Boral Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: HQK (€3.34) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€3.98)

Significantly Below Fair Value: HQK is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

HQK 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/Revenue1.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.8x
PEG Ratio2.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for HQK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16x
STO3 Sto SE KGaA
11.5x4.4%€1.0b
HEI Heidelberg Materials
8.6x4.3%€17.6b
FPE3 Fuchs
20.3x8.9%€5.1b
NDA Aurubis
23.4x32.4%€3.3b
HQK Boral
29.8x12.2%€6.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HQK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the peer average (16x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HQK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Basic Materials Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.5%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a7.5%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HQK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the European Basic Materials industry average (10.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HQK'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.

HQK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio29.8x
Fair PE Ratio15.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HQK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.7x).


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 HQK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€3.34
€3.42
+2.3%
14.4%€4.22€2.59n/a12
Apr ’25€3.60
€3.40
-5.5%
15.0%€4.22€2.59n/a12
Mar ’25€3.56
€3.28
-7.8%
12.8%€3.85€2.59n/a11
Feb ’25€3.16
€2.99
-5.5%
11.4%€3.63€2.36n/a13
Jan ’25€3.24
€2.92
-10.0%
13.7%€3.54€2.01n/a12
Dec ’24€2.94
€2.78
-5.4%
15.2%€3.36€1.97n/a13
Nov ’24€2.66
€2.70
+1.7%
13.6%€3.11€1.99n/a13
Oct ’24€2.66
€2.72
+2.1%
12.9%€3.10€1.98n/a13
Sep ’24€2.80
€2.69
-3.9%
12.5%€3.08€1.96n/a14
Aug ’24€2.60
€2.37
-8.7%
12.3%€2.89€1.81n/a14
Jul ’24€2.40
€2.41
+0.6%
11.1%€2.83€1.88n/a14
Jun ’24€2.40
€2.31
-3.9%
11.4%€2.77€1.85n/a14
May ’24€2.40
€2.32
-3.5%
11.3%€2.76€1.84n/a13
Apr ’24€2.12
€2.28
+7.6%
11.0%€2.78€1.85€3.6011
Mar ’24€2.26
€2.37
+5.0%
12.8%€2.92€1.85€3.5612
Feb ’24€2.22
€2.11
-4.9%
15.8%€2.60€1.43€3.1612
Jan ’24€1.80
€1.97
+9.2%
16.0%€2.59€1.43€3.2412
Dec ’23€1.93
€1.97
+1.9%
16.0%€2.59€1.43€2.9412
Nov ’23€1.82
€1.96
+7.7%
15.7%€2.58€1.42€2.6612
Oct ’23€1.72
€2.12
+23.0%
14.7%€2.72€1.70€2.6612
Sep ’23€1.91
€2.12
+10.8%
14.7%€2.72€1.70€2.8012
Aug ’23€1.95
€2.19
+12.1%
16.0%€2.93€1.75€2.6012
Jul ’23€1.65
€2.25
+36.4%
15.4%€2.83€1.71€2.4011
Jun ’23€1.96
€2.28
+16.2%
15.2%€2.86€1.73€2.4011
May ’23€2.38
€2.54
+6.7%
12.7%€3.22€2.10€2.4011
Apr ’23€2.26
€2.54
+12.4%
12.7%€3.22€2.10€2.1211

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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