First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.

NasdaqGS:FWRG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$950.9m

First Watch Restaurant Group Valuation

Is FWRG undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of FWRG when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: FWRG ($15.74) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($14.7)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FWRG is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FWRG?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

FWRG key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA17.2x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does FWRG's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for FWRG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.7x
PTLO Portillo's
35.2x19.9%US$969.3m
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
25.1x24.7%US$1.0b
BJRI BJ's Restaurants
25.4x12.0%US$740.3m
RUTH Ruth's Hospitality Group
16.9x-1.9%US$670.3m
FWRG First Watch Restaurant Group
39.3x17.9%US$950.9m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FWRG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.3x) compared to the peer average (28.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FWRG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Hospitality Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a22.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FWRG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.3x) compared to the US Hospitality industry average (23.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FWRG's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

FWRG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio39.3x
Fair PE Ratio18x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FWRG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst FWRG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$15.74
US$22.06
+40.1%
11.0%US$25.00US$18.00n/a9
Sep ’25US$16.51
US$22.06
+33.6%
11.0%US$25.00US$18.00n/a9
Aug ’25US$15.67
US$23.28
+48.5%
13.9%US$28.00US$18.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$16.95
US$25.44
+50.1%
13.9%US$29.00US$18.00n/a9
Jun ’25US$19.68
US$26.33
+33.8%
8.2%US$29.00US$22.00n/a9
May ’25US$24.97
US$27.89
+11.7%
11.8%US$32.00US$22.00n/a9
Apr ’25US$25.40
US$27.89
+9.8%
11.8%US$32.00US$22.00n/a9
Mar ’25US$25.37
US$24.00
-5.4%
11.5%US$29.00US$20.00n/a9
Feb ’25US$22.16
US$23.56
+6.3%
9.2%US$28.00US$20.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$20.10
US$22.67
+12.8%
11.6%US$28.00US$18.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$18.74
US$22.67
+21.0%
11.6%US$28.00US$18.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$17.13
US$22.33
+30.4%
9.2%US$25.00US$18.00n/a9
Oct ’24US$17.29
US$23.22
+34.3%
6.0%US$25.00US$20.00n/a9
Sep ’24US$19.07
US$23.22
+21.8%
6.0%US$25.00US$20.00US$16.519
Aug ’24US$19.98
US$22.67
+13.4%
6.2%US$24.00US$20.00US$15.679
Jul ’24US$16.90
US$21.25
+25.7%
4.6%US$22.00US$19.00US$16.958
Jun ’24US$17.83
US$21.25
+19.2%
4.6%US$22.00US$19.00US$19.688
May ’24US$16.69
US$20.25
+21.3%
7.7%US$22.00US$17.00US$24.978
Apr ’24US$16.06
US$20.25
+26.1%
7.7%US$22.00US$17.00US$25.408
Mar ’24US$15.74
US$20.75
+31.8%
9.3%US$23.00US$17.00US$25.378
Feb ’24US$15.76
US$20.75
+31.7%
9.3%US$23.00US$17.00US$22.168
Jan ’24US$13.53
US$20.78
+53.6%
9.3%US$24.00US$17.00US$20.109
Dec ’23US$16.21
US$21.40
+32.0%
12.2%US$27.00US$17.00US$18.7410
Nov ’23US$16.51
US$21.65
+31.1%
11.4%US$27.00US$18.50US$17.1310
Oct ’23US$14.48
US$22.05
+52.3%
10.6%US$27.00US$18.50US$17.2910
Sep ’23US$17.12
US$22.05
+28.8%
10.6%US$27.00US$18.50US$19.0710

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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