John Keells Hotels PLC

COSE:KHL.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨24.8b

John Keells Hotels Valuation

Is KHL.N0000 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of KHL.N0000 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KHL.N0000 (LKR17) is trading above our estimate of fair value (LKR11.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KHL.N0000 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KHL.N0000?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

KHL.N0000 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/Revenue2.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA13.7x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does KHL.N0000's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for KHL.N0000 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.1x
AHPL.N0000 Asian Hotels and Properties
2.3x39.1%LK₨25.0b
HUNA.N0000 Hunas Holdings
22.5xn/aLK₨23.4b
AHUN.N0000 Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings
0.4x22.6%LK₨20.8b
EDEN.N0000 Eden Hotel Lanka
3.1xn/aLK₨23.0b
KHL.N0000 John Keells Hotels
0.8x35.5%LK₨24.8b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: KHL.N0000 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the peer average (7.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KHL.N0000's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the LK Hospitality Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a22.9%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: KHL.N0000 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the LK Hospitality industry average (1.9x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KHL.N0000's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

KHL.N0000 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.8x
Fair PS Ratio3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: KHL.N0000 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (3x).


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 KHL.N0000 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentLK₨17.00
LK₨25.00
+47.1%
8.0%LK₨27.00LK₨23.00n/a2
Oct ’25LK₨17.50
LK₨25.00
+42.9%
8.0%LK₨27.00LK₨23.00n/a2
Sep ’25LK₨15.20
LK₨26.00
+71.1%
3.8%LK₨27.00LK₨25.00n/a2
Aug ’25LK₨15.50
LK₨26.00
+67.7%
3.8%LK₨27.00LK₨25.00n/a2
Jul ’25LK₨17.80
LK₨26.00
+46.1%
3.8%LK₨27.00LK₨25.00n/a2
Jun ’25LK₨18.70
LK₨26.00
+39.0%
3.8%LK₨27.00LK₨25.00n/a2
May ’25LK₨19.10
LK₨30.00
+57.1%
16.7%LK₨35.00LK₨25.00n/a2

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.


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