Danaos Valuation

Is DVW1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 (€77) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€115.28)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DVW1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DVW1?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

DVW1 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA2.5x
PEG Ratio-0.3x

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 Average12.8x
PM1 Wilson
3.1xn/a€258.8m
NEP SLOMAN NEPTUN Schiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft
2.3xn/a€110.9m
HLAG Hapag-Lloyd
35.3x6.6%€27.0b
HHX HAMMONIA Schiffsholding
10.5xn/a€40.7m
DVW1 Danaos
2.8x-8.6%€1.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DVW1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.8x) compared to the peer average (12.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a-16.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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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 (7.1x).


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 Ratio8.4x

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 (8.4x).


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€77.00
€94.56
+22.8%
2.9%€97.35€91.78n/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€62.46n/a3
Dec ’24€64.40
€69.60
+8.1%
7.4%€74.58€62.46n/a3
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
Dec ’23€52.00
€89.34
+71.8%
28.3%€124.09€64.53€64.403
Nov ’23€58.60
€98.80
+68.6%
20.8%€127.76€81.77€62.403

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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