Is There Now An Opportunity In FastPartner AB (publ) (STO:FPAR A)?

FastPartner AB (publ) (STO:FPAR A), is not the largest company out there, but it received a lot of attention from a substantial price movement on the OM over the last few months, increasing to kr111 at one point, and dropping to the lows of kr73.20. Some share price movements can give investors a better opportunity to enter into the stock, and potentially buy at a lower price. A question to answer is whether FastPartner's current trading price of kr73.20 reflective of the actual value of the small-cap? Or is it currently undervalued, providing us with the opportunity to buy? Let’s take a look at FastPartner’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if there are any catalysts for a price change.

Check out our latest analysis for FastPartner

What is FastPartner worth?

The share price seems sensible at the moment according to my price multiple model, where I compare the company's price-to-earnings ratio to the industry average. I’ve used the price-to-earnings ratio in this instance because there’s not enough visibility to forecast its cash flows. The stock’s ratio of 4.53x is currently trading slightly below its industry peers’ ratio of 5.35x, which means if you buy FastPartner today, you’d be paying a decent price for it. And if you believe FastPartner should be trading in this range, then there isn’t much room for the share price to grow beyond the levels of other industry peers over the long-term. Furthermore, it seems like FastPartner’s share price is quite stable, which means there may be less chances to buy low in the future now that it’s priced similarly to industry peers. This is because the stock is less volatile than the wider market given its low beta.

Can we expect growth from FastPartner?

Investors looking for growth in their portfolio may want to consider the prospects of a company before buying its shares. Although value investors would argue that it’s the intrinsic value relative to the price that matter the most, a more compelling investment thesis would be high growth potential at a cheap price. Though in the case of FastPartner, it is expected to deliver a highly negative earnings growth in the next few years, which doesn’t help build up its investment thesis. It appears that risk of future uncertainty is high, at least in the near term.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? FPAR A seems priced close to industry peers right now, but given the uncertainty from negative returns in the future, this could be the right time to reduce the risk in your portfolio. Is your current exposure to the stock beneficial for your total portfolio? And is the opportunity cost of holding a negative-outlook stock too high? Before you make a decision on FPAR A, take a look at whether its fundamentals have changed.

Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping an eye on FPAR A for a while, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around industry price multiples. This means there’s less benefit from mispricing. Furthermore, the negative growth outlook increases the risk of holding the stock. However, there are also other important factors we haven’t considered today, which can help crystallize your views on FPAR A should the price fluctuate below the industry PE ratio.

With this in mind, we wouldn't consider investing in a stock unless we had a thorough understanding of the risks. For example, FastPartner has 5 warning signs (and 2 which can't be ignored) we think you should know about.

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