Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

DB:EI4 Stock Report

Market Cap: €4.6b

Square Enix Holdings Valuation

Is EI4 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • 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 EI4 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: EI4 (€38.1) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€23.43)

Significantly Below Fair Value: EI4 is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for EI4?

Key metric: As EI4 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for EI4. This is calculated by dividing EI4's market cap by their current earnings.
What is EI4's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio74.7x
EarningsJP¥10.04b
Market CapJP¥750.00b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EI4's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EI4 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24.7x
RRTL RTL Group
10.2x-2.2%€4.1b
G24 Scout24
34.9x15.0%€6.1b
SAX Ströer SE KGaA
22.4x28.0%€2.6b
EVD CTS Eventim KGaA
31.3x13.9%€7.9b
EI4 Square Enix Holdings
74.7x20.5%€750.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EI4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (74.7x) compared to the peer average (24.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EI4's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Entertainment Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
EI4 74.7xIndustry Avg. 12.8xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EI4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (74.7x) compared to the European Entertainment industry average (12.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EI4'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.

EI4 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio74.7x
Fair PE Ratio21.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EI4 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (74.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.7x).

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 EI4 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€38.10
€36.21
-4.9%
15.4%€49.04€27.34n/a13
Dec ’25€37.76
€37.16
-1.6%
15.0%€50.52€28.16n/a13
Nov ’25€35.92
€33.65
-6.3%
9.7%€39.86€27.35n/a12
Oct ’25€34.98
€34.13
-2.4%
9.6%€40.90€28.07n/a12
Sep ’25€33.28
€33.78
+1.5%
11.0%€43.32€28.47n/a14
Aug ’25€30.44
€33.13
+8.8%
15.5%€43.19€26.85n/a15
Jul ’25€27.80
€33.53
+20.6%
16.6%€42.68€26.53n/a15
Jun ’25€27.52
€38.71
+40.7%
15.2%€48.63€26.95n/a16
May ’25€32.90
€42.80
+30.1%
10.1%€50.72€33.67n/a15
Apr ’25€35.38
€42.80
+21.0%
10.1%€50.72€33.67n/a15
Mar ’25€38.96
€42.24
+8.4%
10.9%€51.99€33.70n/a14
Feb ’25€35.88
€41.36
+15.3%
13.3%€53.22€34.44n/a14
Jan ’25€32.16
€41.54
+29.2%
13.9%€54.17€34.41n/a15
Dec ’24€32.42
€41.19
+27.0%
15.8%€57.29€33.27€37.7616
Nov ’24€31.06
€42.55
+37.0%
15.7%€58.58€34.01€35.9216
Oct ’24€32.38
€43.89
+35.6%
14.5%€59.00€34.96€34.9815
Sep ’24€35.02
€45.43
+29.7%
17.4%€65.51€34.71€33.2815
Aug ’24€41.86
€49.43
+18.1%
13.2%€66.75€40.44€30.4415
Jul ’24€42.00
€49.65
+18.2%
13.3%€66.31€40.17€27.8015
Jun ’24€41.54
€51.05
+22.9%
12.4%€59.91€41.94€27.5215
May ’24€44.52
€51.98
+16.7%
12.8%€61.17€42.14€32.9015
Apr ’24€43.38
€53.46
+23.2%
13.2%€63.15€43.50€35.3815
Mar ’24€40.96
€52.90
+29.2%
13.5%€62.54€43.08€38.9615
Feb ’24€42.16
€55.11
+30.7%
14.0%€65.63€44.23€35.8816
Jan ’24€42.82
€53.46
+24.8%
14.1%€63.42€42.74€32.1616
Dec ’23€43.02
€53.16
+23.6%
14.6%€63.31€42.66€32.4215

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 16:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. is covered by 37 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Haruka MoriBarclays
Hiroshi YamashinaBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Yoshitaka NagaoBofA Global Research