China Starch Holdings Limited

SEHK:3838 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$1.0b

China Starch Holdings Valuation

Is 3838 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 3838 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 3838 (HK$0.17) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$0.18)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 3838 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 3838?

Key metric: As 3838 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 3838. This is calculated by dividing 3838's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 3838's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio2.7x
EarningsCN¥360.37m
Market CapCN¥943.90m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 3838's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 3838 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.3x
1837 Natural Food International Holding
5.9xn/aHK$1.0b
829 Shenguan Holdings (Group)
22xn/aHK$920.7m
374 Four Seas Mercantile Holdings
27.7xn/aHK$960.5m
2317 Vedan International (Holdings)
5.7xn/aHK$746.1m
3838 China Starch Holdings
2.7xn/aHK$1.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 3838 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.7x) compared to the peer average (15.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 3838's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Food Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
809 Global Bio-chem Technology Group
0.2xn/aUS$93.78m
3889 Global Sweeteners Holdings
2.4xn/aUS$28.18m
No more companies available in this PE range
3838 2.7xIndustry Avg. 14.0xNo. of Companies8PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 3838 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (2.7x) compared to the Hong Kong Food industry average (14x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 3838'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.

3838 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio2.7x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 3838'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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