Great-West Lifeco Inc.

TSX:GWO.PRQ Stock Report

Market Cap: CA$38.0b

Great-West Lifeco Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GWO.PRQ (CA$19.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$48.89)

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


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GWO.PRQ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

GWO.PRQ key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA3.7x
PEG Ratio1.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GWO.PRQ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GWO.PRQ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.5x
SLF Sun Life Financial
13.3x6.5%CA$40.9b
POW Power Corporation of Canada
10.3x8.1%CA$24.1b
MFC Manulife Financial
12x8.5%CA$57.8b
IAG iA Financial
10.6x13.7%CA$8.3b
GWO.PRQ Great-West Lifeco
13.3x7.4%CA$38.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GWO.PRQ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the peer average (11.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GWO.PRQ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Insurance Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a7.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GWO.PRQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the North American Insurance industry average (13.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GWO.PRQ'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.

GWO.PRQ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.3x
Fair PE Ratio14.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GWO.PRQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.2x).


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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