The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.

BATS-CHIXE:LWDBL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.2b

Law Debenture Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: LWDBL (£8.88) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£5.29)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LWDBL. This is calculated by dividing LWDBL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LWDBL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.3x
EarningsUK£140.61m
Market CapUK£1.17b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for LWDBL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.9x
ASHM Ashmore Group
12.4x-4.9%UK£1.2b
BBGI BBGI Global Infrastructure
16.2xn/aUK£893.6m
N91 Ninety One Group
9.3x6.1%UK£1.4b
OCI Oakley Capital Investments
9.7xn/aUK£852.1m
LWDBL Law Debenture
8.3xn/aUK£1.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LWDBL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.3x) compared to the peer average (11.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LWDBL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Capital Markets Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PNIX Phoenix Digital Assets
1.2xn/aUS$35.25m
IX. i(x) Net Zero
0.1xn/aUS$8.94m
APQ APQ Global
0.4xn/aUS$5.78m
MAFL Mineral & Financial Investments
1.9xn/aUS$4.82m
No more companies available in this PE range
No. of Companies18PE01020304050+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LWDBL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.3x) compared to the UK Capital Markets industry average (12.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LWDBL'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.

LWDBL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.3x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LWDBL's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


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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