BASF Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: BASA (€10.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€33.97)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BASA. This is calculated by dividing BASA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BASA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio76.9x
Earnings€497.00m
Market Cap€38.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BASA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.8x
SY1 Symrise
37.2x12.6%€14.6b
EVK Evonik Industries
35.6x33.1%€8.2b
HEI Heidelberg Materials
11.4x7.3%€21.1b
FPE3 Fuchs
19x8.9%€5.0b
BASA BASF
76.9x34.2%€38.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BASA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76.9x) compared to the peer average (25.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BASA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BASA 76.9xIndustry Avg. 17.0xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BASA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76.9x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BASA'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.

BASA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio76.9x
Fair PE Ratio33.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BASA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.1x).


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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