Danaos Valuation

Is DVW1 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 DVW1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: DVW1 (€76.95) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€94.26)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DVW1 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 DVW1?

Key metric: As DVW1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DVW1. This is calculated by dividing DVW1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DVW1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio2.8x
EarningsUS$564.57m
Market CapUS$1.55b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DVW1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DVW1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.5x
NEP SLOMAN NEPTUN Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft
2.4xn/a€117.9m
HLAG Hapag-Lloyd
19.5x-11.9%€28.5b
HHX HAMMONIA Schiffsholding
9.6xn/a€38.5m
HHFA Hamburger Hafen und Logistik
42.4x55.0%€1.3b
DVW1 Danaos
2.8x-3.9%€1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DVW1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.8x) compared to the peer average (18.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DVW1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Shipping Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DVW1 2.8xIndustry Avg. 7.8xNo. of Companies8PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DVW1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.8x) compared to the European Shipping industry average (7.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DVW1'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.

DVW1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio2.8x
Fair PE Ratio9.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DVW1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.1x).


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 DVW1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€76.95
€96.15
+25.0%
4.0%€99.96€92.34n/a2
Dec ’25€74.30
€95.36
+28.4%
4.0%€99.14€91.59n/a2
Nov ’25€75.25
€92.92
+23.5%
2.9%€95.66€90.19n/a2
Oct ’25€77.30
€84.20
+8.9%
14.1%€96.10€72.30n/a2
Sep ’25€73.40
€84.20
+14.7%
14.1%€96.10€72.30n/a2
Aug ’25€74.65
€84.51
+13.2%
14.1%€96.45€72.57n/a2
Jul ’25€85.35
€84.70
-0.8%
14.1%€96.67€72.74n/a2
Jun ’25€86.75
€84.70
-2.4%
14.1%€96.67€72.74n/a2
May ’25€71.80
€79.33
+10.5%
6.5%€84.49€74.17n/a2
Apr ’25€67.00
€77.75
+16.0%
6.5%€82.81€72.69n/a2
Mar ’25€66.60
€72.53
+8.9%
11.9%€82.98€61.77n/a3
Feb ’25€70.60
€72.19
+2.3%
12.1%€83.30€62.01n/a3
Jan ’25€66.40
€69.60
+4.8%
7.4%€74.58€62.46€75.003
Dec ’24€64.40
€69.60
+8.1%
7.4%€74.58€62.46€74.303
Nov ’24€62.40
€69.60
+11.5%
7.4%€74.58€62.46€75.253
Oct ’24€62.00
€69.60
+12.3%
7.4%€74.58€62.46€77.303
Sep ’24€61.80
€68.46
+10.8%
7.8%€72.70€60.88€73.403
Aug ’24€63.80
€69.58
+9.1%
7.8%€73.89€61.88€74.653
Jul ’24€60.60
€69.58
+14.8%
7.8%€73.89€61.88€85.353
Jun ’24€52.60
€67.69
+28.7%
8.8%€73.68€61.71€86.752
May ’24€51.00
€67.17
+31.7%
10.3%€74.12€60.22€71.802
Apr ’24€47.99
€67.17
+40.0%
10.3%€74.12€60.22€67.002
Mar ’24€53.98
€83.66
+55.0%
28.3%€116.19€60.42€66.603
Feb ’24€52.52
€83.66
+59.3%
28.3%€116.19€60.42€70.603
Jan ’24€49.52
€89.34
+80.4%
28.3%€124.09€64.53€66.403

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 03:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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

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Analyst Sources

Danaos Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kenneth HoexterBofA Global Research
Christian WetherbeeCitigroup Inc
Gregory LewisCredit Suisse