BHP Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

Below Fair Value: BHP (€48.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€90.14)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BHP. This is calculated by dividing BHP's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BHP's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.7x
EarningsUS$7.90b
Market CapUS$131.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BHP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.4x
BAS BASF
75.6x34.2%€37.6b
RIO Rio Tinto Group
9.4x0.7%UK£84.0b
HEI Heidelberg Materials
11.4x7.8%€21.1b
SY1 Symrise
37.1x13.2%€14.6b
BHP BHP Group
16.7x5.0%€201.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BHP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x) compared to the peer average (33.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BHP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Metals and Mining Industry?

15 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BHP 16.7xIndustry Avg. 12.4xNo. of Companies15PE0816243240+
15 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BHP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x) compared to the European Metals and Mining industry average (12.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BHP'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.

BHP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.7x
Fair PE Ratio19.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BHP is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.7x).


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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