Carter's Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: HCH (€52.5) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€34.85)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HCH. This is calculated by dividing HCH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HCH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.7x
EarningsUS$226.07m
Market CapUS$1.99b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for HCH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.3x
BOSS Hugo Boss
12.2x13.1%€2.6b
BIJ Bijou Brigitte modische Accessoires
11xn/a€264.5m
ADS adidas
104x38.1%€39.6b
PUM PUMA
26x18.6%€6.7b
HCH Carter's
8.7x-6.1%€2.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HCH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x) compared to the peer average (38.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HCH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Luxury Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HCH 8.7xIndustry Avg. 13.9xNo. of Companies7PE0816243240+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HCH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x) compared to the European Luxury industry average (13.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HCH'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.

HCH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.7x
Fair PE Ratio10.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HCH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.7x).


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 HCH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€52.50
€52.98
+0.9%
10.0%€61.22€47.09n/a4
Nov ’25€49.40
€51.72
+4.7%
10.0%€59.76€45.97n/a4
Oct ’25€58.00
€52.69
-9.1%
11.8%€65.22€45.30n/a6
Sep ’25€59.50
€51.95
-12.7%
6.2%€55.50€46.25n/a6
Aug ’25€54.00
€51.95
-3.8%
6.2%€55.50€46.25n/a6
Jul ’25€57.50
€65.10
+13.2%
9.2%€74.58€55.93n/a6
Jun ’25€60.00
€65.10
+8.5%
9.2%€74.58€55.93n/a6
May ’25€64.00
€66.63
+4.1%
10.0%€75.64€55.96n/a7
Apr ’25€78.00
€68.75
-11.9%
9.0%€75.67€59.98n/a6
Mar ’25€73.50
€68.75
-6.5%
9.0%€75.67€59.98n/a6
Feb ’25€70.50
€64.24
-8.9%
10.3%€76.78€54.84n/a7
Jan ’25€67.50
€64.93
-3.8%
10.9%€79.37€56.69n/a7
Dec ’24€62.50
€64.93
+3.9%
10.9%€79.37€56.69n/a7
Nov ’24€62.00
€64.93
+4.7%
10.9%€79.37€56.69€49.407
Oct ’24€65.00
€63.79
-1.9%
9.5%€76.39€56.38€58.007
Sep ’24€65.50
€63.79
-2.6%
9.5%€76.39€56.38€59.507
Aug ’24€67.50
€63.79
-5.5%
9.5%€76.39€56.38€54.007
Jul ’24€66.50
€62.04
-6.7%
11.0%€76.31€54.51€57.507
Jun ’24€56.50
€62.04
+9.8%
11.0%€76.31€54.51€60.007
May ’24€63.00
€62.23
-1.2%
10.5%€76.23€56.27€64.007
Apr ’24€65.50
€63.26
-3.4%
10.5%€77.49€57.20€78.007
Mar ’24€70.50
€65.85
-6.6%
10.4%€79.19€58.45€73.507
Feb ’24€77.00
€67.20
-12.7%
11.0%€79.83€58.92€70.507
Jan ’24€69.00
€71.11
+3.1%
11.4%€83.80€61.85€67.507
Dec ’23€69.00
€71.11
+3.1%
11.4%€83.80€61.85€62.507
Nov ’23€68.00
€74.47
+9.5%
17.0%€101.22€62.76€62.007

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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