MA Financial Group Limited

ASX:MAF Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$918.8m

MA Financial Group Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MAF (A$5.6) is trading above our estimate of fair value (A$3.94)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MAF. This is calculated by dividing MAF's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MAF's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio36.8x
EarningsAU$24.77m
Market CapAU$918.79m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MAF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.2x
EQT EQT Holdings
40.4x22.7%AU$836.0m
PL8 Plato Income Maximiser
14xn/aAU$932.1m
HM1 Hearts and Minds Investments
13.9xn/aAU$721.3m
CIN Carlton Investments
20.5xn/aAU$797.1m
MAF MA Financial Group
36.8x39.6%AU$918.8m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MAF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the peer average (22x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MAF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the AU Capital Markets Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BPH BPH Energy
2.9xn/aUS$8.36m
KBC Keybridge Capital
1.4xn/aUS$6.46m
OEQ Orion Equities
0.7xn/aUS$1.22m
PEQA Pritchard Equity
2.7xn/aUS$861.02k
MAF 36.8xIndustry Avg. 20.6xNo. of Companies8PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MAF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the Australian Capital Markets industry average (20.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MAF'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.

MAF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.8x
Fair PE Ratio26.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MAF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.2x).

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 MAF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentAU$5.60
AU$7.38
+31.8%
5.7%AU$8.10AU$7.02n/a4
Dec ’25AU$6.21
AU$7.38
+18.9%
5.7%AU$8.10AU$7.02n/a4
Nov ’25AU$6.31
AU$7.38
+17.0%
5.7%AU$8.10AU$7.02n/a4
Oct ’25AU$5.30
AU$6.62
+25.0%
14.8%AU$8.03AU$5.46n/a4
Sep ’25AU$5.26
AU$6.62
+25.9%
14.8%AU$8.03AU$5.46n/a4
Aug ’25AU$4.48
AU$6.38
+42.4%
14.0%AU$7.49AU$5.33n/a4
Jul ’25AU$4.45
AU$6.46
+45.3%
12.4%AU$7.49AU$5.67n/a4
Jun ’25AU$4.79
AU$6.46
+35.0%
12.4%AU$7.49AU$5.67n/a4
May ’25AU$4.57
AU$6.46
+41.5%
12.4%AU$7.49AU$5.67n/a4
Apr ’25AU$4.89
AU$6.53
+33.5%
11.2%AU$7.45AU$5.60n/a4
Mar ’25AU$4.90
AU$6.53
+33.3%
11.2%AU$7.45AU$5.60n/a4
Feb ’25AU$5.80
AU$6.62
+14.1%
9.5%AU$7.50AU$6.10n/a3
Jan ’25AU$5.52
AU$6.37
+15.5%
13.0%AU$7.50AU$5.52n/a3
Dec ’24AU$5.10
AU$6.37
+25.0%
13.0%AU$7.50AU$5.52AU$6.213
Nov ’24AU$4.31
AU$6.82
+58.1%
8.4%AU$7.60AU$6.25AU$6.313
Oct ’24AU$4.76
AU$7.10
+49.2%
7.0%AU$7.60AU$6.60AU$5.302
Sep ’24AU$4.86
AU$7.10
+46.1%
7.0%AU$7.60AU$6.60AU$5.262
Aug ’24AU$4.62
AU$7.05
+52.6%
6.4%AU$7.50AU$6.60AU$4.482
Jul ’24AU$5.08
AU$7.05
+38.8%
6.4%AU$7.50AU$6.60AU$4.452
Jun ’24AU$4.86
AU$7.05
+45.1%
6.4%AU$7.50AU$6.60AU$4.792
May ’24AU$4.68
AU$7.05
+50.6%
6.4%AU$7.50AU$6.60AU$4.572
Apr ’24AU$3.95
AU$6.32
+60.0%
17.3%AU$7.50AU$4.86AU$4.893
Mar ’24AU$4.40
AU$6.32
+43.6%
17.3%AU$7.50AU$4.86AU$4.903
Feb ’24AU$4.96
AU$6.45
+30.1%
19.9%AU$8.00AU$4.86AU$5.803
Jan ’24AU$4.54
AU$6.45
+42.1%
19.9%AU$8.00AU$4.86AU$5.523
Dec ’23AU$5.02
AU$6.43
+28.1%
24.4%AU$8.00AU$4.86AU$5.102

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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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 08:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

MA Financial Group Limited is covered by 6 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Richard ColesMorgans Financial Limited
Lafitani SotiriouMST Financial Services Pty Limited