Brown-Forman Corporation

LSE:0HQ3 Stock Report

Market Cap: US$20.5b

Brown-Forman Valuation

Is 0HQ3 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 0HQ3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0HQ3 ($43.2) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($42.52)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0HQ3 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0HQ3?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

0HQ3 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/Revenue5.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.9x
PEG Ratio5.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0HQ3's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0HQ3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.4x
DGE Diageo
16.5x5.4%UK£55.5b
CCR C&C Group
26.7x24.0%UK£614.7m
CCH Coca-Cola HBC
18.4x10.3%UK£9.9b
IMB Imperial Brands
8.2x1.0%UK£17.0b
0HQ3 Brown-Forman
20x3.6%US$20.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0HQ3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the peer average (17.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0HQ3's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Beverage Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a7.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0HQ3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the European Beverage industry average (18.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0HQ3'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.

0HQ3 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20x
Fair PE Ratio19.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0HQ3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.5x).


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 0HQ3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$43.20
US$49.17
+13.8%
11.0%US$66.00US$43.00n/a19
Jun ’25US$45.30
US$56.86
+25.5%
13.6%US$80.00US$44.00n/a19
May ’25US$47.59
US$58.18
+22.3%
11.6%US$80.00US$50.00n/a20
Apr ’25US$51.95
US$58.38
+12.4%
11.6%US$80.00US$50.00n/a20
Mar ’25US$60.59
US$60.51
-0.1%
11.1%US$80.00US$50.00n/a20
Feb ’25US$56.53
US$59.92
+6.0%
11.7%US$80.00US$50.00n/a19
Jan ’25US$57.32
US$60.70
+5.9%
11.8%US$80.00US$50.00n/a19
Dec ’24US$58.84
US$67.13
+14.1%
12.4%US$90.00US$53.00n/a19
Nov ’24US$55.75
US$68.66
+23.2%
11.4%US$90.00US$53.00n/a19
Oct ’24US$58.00
US$69.46
+19.8%
10.4%US$90.00US$56.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$66.56
US$69.68
+4.7%
10.2%US$90.00US$56.00n/a19
Aug ’24US$70.53
US$68.79
-2.5%
10.3%US$90.00US$56.00n/a19
Jul ’24US$66.90
US$68.08
+1.8%
10.2%US$90.00US$56.00n/a19
Jun ’24US$61.93
US$68.19
+10.1%
10.0%US$90.00US$60.00US$45.3018
May ’24US$64.67
US$68.14
+5.4%
10.0%US$90.00US$60.00US$47.5918
Apr ’24US$64.31
US$68.58
+6.6%
10.3%US$90.00US$60.00US$51.9518
Mar ’24US$64.13
US$70.53
+10.0%
10.0%US$90.00US$60.00US$60.5919
Feb ’24US$66.98
US$71.06
+6.1%
9.7%US$90.00US$60.00US$56.5318
Jan ’24US$65.48
US$71.06
+8.5%
9.7%US$90.00US$60.00US$57.3218
Dec ’23US$73.78
US$73.11
-0.9%
9.0%US$90.00US$62.00US$58.8418
Nov ’23US$67.36
US$73.33
+8.9%
8.4%US$90.00US$62.00US$55.7518
Oct ’23US$67.43
US$73.53
+9.0%
8.5%US$90.00US$62.00US$58.0017
Sep ’23US$71.54
US$71.53
-0.01%
10.3%US$90.00US$54.00US$66.5617
Aug ’23US$74.19
US$71.02
-4.3%
10.4%US$90.00US$54.00US$70.5317
Jul ’23US$70.50
US$70.91
+0.6%
10.1%US$90.00US$54.00US$66.9018
Jun ’23US$64.99
US$70.81
+8.9%
10.4%US$90.00US$54.00US$61.9318

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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