GrainCorp Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GNC (A$8.14) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$12.51)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GNC. This is calculated by dividing GNC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GNC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio29.1x
EarningsAU$61.80m
Market CapAU$1.80b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GNC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.7x
MTS Metcash
13.3x7.5%AU$3.4b
EDV Endeavour Group
15.4x3.3%AU$7.9b
COL Coles Group
21.7x5.6%AU$24.5b
SPP SPAR Group
72.6x53.9%R24.4b
GNC GrainCorp
29.1x16.0%AU$1.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GNC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.1x) compared to the peer average (30.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

8 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GNC 29.1xIndustry Avg. 16.2xNo. of Companies51PE01224364860+
8 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GNC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.1x) compared to the Global Consumer Retailing industry average (16.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GNC'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.

GNC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.1x
Fair PE Ratio17.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GNC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x).


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 GNC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentAU$8.14
AU$9.46
+16.2%
8.7%AU$11.00AU$7.90n/a10
Nov ’25AU$8.97
AU$9.63
+7.3%
8.7%AU$11.00AU$7.90n/a10
Oct ’25AU$9.15
AU$9.55
+4.3%
8.5%AU$11.00AU$7.90n/a10
Sep ’25AU$8.77
AU$9.32
+6.3%
8.5%AU$10.25AU$7.40n/a10
Aug ’25AU$9.06
AU$9.31
+2.8%
8.5%AU$10.25AU$7.40n/a10
Jul ’25AU$8.92
AU$9.31
+4.4%
8.5%AU$10.25AU$7.40n/a10
Jun ’25AU$8.41
AU$9.10
+8.3%
8.0%AU$10.00AU$7.40n/a10
May ’25AU$8.27
AU$8.56
+3.4%
9.6%AU$9.65AU$7.28n/a9
Apr ’25AU$8.22
AU$8.56
+4.1%
9.6%AU$9.65AU$7.28n/a9
Mar ’25AU$7.63
AU$8.47
+11.0%
11.3%AU$9.65AU$6.74n/a9
Feb ’25AU$8.01
AU$8.55
+6.8%
11.0%AU$9.70AU$6.74n/a9
Jan ’25AU$7.29
AU$8.55
+17.3%
11.1%AU$9.70AU$6.74n/a9
Dec ’24AU$7.51
AU$8.56
+14.1%
10.9%AU$9.70AU$6.74n/a9
Nov ’24AU$6.96
AU$8.72
+25.3%
13.3%AU$10.13AU$6.72AU$8.979
Oct ’24AU$7.06
AU$8.80
+24.7%
11.8%AU$10.13AU$7.20AU$9.159
Sep ’24AU$7.29
AU$8.89
+22.0%
11.1%AU$10.13AU$7.20AU$8.779
Aug ’24AU$8.07
AU$8.89
+10.2%
11.1%AU$10.13AU$7.20AU$9.069
Jul ’24AU$7.85
AU$8.77
+11.8%
10.1%AU$10.00AU$7.20AU$8.929
Jun ’24AU$7.72
AU$8.86
+14.7%
10.1%AU$10.00AU$7.20AU$8.419
May ’24AU$6.98
AU$8.53
+22.4%
15.2%AU$10.80AU$6.70AU$8.278
Apr ’24AU$6.93
AU$8.55
+23.3%
14.3%AU$10.80AU$6.70AU$8.229
Mar ’24AU$7.84
AU$8.68
+10.7%
13.6%AU$10.80AU$6.70AU$7.6310
Feb ’24AU$7.47
AU$8.64
+15.6%
13.9%AU$10.80AU$6.70AU$8.0110
Jan ’24AU$7.48
AU$8.69
+16.2%
13.3%AU$10.80AU$6.70AU$7.2911
Dec ’23AU$8.13
AU$8.69
+6.9%
13.3%AU$10.80AU$6.70AU$7.5111
Nov ’23AU$8.85
AU$9.00
+1.7%
11.7%AU$11.00AU$6.70AU$6.9611

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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