Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH), which is in the trade distributors business, and is based in Bermuda, saw a decent share price growth in the teens level on the NYSE over the last few months. Less-covered, small caps sees more of an opportunity for mispricing due to the lack of information available to the public, which can be a good thing. So, could the stock still be trading at a low price relative to its actual value? Let’s take a look at Textainer Group Holdings’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if the opportunity still exists.
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Is Textainer Group Holdings still cheap?
According to my price multiple model, which makes a comparison between the company's price-to-earnings ratio and the industry average, the stock price seems to be justfied. In this instance, I’ve used the price-to-earnings (PE) ratio given that there is not enough information to reliably forecast the stock’s cash flows. I find that Textainer Group Holdings’s ratio of 11.81x is trading slightly below its industry peers’ ratio of 13.2x, which means if you buy Textainer Group Holdings today, you’d be paying a decent price for it. And if you believe Textainer Group Holdings 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. Is there another opportunity to buy low in the future? Since Textainer Group Holdings’s share price is quite volatile, we could potentially see it sink lower (or rise higher) in the future, giving us another chance to buy. This is based on its high beta, which is a good indicator for how much the stock moves relative to the rest of the market.
What does the future of Textainer Group Holdings look like?
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. However, with an extremely negative double-digit change in profit expected next year, near-term growth is certainly not a driver of a buy decision. It seems like high uncertainty is on the cards for Textainer Group Holdings, at least in the near future.
What this means for you:
Are you a shareholder? Currently, TGH appears to be trading around industry price multiples, but given the uncertainty from negative returns in the future, this could be the right time to de-risk 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 TGH, take a look at whether its fundamentals have changed.
Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping tabs on TGH 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. In addition to this, 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 gel your views on TGH should the price fluctuate below the industry PE ratio.
Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on Textainer Group Holdings. You can find everything you need to know about Textainer Group Holdings in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in Textainer Group Holdings, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.
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