PLB Engineering Berhad Valuation

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

PLB (MYR1.15) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (MYR24.64)

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

Below Fair Value: PLB (MYR1.15) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MYR24.64)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PLB. This is calculated by dividing PLB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PLB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	18.5x
Earnings	RM 6.97m
Market Cap	RM 129.25m

PLB 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	2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	7.7x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PLB 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	9.6x
AZRB Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad	1.2x	n/a	RM 144.3m
BINTAI Bintai Kinden Corporation Berhad	9.8x	n/a	RM 109.8m
PESONA Pesona Metro Holdings Berhad	12.9x	38.0%	RM 177.2m
JTGROUP Jati Tinggi Group Berhad	14.6x	n/a	RM 141.0m
PLB PLB Engineering Berhad	18.5x	n/a	RM 129.3m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PLB is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x) compared to the peer average (9.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PLB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the MY Construction Industry?

2 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
AZRB Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad	1.2x	n/a	US$32.30m
ZELAN Zelan Berhad	1x	n/a	US$7.56m

No more companies available in this PE range

2 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PLB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.5x) compared to the MY Construction industry average (19.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PLB'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.

PLB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	18.5x
Fair PE Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate PLB'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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