Herc Holdings Valuation

Is H9B1 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 H9B1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: H9B1 (€136) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€338.79)

Significantly Below Fair Value: H9B1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for H9B1?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

H9B1 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/Revenue2.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11x
PEG Ratio1.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does H9B1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for H9B1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.8x
BNR Brenntag
15.3x7.7%€11.0b
NWX Nordwest Handel
5.5xn/a€68.6m
HMU HMS Bergbau
8.9xn/a€110.9m
KRN Krones
17.3x16.0%€3.9b
H9B1 Herc Holdings
12.2x9.8%€4.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: H9B1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x) compared to the peer average (11.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does H9B1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Trade Distributors Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: H9B1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x) compared to the European Trade Distributors industry average (15x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is H9B1'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.

H9B1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio12.2x
Fair PE Ratio19.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: H9B1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.5x).


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 H9B1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€136.00
€176.50
+29.8%
26.5%€290.85€107.20n/a9
Apr ’25€155.00
€165.59
+6.8%
28.7%€278.98€100.95n/a9
Mar ’25€149.00
€168.38
+13.0%
31.7%€310.78€102.05n/a10
Feb ’25€140.00
€158.89
+13.5%
33.3%€307.83€96.48n/a11
Jan ’25€137.00
€156.17
+14.0%
28.9%€275.98€97.24n/a11
Dec ’24€113.00
€157.59
+39.5%
28.9%€278.63€98.18n/a11
Nov ’24€100.00
€159.91
+59.9%
30.1%€281.97€99.35n/a11
Oct ’24€112.00
€166.45
+48.6%
28.7%€291.65€115.54n/a11
Sep ’24€124.00
€162.76
+31.3%
28.7%€285.17€112.98n/a11
Aug ’24€123.00
€158.20
+28.6%
29.8%€283.92€112.48n/a10
Jul ’24€125.00
€160.21
+28.2%
34.8%€296.76€95.58n/a10
Jun ’24€95.50
€160.21
+67.8%
34.8%€296.76€95.58n/a10
May ’24€90.50
€160.21
+77.0%
34.8%€296.76€95.58€133.0010
Apr ’24€104.00
€169.12
+62.6%
31.0%€280.26€96.80€155.009
Mar ’24€134.00
€176.70
+31.9%
25.5%€284.82€131.17€149.0010
Feb ’24€143.00
€164.95
+15.4%
28.2%€278.59€119.13€140.0010
Jan ’24€123.00
€162.17
+31.8%
28.3%€262.04€116.46€137.0010
Dec ’23€121.00
€162.17
+34.0%
28.3%€262.04€116.46€113.0010
Nov ’23€118.00
€166.15
+40.8%
28.9%€270.89€120.40€100.0010
Oct ’23€106.00
€174.24
+64.4%
30.4%€274.64€109.65€112.0010
Sep ’23€110.00
€174.24
+58.4%
30.4%€274.64€109.65€124.0010
Aug ’23€119.00
€166.58
+40.0%
32.0%€267.98€106.99€123.0010
Jul ’23€83.50
€180.54
+116.2%
23.9%€250.85€103.57€125.0011
Jun ’23€108.00
€191.36
+77.2%
21.3%€252.25€117.53€95.5011
May ’23€121.00
€189.32
+56.5%
19.7%€244.57€113.95€90.5011

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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