Centene Corporation

BOVESPA:C1NC34 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$168.1b

Centene Valuation

Is C1NC34 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 C1NC34 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: C1NC34 (R$341.36) is trading below our estimate of fair value (R$1222.12)

Significantly Below Fair Value: C1NC34 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for C1NC34?

Key metric: As C1NC34 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for C1NC34. This is calculated by dividing C1NC34's market cap by their current earnings.
What is C1NC34's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio9.5x
EarningsUS$3.07b
Market CapUS$29.01b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does C1NC34's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for C1NC34 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17x
ODPV3 Odontoprev
10.5x3.1%R$5.6b
RDOR3 Rede D'Or São Luiz
18.3x17.8%R$66.1b
HUM Humana
24.4x11.6%US$34.1b
MOH Molina Healthcare
14.7x14.8%US$17.5b
C1NC34 Centene
9.5x4.9%R$29.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: C1NC34 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.5x) compared to the peer average (17x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does C1NC34's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Healthcare Industry?

13 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
C1NC34 9.5xIndustry Avg. 20.7xNo. of Companies77PE01632486480+
13 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: C1NC34 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.5x) compared to the Global Healthcare industry average (20.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is C1NC34'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.

C1NC34 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.5x
Fair PE Ratio11.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: C1NC34 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x).


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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