Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

DB:CM2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.8b

Cal-Maine Foods Valuation

Is CM2 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 CM2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CM2 (€99.64) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€127.21)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CM2 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CM2?

Key metric: As CM2 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CM2. This is calculated by dividing CM2's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CM2's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.8x
EarningsUS$426.94m
Market CapUS$5.05b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CM2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CM2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.5x
SZU Südzucker
6.2x-10.2%€2.1b
SSH Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke
14.4xn/a€572.7m
NLM FRoSTA
11.7xn/a€398.5m
KWS KWS SAAT SE KGaA
9.5x1.2%€1.9b
CM2 Cal-Maine Foods
11.8x-44.9%€5.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CM2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the peer average (10.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CM2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Food Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CM2 11.8xIndustry Avg. 13.7xNo. of Companies20PE01020304050+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CM2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the European Food industry average (13.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CM2'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.

CM2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.8x
Fair PE Ratio7.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CM2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x).

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 CM2 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€99.64
€81.94
-17.8%
4.7%€85.75€78.13n/a2
Dec ’25€93.40
€71.33
-23.6%
5.1%€74.99€67.67n/a2
Nov ’25€79.98
€71.33
-10.8%
5.1%€74.99€67.67n/a2
Sep ’25€64.32
€54.44
-15.4%
10.2%€59.98€48.90n/a2
Aug ’25€65.54
€54.44
-16.9%
10.2%€59.98€48.90n/a2
Jul ’25€56.34
€49.81
-11.6%
12.1%€55.86€43.76n/a2
Jun ’25€55.02
€52.92
-3.8%
13.2%€60.00€43.38n/a3
May ’25€52.44
€52.92
+0.9%
13.2%€60.00€43.38n/a3
Apr ’25€54.00
€53.06
-1.7%
13.2%€60.15€43.49n/a3
Mar ’25€53.00
€47.81
-9.8%
14.5%€54.82€38.37n/a3
Feb ’25€51.00
€47.81
-6.3%
14.5%€54.82€38.37n/a3
Jan ’25€52.00
€45.18
-13.1%
16.3%€54.21€36.14n/a3
Dec ’24€43.60
€42.26
-3.1%
13.4%€49.62€35.83€93.403
Nov ’24€42.60
€43.75
+2.7%
13.4%€51.36€37.09€79.983
Oct ’24€46.00
€44.47
-3.3%
12.2%€51.09€37.85€66.863
Sep ’24€43.80
€43.45
-0.8%
12.2%€49.92€36.98€64.323
Aug ’24€41.60
€42.37
+1.8%
10.5%€48.68€36.06€65.544
Jul ’24€41.80
€44.24
+5.8%
8.3%€49.26€39.22€56.344
Jun ’24€44.20
€49.68
+12.4%
12.7%€54.70€39.20€55.024
May ’24€44.20
€49.68
+12.4%
12.7%€54.70€39.20€52.444
Apr ’24€55.00
€51.89
-5.7%
15.6%€61.81€39.67€54.004
Mar ’24€53.50
€52.01
-2.8%
17.9%€62.79€37.48€53.004
Feb ’24€52.50
€52.01
-0.9%
17.9%€62.79€37.48€51.004
Jan ’24€49.40
€52.01
+5.3%
17.9%€62.79€37.48€52.004
Dec ’23€55.50
€55.98
+0.9%
21.1%€68.82€36.98€43.604

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 09:27
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/06/01

Data Sources

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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

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is covered by 11 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter GalboBofA Global Research
Craig BibbCJS Securities, Inc.
Alex JarombekConsumer Edge Research, LLC