Emera Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: EMA.PRJ (CA$21.92) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$115.13)

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


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for EMA.PRJ?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for EMA.PRJ. This is calculated by dividing EMA.PRJ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is EMA.PRJ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.9x
EarningsCA$628.70m
Market CapCA$15.69b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EMA.PRJ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EMA.PRJ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.9x
H Hydro One
24.2x6.8%CA$27.2b
FTS Fortis
19.7x6.5%CA$31.2b
CUP.U Caribbean Utilities Company
15x8.6%US$586.5m
ALA AltaGas
20.8x14.2%CA$10.1b
24.9x14.2%CA$15.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EMA.PRJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the peer average (19.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EMA.PRJ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American Electric Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
EMA.PRJ 24.9xIndustry Avg. 21.6xNo. of Companies7PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EMA.PRJ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the North American Electric Utilities industry average (21.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EMA.PRJ'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.

EMA.PRJ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.9x
Fair PE Ratio26.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EMA.PRJ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x).


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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