Kimberly-Clark Corporation

BASE:KMBD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$45.7b

Kimberly-Clark Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 KMBD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KMBD ($23.15) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($27.48)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KMBD is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As KMBD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KMBD. This is calculated by dividing KMBD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KMBD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.5x
EarningsUS$2.61b
Market CapUS$45.70b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for KMBD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average29.3x
RKT Reckitt Benckiser Group
21.6x11.3%UK£33.4b
HEN3 Henkel KGaA
18.6x6.5%€30.9b
CL Colgate-Palmolive
27x6.7%US$77.0b
CHD Church & Dwight
49.9x18.0%US$27.5b
KMBD Kimberly-Clark
17.5x2.2%US$45.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KMBD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.5x) compared to the peer average (29.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KMBD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Household Products Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KMBD 17.5xIndustry Avg. 17.4xNo. of Companies15PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KMBD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.5x) compared to the Global Household Products industry average (17.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KMBD'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.

KMBD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.5x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KMBD's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


Discover undervalued companies