Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

SEHK:293 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$59.1b

Cathay Pacific Airways Valuation

Is 293 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 293 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 293 (HK$9.18) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$20.88)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 293 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 293?

Key metric: As 293 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 293. This is calculated by dividing 293's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 293's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7x
EarningsHK$8.48b
Market CapHK$59.10b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 293's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 293 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.3x
177 Jiangsu Expressway
8.1x7.8%HK$63.9b
2618 JD Logistics
14.8x13.8%HK$87.9b
6198 Qingdao Port International
6.8x4.4%HK$57.8b
144 China Merchants Port Holdings
7.4x1.5%HK$54.2b
293 Cathay Pacific Airways
7x-2.7%HK$59.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 293 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7x) compared to the peer average (9.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 293's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Airlines Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
293 7.0xIndustry Avg. 11.3xNo. of Companies5PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 293 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7x) compared to the Asian Airlines industry average (11.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 293'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.

293 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7x
Fair PE Ratio8.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 293 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7x) 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 293 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$9.18
HK$9.89
+7.7%
11.9%HK$12.20HK$8.10n/a12
Nov ’25HK$8.13
HK$9.89
+21.6%
11.9%HK$12.20HK$8.10n/a12
Oct ’25HK$8.35
HK$9.92
+18.8%
11.4%HK$12.20HK$8.10n/a12
Sep ’25HK$7.95
HK$10.03
+26.2%
11.7%HK$12.20HK$8.10n/a13
Aug ’25HK$8.24
HK$10.33
+25.4%
11.1%HK$12.00HK$8.10n/a13
Jul ’25HK$7.99
HK$10.58
+32.4%
10.0%HK$12.00HK$8.10n/a13
Jun ’25HK$8.19
HK$10.85
+32.4%
6.6%HK$12.00HK$9.60n/a13
May ’25HK$8.45
HK$10.85
+28.4%
6.6%HK$12.00HK$9.60n/a13
Apr ’25HK$8.89
HK$10.84
+21.9%
6.6%HK$12.00HK$9.60n/a13
Mar ’25HK$8.44
HK$10.67
+26.5%
6.6%HK$11.96HK$9.60n/a13
Feb ’25HK$7.99
HK$10.73
+34.3%
6.6%HK$11.96HK$9.60n/a12
Jan ’25HK$8.16
HK$10.80
+32.3%
7.2%HK$12.00HK$9.60n/a12
Dec ’24HK$7.86
HK$10.80
+37.4%
7.2%HK$12.00HK$9.60n/a12
Nov ’24HK$7.81
HK$10.79
+38.1%
8.2%HK$12.00HK$9.57HK$8.1312
Oct ’24HK$8.04
HK$10.82
+34.6%
7.8%HK$12.00HK$9.57HK$8.3512
Sep ’24HK$8.36
HK$10.60
+26.8%
8.6%HK$12.00HK$9.00HK$7.9513
Aug ’24HK$8.83
HK$10.23
+15.9%
8.2%HK$12.00HK$8.90HK$8.2413
Jul ’24HK$8.01
HK$9.46
+18.1%
7.5%HK$10.70HK$8.40HK$7.9913
Jun ’24HK$7.08
HK$9.25
+30.6%
11.7%HK$10.70HK$6.60HK$8.1913
May ’24HK$7.57
HK$9.25
+22.2%
11.7%HK$10.70HK$6.60HK$8.4513
Apr ’24HK$7.55
HK$9.25
+22.5%
11.7%HK$10.70HK$6.60HK$8.8913
Mar ’24HK$7.78
HK$9.51
+22.2%
12.7%HK$11.00HK$6.50HK$8.4412
Feb ’24HK$7.92
HK$9.51
+20.1%
12.7%HK$11.00HK$6.50HK$7.9912
Jan ’24HK$8.52
HK$9.40
+10.3%
11.9%HK$11.00HK$6.90HK$8.1612
Dec ’23HK$7.91
HK$9.22
+16.5%
13.4%HK$11.00HK$6.90HK$7.8612
Nov ’23HK$7.37
HK$9.17
+24.5%
13.4%HK$11.00HK$6.90HK$7.8112

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


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