Kikkoman Corporation

DB:KIK Stock Report

Market Cap: €10.0b

Kikkoman Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

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

Below Fair Value: KIK (€10.4) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€10.38)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KIK. This is calculated by dividing KIK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KIK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio26.1x
EarningsJP¥62.39b
Market CapJP¥1.63t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for KIK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.6x
SZU Südzucker
6.3x-10.2%€2.1b
SSH Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke
14.6xn/a€604.2m
NLM FRoSTA
12.1xn/a€408.8m
KWS KWS SAAT SE KGaA
9.5x1.2%€1.9b
KIK Kikkoman
26.1x2.7%€1.6t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KIK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x) compared to the peer average (10.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
KIK 26.1xIndustry Avg. 13.3xNo. of Companies19PE01020304050+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KIK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x) compared to the European Food industry average (13.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KIK'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.

KIK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26.1x
Fair PE Ratio19.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KIK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.4x).

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 KIK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€10.40
€12.19
+17.2%
16.6%€15.32€8.13n/a12
Dec ’25€10.40
€12.11
+16.5%
17.3%€15.33€8.13n/a11
Nov ’25€10.50
€11.89
+13.3%
16.5%€14.91€8.52n/a11
Oct ’25€10.10
€12.10
+19.8%
16.5%€15.18€8.67n/a11
Sep ’25€10.40
€12.10
+16.3%
16.5%€15.18€8.67n/a11
Aug ’25€11.30
€11.64
+3.0%
15.2%€14.13€8.65n/a11
Jul ’25€10.70
€11.64
+8.8%
15.2%€14.13€8.65n/a11
Jun ’25€10.80
€11.99
+11.0%
14.9%€14.35€8.97n/a11
May ’25€11.20
€11.90
+6.2%
16.1%€14.35€8.97n/a10
Apr ’25€11.70
€11.79
+0.8%
14.3%€13.84€8.70n/a11
Mar ’25€12.30
€12.20
-0.8%
12.4%€13.95€9.50n/a12
Feb ’25€11.50
€12.05
+4.8%
11.8%€13.94€9.59n/a12
Jan ’25€10.90
€12.21
+12.0%
12.1%€14.45€9.74n/a12
Dec ’24€11.10
€11.51
+3.7%
11.1%€13.88€9.36€10.4013
Nov ’24€10.90
€11.65
+6.9%
8.4%€13.37€9.52€10.5012
Oct ’24€9.80
€11.43
+16.7%
8.6%€12.73€9.12€10.1010
Sep ’24€10.60
€11.27
+6.3%
8.2%€12.62€9.04€10.4011
Aug ’24€10.40
€11.42
+9.8%
11.8%€13.32€7.99€11.3011
Jul ’24€10.30
€11.42
+10.9%
11.8%€13.32€7.99€10.7011
Jun ’24€11.10
€11.55
+4.1%
13.1%€14.48€8.44€10.8011
May ’24€10.50
€10.84
+3.2%
15.0%€14.65€8.54€11.2011
Apr ’24€9.28
€11.05
+19.1%
14.7%€15.27€8.90€11.7011
Mar ’24€8.80
€11.21
+27.4%
15.6%€14.89€8.68€12.3010
Feb ’24€9.40
€12.15
+29.2%
13.6%€15.28€9.90€11.5010
Jan ’24€9.64
€12.00
+24.5%
17.8%€15.48€8.16€10.9012
Dec ’23€10.80
€11.68
+8.2%
17.9%€15.12€7.97€11.1012

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 Analysis2024/12/19 13:54
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Kikkoman Corporation is covered by 22 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Takayuki HayanoBarclays
Shuhei ObaCitigroup Inc
Makoto MoritaDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.