ExlService Holdings, Inc.

NasdaqGS:EXLS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.1b

ExlService Holdings Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: EXLS ($44.38) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($59.61)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for EXLS. This is calculated by dividing EXLS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is EXLS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio38x
EarningsUS$187.91m
Market CapUS$7.12b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for EXLS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.7x
G Genpact
11.9x-0.3%US$7.8b
MMS Maximus
16.5x0.9%US$4.8b
VRRM Verra Mobility
37.4x23.5%US$3.8b
CNXC Concentrix
13x50.9%US$2.4b
EXLS ExlService Holdings
38x15.3%US$7.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EXLS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38x) compared to the peer average (19.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EXLS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNDT Conduent
1.3x-104.3%US$569.21m
CIH China Index Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$87.15m
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
STCN Steel Connect
3.2xn/aUS$62.29m
EXLS 38.0xIndustry Avg. 23.8xNo. of Companies16PE01632486480+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EXLS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (23.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EXLS'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.

EXLS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio38x
Fair PE Ratio27.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: EXLS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.7x).


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 EXLS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$44.38
US$46.44
+4.7%
6.3%US$50.00US$40.00n/a9
Nov ’25US$41.65
US$46.44
+11.5%
6.3%US$50.00US$40.00n/a9
Oct ’25US$38.10
US$39.33
+3.2%
5.1%US$42.00US$35.00n/a9
Sep ’25US$36.54
US$38.22
+4.6%
5.2%US$41.00US$35.00n/a9
Aug ’25US$32.68
US$37.50
+14.7%
5.3%US$40.00US$34.00n/a9
Jul ’25US$31.20
US$36.61
+17.3%
6.4%US$40.00US$32.00n/a9
Jun ’25US$29.86
US$36.61
+22.6%
6.4%US$40.00US$32.00n/a9
May ’25US$29.07
US$35.94
+23.6%
6.0%US$40.00US$32.00n/a9
Apr ’25US$31.36
US$36.06
+15.0%
6.0%US$40.00US$32.00n/a9
Mar ’25US$31.75
US$35.83
+12.9%
5.7%US$40.00US$32.00n/a9
Feb ’25US$31.94
US$34.87
+9.2%
8.4%US$40.00US$28.00n/a9
Jan ’25US$30.85
US$33.98
+10.1%
10.0%US$40.00US$28.00n/a9
Dec ’24US$28.87
US$33.76
+16.9%
9.9%US$40.00US$28.00n/a9
Nov ’24US$25.92
US$33.76
+30.2%
9.9%US$40.00US$28.00US$41.659
Oct ’24US$28.04
US$35.24
+25.7%
6.2%US$40.00US$32.40US$38.109
Sep ’24US$29.30
US$35.53
+21.2%
6.1%US$40.00US$32.40US$36.548
Aug ’24US$28.21
US$35.43
+25.6%
6.5%US$40.00US$32.40US$32.688
Jul ’24US$30.21
US$37.98
+25.7%
5.8%US$40.20US$34.00US$31.208
Jun ’24US$30.56
US$37.98
+24.3%
5.8%US$40.20US$34.00US$29.868
May ’24US$35.10
US$37.98
+8.2%
5.8%US$40.20US$34.00US$29.078
Apr ’24US$32.37
US$37.25
+15.1%
7.3%US$40.00US$32.00US$31.368
Mar ’24US$32.65
US$37.25
+14.1%
7.3%US$40.00US$32.00US$31.758
Feb ’24US$33.86
US$36.95
+9.1%
7.9%US$40.00US$31.00US$31.948
Jan ’24US$33.89
US$36.70
+8.3%
9.4%US$40.00US$29.00US$30.858
Dec ’23US$37.07
US$36.58
-1.3%
9.2%US$40.00US$29.00US$28.878
Nov ’23US$36.84
US$35.58
-3.4%
9.9%US$40.00US$29.00US$25.928

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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