78% and a year‑over‑year revenue growth figure of 317.73% as provided; QoQ revenue growth shows a 47.943% change. The company recorded sequential improvement in revenue metrics while conversion of top‑line strength into operating leverage remains incomplete.

Earnings & Valuation Multiples: Reported EPS $0.64 versus an estimate $0.56 produced an EPS surprise of 14.29%. Trailing PE ~77.0x and forward PE ~77.1x sit below the industry peer mean PE (137.11x) and below the industry peer median (90.35x). PEG near 15.66x exceeds the industry peer mean (8.18x). Price/book 1.29x sits well below the industry peer mean (11.95x) and median (9.18x). Enterprise value to revenue (EVR) 11.03x and an enterprise multiple at 119.14 are high relative to conventional SaaS ranges in isolation; free cash flow yield 1.85% remains positive but modest.

Liquidity & Leverage: Cash and short‑term investments $2,241,500,000 and cash $1,094,530,000 provide a large liquidity buffer versus net debt $739,070,000; current ratio 1.65 supports near‑term liquidity. Debt‑to‑equity 0.496x indicates moderate leverage; interest coverage 0.593x signals limited earnings cover for interest expense on current operating income levels.

Operational Efficiency: Asset turnover 0.0409 sits below the industry peer mean (0.1239) and median (0.1249), reflecting capital intensity relative to revenue generation. Receivables turnover 11.32 and days payable/receivable measures remain compact, supporting working capital dynamics; cash conversion ratio 0.14323 signals positive cash conversion but with room to improve.

Valuation Note: WMDST values the stock as under‑valued. That view rests on a combination of strong gross margins, substantial liquidity, a positive free cash flow figure, and the potential for re‑rating if strategic actions (board refresh, activist engagement, or a formal sale process) accelerate operating margin improvement or crystallize a control premium. Offsetting those positives: elevated trailing multiples versus current earnings generation, modest free cash flow yield, and insufficient operating income coverage for interest.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-07
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 3.5 B
 Operating Cash Flow 105.3 M
 Capital Expenditures -14.18 M
 Change In Working Capital -4.94 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 128.9 M
 End Period Cash Flow 3.7 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 414.7 M
 Forward Revenue -2.69 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 83.6 M
 Depreciation 7.6 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 35.4 M
 Research and Development 82.8 M
 Total Operating Expenses 432.3 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 331.1 M
 EBITDA 38.4 M
 EBIT 3.0 M
 Operating Income -17.66 M
 Interest Income 23.3 M
 Interest Expense 5.1 M
 Net Interest Income 16.6 M
 Income Before Tax -2.07 M
 Tax Provision 522.0 K
 Tax Rate 21.0 %
 Net Income -2.59 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -2.59 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.56
 EPS Actual 0.64
 EPS Difference 0.08
 EPS Surprise 14.286 %
 Forward EPS 0.67
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 10.1 B
 Intangible Assets 2.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 1.2 B
 Total Current Assets 7.3 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 2.2 B
 Cash 1.1 B
 Net Receivables 41.2 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 33.0 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 5.0 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 4.4 B
 Net Debt 739.1 M
 Total Debt 1.9 B
 Total Liabilities 6.3 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 3.8 B
 Retained Earnings -1.73 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 38.08
 Shares Outstanding 99.967 M
 Revenue Per-Share 4.15
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 4.9 B
 Enterprise Value 4.6 B
 Enterprise Multiple 119.143
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -29.414 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 11.05 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 798.871
BILL: 119.143
mean: 70.272
median: 61.115
low: -363.609
 EV/R 11.032
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.66
 Asset To Liability 1.602
 Debt To Capital 0.331
 Debt To Assets 0.186
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.564 %
Debt To Assets YoY 5301.449 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.687
BILL: 0.186
mean: 0.17
median: 0.087
low: 0.004
 Debt To Equity 0.496
Debt To Equity QoQ 0.156 %
Debt To Equity YoY 5558.79 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 2.989
BILL: 0.496
mean: 0.198
median: 0.147
low: -1.778
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.295
Price To Book QoQ 0.087 %
Price To Book YoY -42.932 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 39.175
mean: 11.951
median: 9.178
BILL: 1.295
low: -21.803
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 77.04
Price To Earnings QoQ -104.685 %
Price To Earnings YoY -49.113 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 697.934
mean: 137.105
median: 90.345
BILL: 77.04
low: -94.028
 PE/G Ratio 15.665
 Price To Sales (P/S) 11.886
Price To Sales QoQ -6.35 %
Price To Sales YoY -50.139 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 101.971
median: 44.141
mean: 43.889
BILL: 11.886
low: 4.135
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 77.109
Forward PE/G 15.679
Forward P/S -1.837
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 6.325
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.041
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 4.47 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 5.576 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.373
median: 0.125
mean: 0.124
low: 0.047
BILL: 0.041
 Receivables Turnover 11.318
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -7.832 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -5.028 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA BILL: 11.318
high: 2.828
mean: 1.583
median: 1.485
low: 0.601
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 8.062
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 0.927
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -113.22 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 113.407
BILL: 0.927
mean: -54.547
median: -67.075
low: -67.09
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.143
 CapEx To Revenue -0.034
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.863
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 5.6 B
 Net Invested Capital 5.6 B
 Invested Capital 5.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 1.2 B
 Net Working Capital 2.9 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.506
 Current Ratio 1.654
Current Ratio QoQ -1.233 %
Current Ratio YoY -0.348 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 4.448
BILL: 1.654
median: 1.386
mean: 1.316
low: 0.466
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 49.149
 Cost Of Debt 0.21 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 0.593
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 1.816 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -92.846 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 147.069
median: 66.552
mean: 49.134
BILL: 0.593
low: -61.95
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.005
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 7.136
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -0.244 %
 Revenue Growth 4.783 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 47.943 %
Revenue Growth YoY 317.729 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 14.586 %
BILL: 4.783 %
mean: 4.637 %
median: 4.635 %
low: -6.711 %
 Earnings Growth 4.918 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -104.655 %
Earnings Growth YoY -144.262 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 53.741 %
mean: 14.543 %
median: 6.667 %
BILL: 4.918 %
low: -128.333 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 79.842 %
Gross Margin QoQ -0.869 %
Gross Margin YoY -2.188 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 91.096 %
BILL: 79.842 %
mean: 70.122 %
median: 68.036 %
low: 49.385 %
 EBIT Margin 0.725 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -26.768 %
EBIT Margin YoY -93.12 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 60.268 %
median: 60.268 %
mean: 48.511 %
BILL: 0.725 %
low: -23.567 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -4.26 %
Return On Sales QoQ 42.285 %
Return On Sales YoY -140.425 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 47.094 %
median: 47.094 %
mean: 37.453 %
BILL: -4.26 %
low: -27.164 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 91.1 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.849 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 12.882 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 131.125 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 3.753 %
BILL: 1.849 %
median: 0.164 %
mean: 0.144 %
low: -1.998 %
 Free Cash Growth 10.784 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -46.42 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -170.831 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 403.227 %
BILL: 10.784 %
mean: -34.686 %
median: -77.08 %
low: -362.462 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -35.214
 Cash Flow Margin 5.256 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -8.422
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.026 %
Return On Assets QoQ -10.345 %
Return On Assets YoY -107.263 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 16.041 %
median: 5.909 %
mean: 4.653 %
BILL: -0.026 %
low: -10.846 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.053 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.001
Return On Equity QoQ -10.526 %
Return On Equity YoY -107.719 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.298
median: 0.098
mean: 0.096
BILL: -0.001
low: -0.138
 DuPont ROE -0.067 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 0.042 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -22.222 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -102.397 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 13.9 %
median: 9.056 %
mean: 7.24 %
BILL: 0.042 %
low: -11.474 %

Six-Week Outlook

Activist activity and the initiation of strategic‑process checks create a catalyst window over the next six weeks. Technically, the directional indicators and a MACD cross point toward constructive momentum that could amplify price moves on headline developments. Watch volume relative to the 10‑day average to confirm conviction—low volume rallies may prove short lived. Elevated short‑term beta and a tight band between the 20‑day average and the 50‑day average imply larger intraday swings; traders should expect volatility around any material announcements. Key technical references: support near $43.35 (super trend lower) and immediate resistance around the 1σ Bollinger upper at $50.33; a sustained move above the 50‑day average would broaden bullish participation, while failure to hold the 20‑day average would signal momentum fading into consolidation.

About Bill Holdings, Inc.

BILL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BILL) designs comprehensive financial technology solutions tailored for small and midsize businesses worldwide. Based in San Jose, California, the company develops a robust platform that streamlines accounts payable and receivable processes, enhancing business transactions and connectivity with suppliers and customers. BILL Holdings leverages automation to eliminate traditional expense reports and optimize cash flow management, thereby increasing operational efficiency. Their cloud-based payments and spend management tools deliver a seamless user experience, supported by extensive onboarding, implementation, and ongoing support services. By integrating advanced artificial intelligence, BILL Holdings’ platform strengthens relationships between suppliers and clients, making it an essential tool for accounting firms, financial institutions, and software companies. Since its founding in 2006, the company has consistently advanced its offerings, rebranding from Bill.com Holdings, Inc. to BILL Holdings, Inc. in February 2023, to better reflect its innovative approach and growth in the dynamic fintech industry.



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