Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited

SEHK:371 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$22.3b

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Valuation

Is 371 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 371 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 371 (HK$2.22) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$7.93)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 371 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 371?

Key metric: As 371 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 371. This is calculated by dividing 371's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 371's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio13.4x
EarningsCN¥1.55b
Market CapCN¥20.75b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 371's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 371 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.4x
270 Guangdong Investment
10.9x13.9%HK$31.4b
855 China Water Affairs Group
4.7x2.4%HK$7.2b
1853 Jilin Province Chuncheng Heating
4.1xn/aHK$634.7m
3768 Kunming Dianchi Water Treatment
2xn/aHK$638.0m
371 Beijing Enterprises Water Group
13.4x13.9%HK$22.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 371 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the peer average (5.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 371's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Water Utilities Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
371 13.4xIndustry Avg. 14.8xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 371 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the Asian Water Utilities industry average (14.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 371'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.

371 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio13.4x
Fair PE Ratio10.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 371 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.8x).


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 371 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$2.22
HK$2.65
+19.4%
3.4%HK$2.80HK$2.50n/a6
Nov ’25HK$2.33
HK$2.65
+13.8%
3.4%HK$2.80HK$2.50n/a6
Oct ’25HK$2.42
HK$2.65
+9.6%
3.4%HK$2.80HK$2.50n/a6
Sep ’25HK$2.28
HK$2.65
+16.3%
3.4%HK$2.80HK$2.50n/a6
Aug ’25HK$2.36
HK$2.42
+2.7%
12.9%HK$2.90HK$2.00n/a5
Jul ’25HK$2.40
HK$2.42
+1.0%
12.9%HK$2.90HK$2.00n/a5
Jun ’25HK$2.49
HK$2.40
-3.5%
12.6%HK$2.90HK$2.00n/a5
May ’25HK$1.98
HK$2.11
+6.8%
17.7%HK$2.50HK$1.45n/a5
Apr ’25HK$1.74
HK$2.07
+19.2%
18.1%HK$2.50HK$1.45n/a5
Mar ’25HK$1.86
HK$2.14
+15.2%
23.2%HK$2.90HK$1.40n/a5
Feb ’25HK$1.86
HK$2.14
+15.2%
23.2%HK$2.90HK$1.40n/a5
Jan ’25HK$1.74
HK$2.14
+23.2%
23.2%HK$2.90HK$1.40n/a5
Dec ’24HK$1.58
HK$2.13
+34.5%
20.1%HK$2.90HK$1.40n/a7
Nov ’24HK$1.65
HK$2.13
+28.8%
20.1%HK$2.90HK$1.40HK$2.337
Oct ’24HK$1.71
HK$2.20
+28.5%
25.9%HK$3.40HK$1.40HK$2.427
Sep ’24HK$1.81
HK$2.23
+23.1%
25.2%HK$3.40HK$1.40HK$2.287
Aug ’24HK$1.92
HK$2.28
+19.0%
24.0%HK$3.40HK$1.50HK$2.367
Jul ’24HK$1.86
HK$2.31
+24.3%
22.4%HK$3.40HK$1.50HK$2.408
Jun ’24HK$2.02
HK$2.31
+14.4%
22.4%HK$3.40HK$1.50HK$2.498
May ’24HK$1.99
HK$2.42
+21.6%
29.0%HK$4.20HK$1.50HK$1.989
Apr ’24HK$1.96
HK$2.54
+29.3%
28.2%HK$4.20HK$1.50HK$1.748
Mar ’24HK$1.93
HK$2.74
+42.0%
25.8%HK$4.20HK$1.85HK$1.869
Feb ’24HK$2.03
HK$2.83
+39.3%
25.5%HK$4.20HK$1.85HK$1.8610
Jan ’24HK$2.00
HK$2.83
+41.3%
25.5%HK$4.20HK$1.85HK$1.7410
Dec ’23HK$1.97
HK$2.83
+43.5%
25.5%HK$4.20HK$1.85HK$1.5810
Nov ’23HK$1.69
HK$2.83
+67.3%
25.5%HK$4.20HK$1.85HK$1.6510

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


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