TrueCar Valuation

Is 5TC 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 5TC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 5TC (€3.86) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€5.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 5TC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 5TC?

Key metric: As 5TC is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for 5TC. This is calculated by dividing 5TC's market cap by their current revenue.
What is 5TC's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.2x
SalesUS$170.68m
Market CapUS$360.01m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 5TC's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 5TC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4x
NWO New Work
1.2x-4.1%€367.6m
SB1 Smartbroker Holding
2.6x8.5%€130.6m
YOC YOC
1.6x13.1%€55.6m
G24 Scout24
10.8x8.0%€6.2b
5TC TrueCar
2.2x14.4%€360.0m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 5TC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.2x) compared to the peer average (4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does 5TC's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Interactive Media and Services Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
5TC 2.2xIndustry Avg. 1.6xNo. of Companies10PS01.63.24.86.48+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 5TC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.2x) compared to the European Interactive Media and Services industry average (1.6x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 5TC's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

5TC PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.2x
Fair PS Ratio2.6x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 5TC is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x).


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 5TC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€3.86
€4.53
+17.2%
14.6%€5.72€3.81n/a6
Nov ’25€3.48
€3.92
+12.7%
25.1%€5.56€2.64n/a6
Oct ’25€3.02
€3.41
+13.0%
19.2%€4.58€2.61n/a5
Sep ’25€2.60
€3.41
+31.3%
19.2%€4.58€2.61n/a5
Aug ’25€3.32
€3.58
+7.8%
20.1%€4.68€2.81n/a4
Jul ’25€2.82
€3.58
+26.9%
20.1%€4.68€2.81n/a4
Jun ’25€2.60
€3.58
+37.6%
20.1%€4.68€2.81n/a4
May ’25€2.60
€3.58
+37.6%
20.1%€4.68€2.81n/a4
Apr ’25€3.16
€3.95
+25.0%
12.9%€4.62€3.23n/a4
Mar ’25€3.18
€3.95
+24.2%
12.9%€4.62€3.23n/a4
Feb ’25€3.22
€3.39
+5.2%
29.5%€4.58€2.10n/a4
Jan ’25€3.14
€2.99
-4.7%
28.1%€4.12€2.11n/a3
Dec ’24€2.52
€2.74
+8.7%
16.8%€3.27€2.15n/a3
Nov ’24€1.72
€3.05
+77.1%
19.6%€3.81€2.19€3.484
Oct ’24€1.95
€3.05
+56.2%
19.6%€3.81€2.19€3.024
Sep ’24€2.18
€2.98
+36.7%
17.6%€3.66€2.10€2.605
Aug ’24€2.20
€3.05
+38.6%
13.0%€3.64€2.50€3.325
Jul ’24€2.00
€3.14
+57.0%
13.0%€3.65€2.51€2.824
Jun ’24€2.08
€3.14
+50.7%
13.0%€3.65€2.51€2.604
May ’24€2.36
€3.26
+38.1%
13.4%€3.72€2.56€2.604
Apr ’24€2.08
€3.26
+56.7%
13.4%€3.72€2.56€3.164
Mar ’24€2.16
€3.32
+53.6%
15.4%€3.79€2.61€3.183
Feb ’24€2.82
€3.39
+20.3%
24.1%€4.60€2.53€3.224
Jan ’24€2.26
€3.41
+51.0%
23.7%€4.81€2.64€3.145
Dec ’23€2.34
€3.41
+45.9%
23.7%€4.81€2.64€2.525
Nov ’23€1.80
€3.30
+83.2%
30.8%€4.98€2.24€1.724

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


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