Assessing Yangzijiang Financial Holding (SGX:YF8)’s Valuation After Spin-Off, Deal Termination and Leadership Overhaul

Yangzijiang Financial Holding (SGX:YF8) has just wrapped up a spin off of its maritime investments into a separate listed company, scrapped a sizeable restructuring deal, and overhauled its top leadership team in one sweep.

See our latest analysis for Yangzijiang Financial Holding.

The spin off and leadership reset come after a volatile stretch, with the 1 month share price return down sharply even as the 1 year total shareholder return has surged. This signals that momentum has cooled in the short term, but the longer term story remains compelling.

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With the shares now trading well below analyst targets and a hefty implied discount to intrinsic value, the big question is whether investors are being offered mispriced upside or if the market is already baking in future growth.

Price-to-Earnings of 4.6x: Is it justified?

On a last close of SGD0.44, Yangzijiang Financial Holding appears materially undervalued when judged against its low price-to-earnings multiple of 4.6 times.

The price-to-earnings ratio compares what investors pay today with the company’s current earnings. This is a particularly relevant yardstick for a profitable capital markets and investment group.

At just 4.6 times earnings, the market is assigning a steep discount to Yangzijiang Financial Holding despite strong recent profit growth and high quality earnings, while our fair ratio work suggests the multiple could ultimately gravitate much higher. Against both peer averages near the high teens and an estimated fair price-to-earnings ratio of 16 times, the current valuation stands out as deeply compressed.

Explore the SWS fair ratio for Yangzijiang Financial Holding

Result: Price-to-Earnings of 4.6x (UNDERVALUED)

However, investors should weigh slowing net income growth and the still fresh restructuring pivot, which could expose execution risks and prolong the current period of derating.

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Another Take: What Does Our DCF Say?

Our DCF model points to a fair value of about SGD0.63 per share, which is roughly 30% above the current SGD0.44 price and also screens as undervalued. When both earnings multiples and cash flow math lean the same way, the question becomes whether the market is overlooking something or pricing in risks that are hard to see.

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

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