BrightView Holdings Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: BV ($15.98) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($23.84)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BV. This is calculated by dividing BV's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BV's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio77.9x
EarningsUS$19.50m
Market CapUS$1.52b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BV vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.5x
ARIS Aris Water Solutions
30.1x32.6%US$1.4b
SP SP Plus
35.3xn/aUS$1.1b
CECO CECO Environmental
86.3x44.9%US$1.0b
HCCI Heritage-Crystal Clean
14.6x-9.0%US$1.1b
BV BrightView Holdings
77.9x54.0%US$1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (77.9x) compared to the peer average (50.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SGTM Sustainable Green Team
3.2xn/aUS$35.60m
PGTK Pacific Green Technologies
3.6xn/aUS$28.52m
OMEX Odyssey Marine Exploration
0.6xn/aUS$7.76m
BLPG Blue Line Protection Group
3.6xn/aUS$454.58k
BV 77.9xIndustry Avg. 31.6xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (77.9x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (31.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BV'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.

BV PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio77.9x
Fair PE Ratio43x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (77.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (43x).


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 BV forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$15.98
US$18.54
+16.0%
16.2%US$22.00US$12.90n/a9
Dec ’25US$17.10
US$17.99
+5.2%
16.8%US$22.00US$12.90n/a8
Nov ’25US$16.67
US$16.66
-0.04%
16.0%US$20.00US$11.30n/a8
Oct ’25US$15.58
US$16.66
+6.9%
16.0%US$20.00US$11.30n/a8
Sep ’25US$15.97
US$16.66
+4.3%
16.0%US$20.00US$11.30n/a8
Aug ’25US$15.43
US$15.76
+2.1%
22.6%US$20.00US$11.00n/a7
Jul ’25US$12.75
US$13.67
+7.2%
21.4%US$18.00US$10.00n/a6
Jun ’25US$13.81
US$13.67
-1.0%
21.4%US$18.00US$10.00n/a6
May ’25US$11.27
US$10.58
-6.1%
24.2%US$15.00US$8.00n/a6
Apr ’25US$12.05
US$10.25
-14.9%
26.7%US$15.00US$8.00n/a6
Mar ’25US$8.81
US$9.10
+3.3%
21.5%US$13.00US$8.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$8.84
US$8.90
+0.7%
23.7%US$13.00US$7.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$8.42
US$8.90
+5.7%
23.7%US$13.00US$7.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$8.02
US$8.90
+11.0%
23.7%US$13.00US$7.00US$17.105
Nov ’24US$6.66
US$9.30
+39.6%
20.3%US$13.00US$8.00US$16.675
Oct ’24US$7.75
US$9.30
+20.0%
20.3%US$13.00US$8.00US$15.585
Sep ’24US$8.33
US$9.30
+11.6%
20.3%US$13.00US$8.00US$15.975
Aug ’24US$7.76
US$8.70
+12.1%
30.8%US$14.00US$7.00US$15.435
Jul ’24US$7.18
US$8.30
+15.6%
34.8%US$14.00US$6.00US$12.755
Jun ’24US$6.82
US$8.30
+21.7%
34.8%US$14.00US$6.00US$13.815
May ’24US$5.52
US$8.48
+53.6%
33.4%US$14.00US$6.00US$11.275
Apr ’24US$5.62
US$8.68
+54.4%
30.9%US$14.00US$7.00US$12.055
Mar ’24US$6.29
US$8.68
+38.0%
30.9%US$14.00US$7.00US$8.815
Feb ’24US$8.15
US$9.52
+16.8%
25.3%US$14.00US$7.00US$8.845
Jan ’24US$6.89
US$9.80
+42.2%
24.7%US$14.00US$7.00US$8.425
Dec ’23US$7.09
US$9.80
+38.2%
24.7%US$14.00US$7.00US$8.025

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


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:57
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

BrightView Holdings, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew WittmannBaird
Samuel EnglandBerenberg
Carl ReichardtBTIG