POSCO Holdings Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: PKX (€47.8) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€20.36)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PKX. This is calculated by dividing PKX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PKX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17x
Earnings₩1.32t
Market Cap₩22.38t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PKX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.7x
EIS Eisen- und Hüttenwerke
18.3xn/a€200.6m
SY1 Symrise
37.2x12.6%€14.6b
HEI Heidelberg Materials
11.4x7.3%€21.1b
EVK Evonik Industries
35.6x33.1%€8.2b
PKX POSCO Holdings
17x28.6%€22.4t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PKX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the peer average (25.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

15 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PKX 17.0xIndustry Avg. 12.5xNo. of Companies15PE0816243240+
15 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PKX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the European Metals and Mining industry average (12.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PKX'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.

PKX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17x
Fair PE Ratio26.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PKX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.7x).


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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