JBS Valuation

Is JBSS3 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 JBSS3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: JBSS3 (R$38.93) is trading below our estimate of fair value (R$61.26)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JBSS3 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JBSS3?

Key metric: As JBSS3 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for JBSS3. This is calculated by dividing JBSS3's market cap by their current earnings.
What is JBSS3's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.9x
EarningsR$7.29b
Market CapR$89.77b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does JBSS3's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for JBSS3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.7x
13.3x-21.6%R$46.4b
MRFG3 Marfrig Global Foods
2.1x-137.2%R$14.2b
SMTO3 São Martinho
7.3x1.4%R$8.4b
MDIA3 M. Dias Branco Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos
8.1x15.3%R$6.6b
11.9x2.1%R$89.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: JBSS3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the peer average (7.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does JBSS3's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the South American Food Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
JBSS3 11.9xIndustry Avg. 9.9xNo. of Companies14PE0816243240+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: JBSS3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the South American Food industry average (9.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JBSS3'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.

JBSS3 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.9x
Fair PE Ratio13.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: JBSS3 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x).


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 JBSS3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentR$38.93
R$47.94
+23.2%
4.8%R$53.00R$44.00n/a16
Dec ’25R$37.32
R$47.19
+26.5%
4.3%R$50.00R$43.00n/a16
Nov ’25R$35.50
R$46.68
+31.5%
4.3%R$50.00R$42.90n/a16
Oct ’25R$32.42
R$46.51
+43.5%
5.1%R$50.00R$40.30n/a16
Sep ’25R$35.00
R$44.61
+27.5%
9.0%R$49.00R$32.00n/a16
Aug ’25R$34.50
R$37.97
+10.1%
9.9%R$45.00R$32.00n/a16
Jul ’25R$32.67
R$35.07
+7.4%
9.8%R$40.00R$27.00n/a14
Jun ’25R$28.84
R$33.87
+17.4%
10.2%R$40.00R$27.00n/a14
May ’25R$23.44
R$32.29
+37.8%
10.4%R$38.00R$27.00n/a14
Apr ’25R$20.86
R$30.60
+46.7%
12.3%R$38.00R$23.00n/a15
Mar ’25R$22.51
R$30.51
+35.5%
12.5%R$38.00R$23.00n/a15
Feb ’25R$23.10
R$30.04
+30.1%
13.0%R$38.00R$23.00n/a15
Jan ’25R$24.91
R$29.84
+19.8%
13.6%R$38.00R$23.00n/a15
Dec ’24R$23.86
R$28.24
+18.3%
14.0%R$38.00R$23.00R$37.3215
Nov ’24R$20.46
R$27.23
+33.1%
17.6%R$38.00R$20.00R$35.5014
Oct ’24R$18.05
R$27.45
+52.1%
17.7%R$38.00R$20.00R$32.4215
Sep ’24R$18.51
R$27.93
+50.9%
18.0%R$38.00R$20.00R$35.0016
Aug ’24R$19.02
R$28.86
+51.7%
30.0%R$54.00R$17.00R$34.5016
Jul ’24R$17.46
R$29.00
+66.1%
30.0%R$54.00R$17.00R$32.6716
Jun ’24R$16.41
R$29.31
+78.6%
30.7%R$54.00R$17.00R$28.8416
May ’24R$17.90
R$32.18
+79.8%
24.1%R$54.00R$20.00R$23.4416
Apr ’24R$17.85
R$34.46
+93.0%
26.5%R$54.00R$20.00R$20.8616
Mar ’24R$19.20
R$37.11
+93.3%
22.5%R$54.00R$22.50R$22.5116
Feb ’24R$20.11
R$42.41
+110.9%
28.6%R$77.00R$26.00R$23.1016
Jan ’24R$21.99
R$43.81
+99.2%
26.5%R$77.00R$30.00R$24.9117
Dec ’23R$21.57
R$46.17
+114.0%
29.8%R$77.00R$30.00R$23.8617

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 Analysis2024/12/18 09:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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

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Analyst Sources

JBS S.A. is covered by 37 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gabriel Vaz de LimaBarclays
Benjamin TheurerBarclays
Mary Cleia da SilvaBB Banco de Investimento S.A.