GAIL (India) Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GAIL (₹203.8) is trading above our estimate of fair value (₹155.76)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

GAIL 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/Revenue1.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA13.8x
PEG Ratio1.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GAIL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average53.5x
ATGL Adani Total Gas
153.3xn/a₹1.0t
IGL Indraprastha Gas
16.4x-0.4%₹318.6b
GUJGASLTD Gujarat Gas
33.4x19.4%₹368.9b
MGL Mahanagar Gas
10.9x-3.8%₹141.2b
GAIL GAIL (India)
16.6x8.9%₹1.3t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GAIL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x) compared to the peer average (53.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a6.4%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GAIL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x) compared to the Asian Gas Utilities industry average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GAIL'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.

GAIL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.6x
Fair PE Ratio23.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GAIL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x).


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 GAIL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current₹203.80
₹187.00
-8.2%
15.2%₹254.00₹140.00n/a30
Apr ’25₹182.35
₹180.33
-1.1%
13.4%₹230.00₹140.00n/a30
Mar ’25₹184.15
₹176.77
-4.0%
13.1%₹225.00₹135.00n/a30
Feb ’25₹173.70
₹173.60
-0.06%
15.9%₹225.00₹100.00n/a30
Jan ’25₹166.20
₹141.00
-15.2%
11.8%₹195.00₹100.00n/a30
Dec ’24₹136.05
₹138.32
+1.7%
9.3%₹160.00₹100.00n/a31
Nov ’24₹117.60
₹137.77
+17.2%
9.3%₹160.00₹100.00n/a31
Oct ’24₹124.40
₹132.48
+6.5%
10.0%₹152.00₹100.00n/a32
Sep ’24₹121.35
₹129.88
+7.0%
10.9%₹150.00₹100.00n/a31
Aug ’24₹120.35
₹128.81
+7.0%
11.0%₹150.00₹100.00n/a30
Jul ’24₹105.05
₹120.25
+14.5%
12.4%₹150.00₹80.00n/a29
Jun ’24₹105.35
₹119.37
+13.3%
12.6%₹150.00₹80.00n/a28
May ’24₹107.30
₹119.60
+11.5%
13.6%₹150.00₹80.00₹209.1027
Apr ’24₹105.15
₹119.28
+13.4%
13.9%₹150.00₹80.00₹182.3526
Mar ’24₹103.40
₹111.54
+7.9%
13.2%₹150.00₹80.00₹184.1527
Feb ’24₹96.05
₹108.31
+12.8%
12.2%₹135.00₹80.00₹173.7028
Jan ’24₹96.05
₹108.95
+13.4%
17.6%₹160.00₹75.00₹166.2028
Dec ’23₹93.65
₹109.54
+17.0%
18.2%₹160.00₹75.00₹136.0527
Nov ’23₹91.40
₹116.57
+27.5%
18.3%₹160.00₹77.00₹117.6028
Oct ’23₹87.05
₹117.69
+35.2%
16.7%₹160.00₹77.00₹124.4028
Sep ’23₹90.90
₹116.51
+28.2%
15.9%₹156.67₹76.67₹121.3529
Aug ’23₹98.20
₹124.05
+26.3%
11.4%₹163.33₹99.33₹120.3529
Jul ’23₹88.23
₹125.21
+41.9%
11.6%₹163.33₹99.33₹105.0528
Jun ’23₹99.33
₹125.93
+26.8%
12.0%₹163.33₹99.33₹105.3528
May ’23₹106.10
₹127.93
+20.6%
10.5%₹160.00₹99.33₹107.3027

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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