Laureate Education Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: LAUR * (MX$376.66) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MX$535.89)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LAUR *. This is calculated by dividing LAUR *'s market cap by their current earnings.
What is LAUR *'s PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	11.3x
Earnings	US$250.33m
Market Cap	US$2.83b

LAUR * 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/Revenue	2.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	7.4x
PEG Ratio	4.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does LAUR *'s PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for LAUR * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	27.6x
ALSEA * Alsea. de	13.4x	23.2%	Mex$38.6b
RLH A RLH Properties. de	30.9x	n/a	Mex$18.4b
KLC KinderCare Learning Companies	46.9x	42.5%	US$2.7b
ATGE Adtalem Global Education	19.1x	20.4%	US$3.3b
LAUR * Laureate Education	11.3x	2.3%	Mex$2.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LAUR * is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the peer average (27.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LAUR *'s PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Consumer Services Industry?

27 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap

27 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LAUR * is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the Global Consumer Services industry average (17.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LAUR *'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.

LAUR * PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	11.3x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate LAUR *'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?

The above table shows the analyst LAUR * forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
Date	Share Price	Average 1Y Price Target	Dispersion	High	Low	1Y Actual price	Analysts
Current	Mex$376.66	Mex$405.53 +7.7%	8.2%	Mex$446.09	Mex$364.98	n/a	3
Nov ’25	Mex$311.00	Mex$405.53 +30.4%	8.2%	Mex$446.09	Mex$364.98	n/a	3
Oct ’25	n/a	Mex$345.74 0%	7.9%	Mex$384.15	Mex$326.53	n/a	3
Sep ’25	Mex$306.41	Mex$344.78 +12.5%	7.9%	Mex$383.09	Mex$325.63	n/a	3
Aug ’25	n/a	Mex$337.90 0%	7.9%	Mex$375.44	Mex$319.13	n/a	3
Jul ’25	n/a	Mex$298.60 0%	9.6%	Mex$338.04	Mex$270.43	n/a	3
Jun ’25	n/a	Mex$298.60 0%	9.6%	Mex$338.04	Mex$270.43	n/a	3
May ’25	n/a	Mex$301.64 0%	9.6%	Mex$341.48	Mex$273.19	n/a	3
Apr ’25	n/a	Mex$299.57 0%	10.2%	Mex$342.36	Mex$273.89	n/a	3
Mar ’25	n/a	Mex$299.57 0%	10.2%	Mex$342.36	Mex$273.89	n/a	3
Feb ’25	n/a	Mex$302.71 0%	11.9%	Mex$349.28	Mex$261.96	n/a	3
Jan ’25	n/a	Mex$302.71 0%	11.9%	Mex$349.28	Mex$261.96	n/a	3
Dec ’24	n/a	Mex$302.71 0%	11.9%	Mex$349.28	Mex$261.96	n/a	3
Nov ’24	n/a	Mex$315.24 0%	11.9%	Mex$363.73	Mex$272.80	Mex$311.00	3
Oct ’24	n/a	Mex$272.69 0%	6.3%	Mex$289.74	Mex$255.65	n/a	2
Sep ’24	n/a	Mex$272.69 0%	6.3%	Mex$289.74	Mex$255.65	Mex$306.41	2
Jul ’24	n/a	Mex$274.04 0%	8.8%	Mex$308.29	Mex$256.91	n/a	3
Jun ’24	n/a	Mex$278.91 0%	6.0%	Mex$302.65	Mex$267.04	n/a	3
May ’24	n/a	Mex$276.15 0%	9.4%	Mex$312.97	Mex$257.74	n/a	3
Apr ’24	n/a	Mex$276.15 0%	9.4%	Mex$312.97	Mex$257.74	n/a	3
Mar ’24	Mex$222.13	Mex$276.15 +24.3%	9.4%	Mex$312.97	Mex$257.74	n/a	3
Feb ’24	n/a	Mex$273.11 0%	6.6%	Mex$298.79	Mex$252.10	n/a	4
Jan ’24	n/a	Mex$276.91 0%	4.4%	Mex$293.20	Mex$263.88	n/a	3
Dec ’23	n/a	Mex$276.91 0%	4.4%	Mex$293.20	Mex$263.88	n/a	3
Nov ’23	n/a	Mex$287.82 0%	3.3%	Mex$301.21	Mex$281.13	n/a	3

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