CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

DB:C4F Stock Report

Market Cap: €13.9b

CF Industries Holdings Valuation

Is C4F 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 C4F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: C4F (€74.94) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€53.02)

Significantly Below Fair Value: C4F is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for C4F?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

C4F key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA6x
PEG Ratio-0.7x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does C4F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for C4F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.5x
SDF K+S
12x-19.5%€2.5b
SY1 Symrise
41.3x15.6%€14.1b
FPE3 Fuchs
20.2x9.0%€5.2b
HEI Heidelberg Materials
8.5x4.3%€17.2b
C4F CF Industries Holdings
9.7x-13.4%€14.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: C4F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.7x) compared to the peer average (20.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does C4F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a34.3%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: C4F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.7x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (18.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is C4F'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.

C4F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.7x
Fair PE Ratio11.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: C4F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.6x).


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 C4F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€74.94
€79.88
+6.6%
7.9%€93.68€64.64n/a22
Apr ’25€76.64
€79.62
+3.9%
9.2%€92.52€62.91n/a21
Mar ’25€75.84
€79.62
+5.0%
9.2%€92.52€62.91n/a21
Feb ’25€70.36
€80.06
+13.8%
10.0%€92.55€62.93n/a20
Jan ’25€71.48
€81.07
+13.4%
11.4%€96.18€62.29n/a20
Dec ’24€69.92
€80.79
+15.5%
11.0%€95.58€61.90n/a20
Nov ’24€74.48
€84.51
+13.5%
10.8%€99.37€64.36n/a20
Oct ’24€81.22
€83.22
+2.5%
10.7%€99.35€63.40n/a20
Sep ’24€73.18
€80.14
+9.5%
11.1%€96.78€61.75n/a21
Aug ’24€73.88
€75.89
+2.7%
13.9%€94.65€58.59n/a21
Jul ’24€64.92
€78.95
+21.6%
15.3%€100.80€59.57n/a21
Jun ’24€55.74
€80.82
+45.0%
15.2%€102.23€60.41n/a21
May ’24€64.46
€85.16
+32.1%
13.8%€104.82€63.81€74.9421
Apr ’24€66.24
€92.75
+40.0%
12.9%€116.16€69.14€76.6420
Mar ’24€79.51
€96.01
+20.7%
12.8%€119.10€70.89€75.8421
Feb ’24€77.51
€100.44
+29.6%
14.2%€121.48€69.02€70.3621
Jan ’24€79.52
€111.31
+40.0%
12.9%€130.33€77.23€71.4820
Dec ’23€98.06
€111.31
+13.5%
12.9%€130.33€77.23€69.9220
Nov ’23€108.62
€115.62
+6.4%
13.5%€136.67€78.97€74.4820
Oct ’23€98.39
€112.26
+14.1%
13.0%€134.71€79.60€81.2220
Sep ’23€102.48
€109.92
+7.3%
12.8%€132.30€78.18€73.1821
Aug ’23€91.81
€102.65
+11.8%
12.9%€128.70€73.13€73.8821
Jul ’23€81.36
€102.84
+26.4%
13.7%€135.28€71.45€64.9220
Jun ’23€89.40
€102.87
+15.1%
13.9%€133.28€70.40€55.7420
May ’23€91.50
€100.06
+9.4%
19.2%€134.64€61.63€64.4619

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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