YTL Corporation Berhad Valuation

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

Valuation Score

6/6

Valuation Score 6/6

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

Below Fair Value: YTL (MYR2.55) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MYR11.79)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for YTL. This is calculated by dividing YTL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is YTL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.4x
EarningsRM 1.95b
Market CapRM 23.62b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for YTL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.2x
YTLPOWR YTL Power International Berhad
11.1x3.2%RM 30.0b
PETGAS PETRONAS Gas Berhad
18.6x3.3%RM 34.4b
TENAGA Tenaga Nasional Berhad
18.7x8.5%RM 81.8b
GASMSIA Gas Malaysia Berhad
12.5x0.4%RM 5.4b
YTL YTL Corporation Berhad
14.4x9.5%RM 23.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: YTL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the peer average (15.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does YTL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Integrated Utilities Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
YTL 14.4xIndustry Avg. 16.7xNo. of Companies10PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: YTL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the Global Integrated Utilities industry average (16.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is YTL'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.

YTL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.4x
Fair PE Ratio18.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: YTL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.7x).


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 YTL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentRM 2.55
RM 3.45
+35.3%
11.0%RM 3.93RM 3.00n/a3
Dec ’25RM 2.08
RM 3.45
+65.9%
11.0%RM 3.93RM 3.00n/a3
Nov ’25RM 1.99
RM 3.62
+82.0%
9.3%RM 4.19RM 3.33n/a4
Oct ’25RM 2.51
RM 3.62
+44.3%
9.3%RM 4.19RM 3.33n/a4
Sep ’25RM 2.90
RM 3.62
+24.9%
9.3%RM 4.19RM 3.33n/a4
Aug ’25RM 3.38
RM 3.71
+9.6%
9.4%RM 4.19RM 3.33n/a4
Jul ’25RM 3.62
RM 3.71
+2.3%
9.4%RM 4.19RM 3.33n/a4
Jun ’25RM 3.59
RM 3.71
+3.2%
9.4%RM 4.19RM 3.33n/a4
May ’25RM 3.10
RM 2.87
-7.4%
13.4%RM 3.33RM 2.27n/a4
Apr ’25RM 2.66
RM 3.01
+13.0%
33.5%RM 4.65RM 2.10n/a4
Mar ’25RM 2.60
RM 2.51
-3.7%
13.9%RM 3.00RM 2.10n/a4
Feb ’25RM 2.34
RM 2.17
-7.5%
14.4%RM 2.65RM 1.78n/a4
Jan ’25RM 1.89
RM 2.00
+6.0%
7.9%RM 2.13RM 1.78n/a3
Dec ’24RM 1.49
RM 2.00
+34.5%
7.9%RM 2.13RM 1.78RM 2.083
Nov ’24RM 1.48
RM 1.80
+21.6%
16.7%RM 2.10RM 1.39RM 1.993
Oct ’24RM 1.52
RM 1.80
+18.4%
16.7%RM 2.10RM 1.39RM 2.513
Sep ’24RM 1.58
RM 1.65
+4.4%
15.8%RM 1.91RM 1.39RM 2.902
Aug ’24RM 1.15
RM 1.17
+1.3%
9.9%RM 1.28RM 1.05RM 3.382
Jul ’24RM 1.04
RM 1.17
+12.0%
9.9%RM 1.28RM 1.05RM 3.622
Jun ’24RM 0.90
RM 1.03
+13.9%
2.4%RM 1.05RM 1.00RM 3.592
May ’24RM 0.66
RM 0.70
+6.8%
17.7%RM 0.83RM 0.58RM 3.102
Apr ’24RM 0.61
RM 0.70
+14.6%
17.7%RM 0.83RM 0.58RM 2.662
Mar ’24RM 0.56
RM 0.70
+25.9%
17.7%RM 0.83RM 0.58RM 2.602
Feb ’24RM 0.56
RM 0.70
+24.8%
17.7%RM 0.83RM 0.58RM 2.342
Jan ’24RM 0.58
RM 0.70
+21.6%
17.7%RM 0.83RM 0.58RM 1.892
Dec ’23RM 0.58
RM 0.70
+20.5%
17.7%RM 0.83RM 0.58RM 1.492

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 10:25
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

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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

YTL Corporation Berhad is covered by 15 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ummar Fitri Bin Hassan AssaariAffin Hwang Investment Bank
Hoy Kit MakBNP Paribas Securities (Asia)
Tjen-San ChongCGS International