China Beststudy Education Group Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of 3978 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

3978 (HK$3.25) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (HK$113.5)

Is 3978 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 3978 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 3978 (HK$3.25) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$113.5)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 3978 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 3978?

Key metric: As 3978 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 3978. This is calculated by dividing 3978's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 3978's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	17.8x
Earnings	CN¥124.86m
Market Cap	CN¥2.23b

3978 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/Revenue	3.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	9.6x
PEG Ratio	0.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 3978's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 3978 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	7.7x
1769 Scholar Education Group	20.7x	n/a	HK$2.8b
2001 China New Higher Education Group	3.4x	8.2%	HK$2.7b
1890 China Kepei Education Group	3.1x	5.2%	HK$2.6b
382 Edvantage Group Holdings	3.5x	4.7%	HK$2.5b
3978 China Beststudy Education Group	17.8x	42.3%	HK$2.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 3978 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x) compared to the peer average (7.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 3978's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Consumer Services Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 3978 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x) compared to the Hong Kong Consumer Services industry average (6.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 3978'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.

3978 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	17.8x
Fair PE Ratio	14.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 3978 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.2x).

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.