NetEase Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: NEH (€83) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€161.6)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NEH. This is calculated by dividing NEH's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NEH's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.8x
EarningsCN¥27.51b
Market CapCN¥406.66b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for NEH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average33.1x
EA Electronic Arts
41.1x13.0%US$42.3b
7974 Nintendo
29.1x12.0%JP¥9.5t
EVD CTS Eventim KGaA
27.4x5.7%€8.6b
G24 Scout24
34.8x14.8%€6.1b
NEH NetEase
14.8x9.2%€437.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NEH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x) compared to the peer average (33.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NEH 14.8xIndustry Avg. 12.8xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NEH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x) compared to the European Entertainment industry average (12.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NEH'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.

NEH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.8x
Fair PE Ratio24.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NEH is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.3x).


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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