Rumo Valuation

Is RAIL3 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of RAIL3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: RAIL3 (R$18.15) is trading above our estimate of fair value (R$4.1)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RAIL3 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for RAIL3?

Key metric: As RAIL3 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for RAIL3. This is calculated by dividing RAIL3's market cap by their current revenue.
What is RAIL3's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.6x
SalesR$13.09b
Market CapR$35.00b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does RAIL3's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for RAIL3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.8x
MRSA3B MRS Logística
1.4xn/aR$9.8b
RENT3 Localiza Rent a Car
0.9x14.4%R$33.1b
0.9x-6.7%R$21.6b
STBP3 Santos Brasil Participações
4.1x11.7%R$11.3b
RAIL3 Rumo
2.6x9.2%R$35.0b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: RAIL3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x) compared to the peer average (1.8x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does RAIL3's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Transportation Industry?

26 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
RAIL3 2.6xIndustry Avg. 0.9xNo. of Companies59PS00.81.62.43.24+
26 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: RAIL3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x) compared to the Global Transportation industry average (0.9x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RAIL3's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

RAIL3 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.6x
Fair PS Ratio1.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: RAIL3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x).


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 RAIL3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentR$18.15
R$28.49
+57.0%
11.5%R$35.00R$22.50n/a15
Dec ’25R$19.45
R$29.35
+50.9%
11.4%R$35.00R$24.00n/a15
Nov ’25R$19.45
R$29.32
+50.8%
10.9%R$35.00R$23.00n/a14
Oct ’25R$19.86
R$29.89
+50.5%
9.7%R$35.00R$24.00n/a14
Sep ’25R$21.85
R$29.79
+36.3%
8.2%R$35.00R$24.00n/a14
Aug ’25R$22.90
R$28.96
+26.5%
7.1%R$32.00R$24.00n/a14
Jul ’25R$20.60
R$28.54
+38.5%
7.3%R$30.00R$24.00n/a13
Jun ’25R$19.71
R$28.58
+45.0%
8.0%R$31.00R$24.00n/a13
May ’25R$20.16
R$29.43
+46.0%
9.1%R$36.00R$24.00n/a14
Apr ’25R$22.05
R$28.67
+30.0%
7.5%R$32.00R$24.00n/a14
Mar ’25R$22.26
R$28.67
+28.8%
7.5%R$32.00R$24.00n/a14
Feb ’25R$23.02
R$28.53
+23.9%
7.8%R$32.00R$24.00n/a14
Jan ’25R$22.95
R$28.99
+26.3%
8.4%R$34.00R$24.00n/a14
Dec ’24R$22.77
R$28.78
+26.4%
8.6%R$34.00R$24.00R$19.4514
Nov ’24R$23.00
R$28.56
+24.2%
8.7%R$34.00R$24.00R$19.4514
Oct ’24R$22.82
R$27.36
+19.9%
10.8%R$32.00R$21.00R$19.8615
Sep ’24R$22.67
R$26.21
+15.6%
11.1%R$32.00R$21.00R$21.8514
Aug ’24R$23.00
R$25.39
+10.4%
10.0%R$32.00R$21.00R$22.9014
Jul ’24R$22.20
R$25.13
+13.2%
9.6%R$32.00R$21.00R$20.6015
Jun ’24R$21.97
R$24.73
+12.5%
6.4%R$27.00R$21.00R$19.7115
May ’24R$19.70
R$24.14
+22.5%
7.4%R$27.00R$21.00R$20.1617
Apr ’24R$18.85
R$24.08
+27.8%
7.8%R$27.00R$21.00R$22.0517
Mar ’24R$17.43
R$24.05
+38.0%
8.4%R$27.00R$20.00R$22.2617
Feb ’24R$18.14
R$24.52
+35.2%
10.6%R$31.00R$20.00R$23.0217
Jan ’24R$18.61
R$24.52
+31.8%
10.6%R$31.00R$20.00R$22.9517
Dec ’23R$19.11
R$24.76
+29.5%
11.5%R$31.00R$20.00R$22.7717

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

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Rumo S.A. is covered by 32 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mauro SuarezAlliance Global Partners
Daniel SpilbergBarclays
Rogerio AraujoBofA Global Research