Vend Marketplaces (OB:VEND) Valuation in Focus After Share Class Unification and Insider Participation in New Issue

Vend Marketplaces (OB:VEND) recently unified its share classes and has launched a new share issue, granting subscription rights to former A shareholders. Several key insiders opted to participate, which reflects confidence in the company’s next phase.

See our latest analysis for Vend Marketplaces.

After a turbulent stretch that included multiple index moves and some mixed earnings news, Vend Marketplaces’ share price has managed a 4.4% gain year-to-date, even as its 1-year total shareholder return sits at just over 1%. The recent changes in capital structure and insider participation suggest renewed momentum, while the three-year total return of nearly 199% shows how quickly fortunes can shift for active market players like Vend.

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With the share class unification and new insider buying underway, the key question now is whether Vend Marketplaces’ current valuation offers investors a compelling entry point, or if the market has already anticipated its next phase of growth.

Price-to-Earnings of 49.5x: Is it justified?

Vend Marketplaces is currently trading at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 49.5x, noticeably above industry standards based on the last closing price.

The P/E ratio gauges how much investors are willing to pay for each unit of current earnings, making it a key benchmark for assessing value in interactive media and services. For a company like Vend, a high P/E typically suggests the market expects strong future earnings growth or premium profitability, but can also signal over-exuberance if those expectations are not grounded.

In Vend's case, the current P/E of 49.5x far surpasses the global industry average of 22.6x, as well as its peer group at 26.8x. Notably, the fair P/E, or what the ratio should be based on fundamentals, is estimated at 36.4x. This indicates the market is pricing in even more optimism than the fundamentals support. This raises the possibility that Vend's shares could face downward pressure if future results do not justify such a premium.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for Vend Marketplaces

Result: Price-to-Earnings of 49.5x (OVERVALUED)

However, sluggish revenue and profit growth or a sharp shift in market sentiment could quickly challenge Vend Marketplaces’ currently optimistic share valuation.

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Another View: What Does the DCF Model Suggest?

While the current price-to-earnings ratio points to an overvalued stock, our DCF model tells a similar story. Based on projected cash flows, Vend Marketplaces' shares trade above our estimate of fair value (NOK314.92 compared to the current NOK349). So, is the market pricing in too much optimism, or does it see something the model cannot?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

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