Ajinomoto Valuation

Is AJI0 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 AJI0 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: AJI0 (€33) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€56.93)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AJI0 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for AJI0?

Key metric: As AJI0 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AJI0. This is calculated by dividing AJI0's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AJI0's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio32.1x
EarningsJP¥83.87b
Market CapJP¥2.70t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does AJI0's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for AJI0 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.2x
SZU Südzucker
6.8x-10.2%€2.3b
SSH Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke
15.8xn/a€588.4m
NLM FRoSTA
12.2xn/a€405.3m
KWS KWS SAAT SE KGaA
9.9x-1.0%€2.0b
AJI0 Ajinomoto
32.1x12.7%€2.7t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AJI0 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x) compared to the peer average (10.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AJI0's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Food Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
AJI0 32.1xIndustry Avg. 13.5xNo. of Companies17PE0816243240+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AJI0 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x) compared to the European Food industry average (14.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AJI0'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.

AJI0 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.1x
Fair PE Ratio23.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: AJI0 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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