First Foundation Inc.

DB:8F1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €471.5m

First Foundation Valuation

Is 8F1 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-Book vs Peers

  • Price-To-Book vs Industry

  • Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 8F1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 8F1 (€5.85) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€22.69)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 8F1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 8F1?

Key metric: As 8F1 is an unprofitable bank we use its Price-To-Book Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Book ratio for 8F1. This is calculated by dividing 8F1's market cap by their current book value.
What is 8F1's PB Ratio?
PB Ratio0.5x
BookUS$939.55m
Market CapUS$490.78m

Price to Book Ratio vs Peers

How does 8F1's PB Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PB ratio for 8F1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PBEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.6x
PCZ ProCredit Holding
0.5x12.2%€465.3m
UBK UmweltBank
0.9xn/a€224.9m
MBK Merkur PrivatBank KgaA
0.3x10.7%€105.8m
HONE HarborOne Bancorp
0.9x42.2%US$501.1m
8F1 First Foundation
0.5x109.3%€490.8m

Price-To-Book vs Peers: 8F1 is good value based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (0.5x) compared to the peer average (0.6x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Industry

How does 8F1's PB Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / BookEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
8F1 0.5xIndustry Avg. 0.8xNo. of Companies36PB00.61.21.82.43+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Book vs Industry: 8F1 is good value based on its Price-To-Book Ratio (0.5x) compared to the European Banks industry average (0.8x).

Price to Book Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 8F1's PB Ratio compared to its Fair PB Ratio? This is the expected PB Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

8F1 PB Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PB Ratio0.5x
Fair PB Ration/a

Price-To-Book vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 8F1's Price-To-Book Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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 8F1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€5.85
€7.47
+27.8%
10.7%€8.68€6.75n/a4
Dec ’25€7.50
€7.44
-0.8%
10.7%€8.64€6.72n/a4
Nov ’25€6.05
€7.14
+18.0%
10.7%€8.29€6.45n/a4
Oct ’25€5.50
€6.71
+22.0%
11.5%€8.05€6.26n/a4
Sep ’25€6.15
€6.93
+12.6%
11.5%€8.31€6.46n/a4
Aug ’25€6.35
€6.93
+9.1%
11.5%€8.31€6.46n/a4
Jul ’25€5.95
€7.64
+28.4%
24.9%€10.25€5.59n/a5
Jun ’25€5.15
€7.87
+52.8%
22.1%€10.30€5.62n/a5
May ’25€5.45
€7.87
+44.4%
22.1%€10.30€5.62n/a5
Apr ’25€6.75
€9.64
+42.8%
19.8%€12.05€7.42n/a5
Mar ’25€7.20
€10.46
+45.3%
9.5%€12.03€9.26n/a5
Feb ’25€8.65
€10.46
+20.9%
9.5%€12.03€9.26n/a5
Jan ’25€8.75
€8.26
-5.6%
22.1%€10.90€5.45n/a5
Dec ’24€5.35
€6.81
+27.3%
27.9%€9.33€4.66€7.505
Nov ’24€4.20
€7.06
+68.2%
26.0%€9.42€4.71€6.055
Oct ’24€5.50
€8.33
+51.5%
20.5%€11.36€6.63€5.505
Sep ’24€7.15
€8.41
+17.6%
17.0%€10.97€6.86€6.155
Aug ’24€6.40
€8.18
+27.9%
18.3%€10.91€6.82€6.355
Jul ’24€3.66
€7.18
+96.1%
35.5%€11.04€3.68€5.955
Jun ’24€3.66
€7.93
+116.7%
22.0%€10.94€5.92€5.155
May ’24€5.70
€7.93
+39.1%
22.0%€10.94€5.92€5.455
Apr ’24€6.90
€13.57
+96.7%
32.9%€18.34€7.34€6.755
Mar ’24€14.20
€16.49
+16.2%
7.9%€18.33€14.66€7.205
Feb ’24€14.20
€16.87
+18.8%
5.9%€18.44€15.67€8.655
Jan ’24€13.50
€18.85
+39.7%
5.4%€19.95€17.46€8.755
Dec ’23€13.60
€18.85
+38.6%
5.4%€19.95€17.46€5.355

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 Analysis2024/12/26 02:45
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

First Foundation Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Stephen MossB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Gary TennerD.A. Davidson & Co.
Robert RamseyFBR Capital Markets & Co.