Costco Wholesale Corporation

BOVESPA:COWC34 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$2.5t

Costco Wholesale Valuation

Is COWC34 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • 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 COWC34 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: COWC34 (R$139.58) is trading above our estimate of fair value (R$93.62)

Significantly Below Fair Value: COWC34 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for COWC34?

Key metric: As COWC34 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for COWC34. This is calculated by dividing COWC34's market cap by their current earnings.
What is COWC34's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio58x
EarningsUS$7.37b
Market CapUS$427.13b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does COWC34's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for COWC34 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.1x
GMAT3 Grupo Mateus
12.1x15.9%R$16.0b
ASAI3 Sendas Distribuidora
15.3x32.3%R$9.7b
WMT Walmart
36.9x8.9%US$727.0b
RADL3 Raia Drogasil
40.2x24.8%R$44.6b
COWC34 Costco Wholesale
58x8.2%R$427.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: COWC34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (58x) compared to the peer average (26.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does COWC34's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the South American Consumer Retailing Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
COWC34 58.0xIndustry Avg. 15.4xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: COWC34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (58x) compared to the South American Consumer Retailing industry average (15.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is COWC34'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.

COWC34 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio58x
Fair PE Ratio38x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: COWC34 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (58x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38x).


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.


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