Hindustan Unilever Limited

NSEI:HINDUNILVR Stock Report

Market Cap: ₹5.2t

Hindustan Unilever Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: HINDUNILVR (₹2226.3) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹510.7)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

HINDUNILVR 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/Revenue8.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA35x
PEG Ratio5.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for HINDUNILVR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average63.2x
GODREJCP Godrej Consumer Products
70.7x19.1%₹1.2t
DABUR Dabur India
51.9x13.1%₹899.8b
500830 Colgate-Palmolive (India)
60.7x9.1%₹768.3b
500459 Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care
69.4x13.5%₹522.0b
HINDUNILVR Hindustan Unilever
50.9x8.6%₹5.2t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HINDUNILVR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.9x) compared to the peer average (63.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HINDUNILVR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the IN Personal Products Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HINDUNILVR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.9x) compared to the Asian Personal Products industry average (25.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HINDUNILVR'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.

HINDUNILVR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio50.9x
Fair PE Ratio53.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HINDUNILVR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (50.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.2x).


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 HINDUNILVR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹2,226.30
₹2,577.74
+15.8%
8.2%₹3,000.00₹2,189.00n/a38
Apr ’25₹2,285.90
₹2,742.29
+20.0%
6.6%₹3,105.00₹2,350.00n/a38
Mar ’25₹2,409.70
₹2,743.39
+13.8%
6.5%₹3,105.00₹2,350.00n/a38
Feb ’25₹2,473.60
₹2,748.62
+11.1%
6.5%₹3,105.00₹2,350.00n/a37
Jan ’25₹2,654.75
₹2,829.78
+6.6%
6.0%₹3,300.00₹2,422.00n/a37
Dec ’24₹2,563.65
₹2,832.70
+10.5%
6.0%₹3,300.00₹2,430.00n/a37
Nov ’24₹2,472.25
₹2,832.70
+14.6%
6.0%₹3,300.00₹2,430.00n/a37
Oct ’24₹2,465.60
₹2,880.53
+16.8%
7.5%₹3,450.00₹2,270.00n/a36
Sep ’24₹2,504.80
₹2,885.24
+15.2%
7.5%₹3,450.00₹2,270.00n/a38
Aug ’24₹2,551.10
₹2,885.24
+13.1%
7.5%₹3,450.00₹2,270.00n/a38
Jul ’24₹2,678.15
₹2,876.81
+7.4%
6.3%₹3,377.00₹2,408.00n/a37
Jun ’24₹2,697.90
₹2,865.33
+6.2%
6.4%₹3,377.00₹2,408.00n/a36
May ’24₹2,457.30
₹2,862.72
+16.5%
6.4%₹3,377.00₹2,408.00₹2,230.4536
Apr ’24₹2,560.35
₹2,894.54
+13.1%
7.4%₹3,365.00₹2,320.00₹2,285.9035
Mar ’24₹2,466.25
₹2,888.28
+17.1%
7.5%₹3,365.00₹2,320.00₹2,409.7036
Feb ’24₹2,574.25
₹2,883.37
+12.0%
7.3%₹3,365.00₹2,320.00₹2,473.6038
Jan ’24₹2,561.05
₹2,852.25
+11.4%
8.0%₹3,235.00₹2,230.00₹2,654.7536
Dec ’23₹2,662.85
₹2,826.78
+6.2%
7.4%₹3,200.00₹2,230.00₹2,563.6537
Nov ’23₹2,551.80
₹2,826.61
+10.8%
7.5%₹3,140.00₹2,230.00₹2,472.2536
Oct ’23₹2,696.45
₹2,788.50
+3.4%
6.8%₹3,050.00₹2,230.00₹2,465.6036
Sep ’23₹2,606.00
₹2,786.69
+6.9%
7.0%₹3,050.00₹2,230.00₹2,504.8036
Aug ’23₹2,593.00
₹2,783.74
+7.4%
6.9%₹3,050.00₹2,230.00₹2,551.1035
Jul ’23₹2,282.35
₹2,533.39
+11.0%
7.5%₹3,000.00₹2,120.00₹2,678.1533
Jun ’23₹2,308.45
₹2,522.00
+9.3%
7.6%₹3,000.00₹2,120.00₹2,697.9032
May ’23₹2,234.85
₹2,540.15
+13.7%
7.9%₹3,250.00₹2,200.00₹2,457.3033

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


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