Chefs' Warehouse Valuation

Is 2CF undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 2CF when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 2CF (€47.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€125.44)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 2CF is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 2CF?

Key metric: As 2CF is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 2CF. This is calculated by dividing 2CF's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 2CF's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio41.3x
EarningsUS$47.55m
Market CapUS$1.95b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 2CF's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 2CF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.1x
HAW Hawesko Holding
22.7x20.8%€236.3m
4162 Almunajem Foods
19.2xn/aر.س5.8b
MTS Metcash
13.4x7.9%AU$3.4b
SPP SPAR Group
17.3x17.9%R28.5b
2CF Chefs' Warehouse
41.3x22.3%€2.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 2CF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (41.3x) compared to the peer average (18.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 2CF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Consumer Retailing Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
2CF 41.3xIndustry Avg. 15.1xNo. of Companies8PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 2CF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (41.3x) compared to the European Consumer Retailing industry average (15.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 2CF'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.

2CF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio41.3x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 2CF's Price-To-Earnings 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 2CF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€47.40
€51.26
+8.1%
8.5%€57.89€45.35n/a8
Dec ’25€40.80
€48.30
+18.4%
5.5%€52.09€44.51n/a8
Nov ’25€36.60
€46.20
+26.2%
8.4%€50.57€37.70n/a8
Oct ’25€37.40
€44.59
+19.2%
7.7%€49.42€36.84n/a8
Sep ’25€38.20
€45.17
+18.3%
7.4%€50.32€37.51n/a8
Aug ’25€38.20
€45.87
+20.1%
6.9%€50.97€38.92n/a8
Jul ’25€36.20
€42.81
+18.3%
6.7%€46.04€38.67n/a8
Jun ’25€35.20
€42.81
+21.6%
6.7%€46.04€38.67n/a8
May ’25€32.00
€42.91
+34.1%
6.2%€46.77€39.28n/a8
Apr ’25€34.80
€41.09
+18.1%
14.1%€46.43€26.93n/a8
Mar ’25€35.00
€41.09
+17.4%
14.1%€46.43€26.93n/a8
Feb ’25€29.40
€37.16
+26.4%
15.8%€44.69€26.45n/a8
Jan ’25€27.20
€36.58
+34.5%
16.7%€44.81€26.52€46.208
Dec ’24€24.40
€37.02
+51.7%
17.1%€44.92€26.59€40.808
Nov ’24€16.80
€41.40
+146.4%
14.5%€47.32€30.28€36.608
Oct ’24€20.00
€41.78
+108.9%
14.7%€47.21€30.21€37.408
Sep ’24€26.20
€43.69
+66.8%
13.9%€49.60€29.39€38.207
Aug ’24€32.80
€44.62
+36.0%
8.3%€49.46€36.64€38.207
Jul ’24€32.60
€44.62
+36.9%
8.3%€49.46€36.64€36.207
Jun ’24€29.00
€44.62
+53.9%
8.3%€49.46€36.64€35.207
May ’24€29.20
€45.23
+54.9%
8.9%€51.19€36.97€32.007
Apr ’24€30.80
€45.23
+46.8%
8.9%€51.19€36.97€34.807
Mar ’24€30.60
€45.23
+47.8%
8.9%€51.19€36.97€35.007
Feb ’24€35.00
€44.18
+26.2%
6.3%€47.51€40.05€29.407
Jan ’24€30.60
€44.75
+46.3%
5.9%€48.41€40.82€27.207

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


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 10:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2023/12/29

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Analyst Sources

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew WolfBB&T Capital Markets
Todd BrooksBenchmark Company
Kelly BaniaBMO Capital Markets Equity Research