Persol Holdings Co.,Ltd.

TSE:2181 Stock Report

Market Cap: JP¥525.6b

Persol HoldingsLtd Valuation

Is 2181 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 2181 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 2181 (¥236.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (¥609.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 2181 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 2181?

Key metric: As 2181 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 2181. This is calculated by dividing 2181's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 2181's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.2x
EarningsJP¥34.58b
Market CapJP¥525.62b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 2181's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 2181 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average25.9x
6028 TechnoPro Holdings
19.2x12.4%JP¥296.9b
4194 Visional
23.5x13.9%JP¥318.6b
9744 MEITEC Group Holdings
18.4x4.9%JP¥222.7b
2427 OUTSOURCING
42.7x49.2%JP¥220.4b
2181 Persol HoldingsLtd
15.2x10.4%JP¥525.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 2181 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.2x) compared to the peer average (25.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 2181's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the JP Professional Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
2168 Pasona Group
0.8x-152.3%US$488.80m
No more companies available in this PE range
2181 15.2xIndustry Avg. 15.0xNo. of Companies24PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 2181 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.2x) compared to the JP Professional Services industry average (15x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 2181'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.

2181 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.2x
Fair PE Ratio21.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 2181 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.2x).

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 2181 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentJP¥236.90
JP¥282.67
+19.3%
19.0%JP¥390.00JP¥236.00n/a6
Dec ’25JP¥230.90
JP¥289.33
+25.3%
18.3%JP¥390.00JP¥236.00n/a6
Nov ’25JP¥253.40
JP¥284.33
+12.2%
18.0%JP¥390.00JP¥236.00n/a6
Oct ’25JP¥258.90
JP¥284.33
+9.8%
18.0%JP¥390.00JP¥236.00n/a6
Sep ’25JP¥284.70
JP¥284.33
-0.1%
18.0%JP¥390.00JP¥236.00n/a6
Aug ’25JP¥245.70
JP¥275.20
+12.0%
21.8%JP¥390.00JP¥220.00n/a5
Jul ’25JP¥228.40
JP¥271.20
+18.7%
22.7%JP¥390.00JP¥220.00n/a5
Jun ’25JP¥226.10
JP¥271.20
+19.9%
22.7%JP¥390.00JP¥220.00n/a5
May ’25JP¥216.60
JP¥269.00
+24.2%
19.5%JP¥370.00JP¥230.00n/a5
Apr ’25JP¥210.60
JP¥269.00
+27.7%
19.5%JP¥370.00JP¥230.00n/a5
Mar ’25JP¥215.70
JP¥277.00
+28.4%
18.2%JP¥370.00JP¥230.00n/a5
Feb ’25JP¥239.90
JP¥281.00
+17.1%
16.8%JP¥370.00JP¥235.00n/a5
Jan ’25JP¥242.10
JP¥291.67
+20.5%
14.0%JP¥370.00JP¥235.00n/a6
Dec ’24JP¥241.80
JP¥289.17
+19.6%
14.2%JP¥370.00JP¥235.00JP¥230.906
Nov ’24JP¥228.70
JP¥303.50
+32.7%
10.5%JP¥370.00JP¥270.00JP¥253.406
Oct ’24JP¥243.40
JP¥308.50
+26.7%
9.2%JP¥370.00JP¥281.00JP¥258.906
Sep ’24JP¥253.25
JP¥308.50
+21.8%
9.2%JP¥370.00JP¥281.00JP¥284.706
Aug ’24JP¥278.85
JP¥310.17
+11.2%
10.3%JP¥380.00JP¥281.00JP¥245.706
Jul ’24JP¥258.90
JP¥311.83
+20.4%
11.4%JP¥390.00JP¥281.00JP¥228.406
Jun ’24JP¥264.30
JP¥325.17
+23.0%
13.2%JP¥390.00JP¥281.00JP¥226.106
May ’24JP¥279.10
JP¥342.00
+22.5%
11.2%JP¥390.00JP¥300.00JP¥216.605
Apr ’24JP¥265.40
JP¥342.00
+28.9%
7.5%JP¥380.00JP¥300.00JP¥210.605
Mar ’24JP¥272.90
JP¥339.43
+24.4%
8.3%JP¥380.00JP¥281.00JP¥215.707
Feb ’24JP¥286.10
JP¥344.43
+20.4%
9.2%JP¥380.00JP¥281.00JP¥239.907
Jan ’24JP¥282.80
JP¥344.43
+21.8%
9.2%JP¥380.00JP¥281.00JP¥242.107
Dec ’23JP¥311.00
JP¥344.43
+10.7%
9.2%JP¥380.00JP¥281.00JP¥241.807

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 15:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Persol Holdings Co.,Ltd. is covered by 15 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Yusuke NoguchiBofA Global Research
Jun KatoCLSA
Satoru SekineDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.