Metcash Valuation

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

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

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

Below Fair Value: MTS (A$3.06) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$11.81)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MTS. This is calculated by dividing MTS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MTS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.1x
EarningsAU$257.20m
Market CapAU$3.36b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MTS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.1x
GNC GrainCorp
29.2x15.3%AU$1.8b
EDV Endeavour Group
15x3.3%AU$7.7b
COL Coles Group
21.1x5.6%AU$23.8b
A026960 Dong Suh Companies
15.3xn/a₩2.5t
MTS Metcash
13.1x7.5%AU$3.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x) compared to the peer average (20.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MTS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Consumer Retailing Industry?

8 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MTS 13.1xIndustry Avg. 16.3xNo. of Companies54PE01224364860+
8 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x) compared to the Global Consumer Retailing industry average (16.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTS'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.

MTS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.1x
Fair PE Ratio15.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MTS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x).


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 MTS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentAU$3.06
AU$3.78
+23.7%
10.9%AU$4.60AU$3.10n/a13
Nov ’25AU$3.03
AU$3.78
+24.9%
10.9%AU$4.60AU$3.10n/a13
Oct ’25AU$3.62
AU$4.16
+14.9%
7.2%AU$4.90AU$3.80n/a13
Sep ’25AU$3.58
AU$4.15
+15.9%
6.7%AU$4.90AU$3.80n/a13
Aug ’25AU$3.65
AU$4.15
+13.7%
6.7%AU$4.90AU$3.80n/a13
Jul ’25AU$3.56
AU$4.17
+17.0%
6.9%AU$4.90AU$3.80n/a13
Jun ’25AU$3.69
AU$4.21
+14.1%
7.7%AU$4.90AU$3.70n/a12
May ’25AU$3.84
AU$4.21
+9.7%
7.7%AU$4.90AU$3.70n/a12
Apr ’25AU$3.91
AU$4.22
+7.9%
8.0%AU$4.90AU$3.70n/a11
Mar ’25AU$3.71
AU$3.90
+5.2%
8.2%AU$4.30AU$3.20n/a11
Feb ’25AU$3.64
AU$3.80
+4.5%
8.9%AU$4.20AU$3.00n/a11
Jan ’25AU$3.49
AU$3.84
+10.0%
8.6%AU$4.20AU$3.00n/a12
Dec ’24AU$3.55
AU$4.00
+12.7%
10.8%AU$4.70AU$3.05n/a12
Nov ’24AU$3.68
AU$4.03
+9.6%
10.9%AU$4.70AU$3.05AU$3.0312
Oct ’24AU$3.78
AU$4.05
+7.1%
11.5%AU$4.90AU$3.05AU$3.6212
Sep ’24AU$3.72
AU$4.05
+8.8%
11.5%AU$4.90AU$3.05AU$3.5812
Aug ’24AU$3.64
AU$4.05
+11.2%
11.5%AU$4.90AU$3.05AU$3.6512
Jul ’24AU$3.76
AU$4.09
+8.8%
12.0%AU$4.90AU$3.05AU$3.5613
Jun ’24AU$3.58
AU$4.21
+17.7%
15.1%AU$5.20AU$2.90AU$3.6913
May ’24AU$3.90
AU$4.28
+9.7%
14.3%AU$5.00AU$2.90AU$3.8413
Apr ’24AU$3.85
AU$4.28
+11.1%
14.3%AU$5.00AU$2.90AU$3.9113
Mar ’24AU$4.06
AU$4.33
+6.7%
13.2%AU$5.00AU$2.90AU$3.7113
Feb ’24AU$4.14
AU$4.33
+4.7%
13.2%AU$5.00AU$2.90AU$3.6413
Jan ’24AU$3.98
AU$4.30
+8.1%
13.0%AU$5.00AU$2.90AU$3.4914
Dec ’23AU$4.22
AU$4.29
+1.6%
13.4%AU$5.20AU$2.90AU$3.5514
Nov ’23AU$4.09
AU$4.31
+5.3%
14.2%AU$5.50AU$2.90AU$3.6814

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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