Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust PLC

COSE:GUAR.N0000 Stock Report

Market Cap: LK₨9.2b

Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust Valuation

Is GUAR.N0000 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 GUAR.N0000 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GUAR.N0000 (LKR105) is trading above our estimate of fair value (LKR25.08)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As GUAR.N0000 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GUAR.N0000. This is calculated by dividing GUAR.N0000's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GUAR.N0000's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio9.3x
EarningsLK₨995.67m
Market CapLK₨9.22b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GUAR.N0000's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GUAR.N0000 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.6x
CINV.N0000 Ceylon Investment
10.5xn/aLK₨5.5b
CFVF.N0000 First Capital Holdings
10.5xn/aLK₨12.6b
KZOO.N0000 Ceylon Land & Equity
11.4xn/aLK₨2.5b
LVEN.N0000 Lanka Ventures
10xn/aLK₨1.7b
GUAR.N0000 Ceylon Guardian Investment Trust
9.3xn/aLK₨9.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GUAR.N0000 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.3x) compared to the peer average (10.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GUAR.N0000's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Capital Markets Industry?

40 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GUAR.N0000 9.3xIndustry Avg. 17.9xNo. of Companies103PE01632486480+
40 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GUAR.N0000 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.3x) compared to the Asian Capital Markets industry average (17.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GUAR.N0000'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.

GUAR.N0000 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.3x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GUAR.N0000's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.

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