PriceSmart Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: PSMT ($87.73) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($7.69)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PSMT is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PSMT. This is calculated by dividing PSMT's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PSMT's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.1x
EarningsUS$137.12m
Market CapUS$2.61b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PSMT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.4x
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
21.6x6.1%US$11.6b
DG Dollar General
12x6.9%US$16.7b
TGT Target
16.1x5.1%US$70.1b
WMK Weis Markets
19.8xn/aUS$1.9b
PSMT PriceSmart
19.1x9.2%US$2.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PSMT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.1x) compared to the peer average (17.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PSMT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Consumer Retailing Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
PSMT 19.1xIndustry Avg. 22.9xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PSMT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.1x) compared to the US Consumer Retailing industry average (23x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PSMT'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.

PSMT PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.1x
Fair PE Ratio15.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PSMT is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.7x).


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 PSMT forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$87.73
US$93.33
+6.4%
9.3%US$103.00US$82.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$85.45
US$91.67
+7.3%
9.4%US$103.00US$82.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$90.73
US$91.67
+1.0%
9.4%US$103.00US$82.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$89.58
US$88.00
-1.8%
4.9%US$92.00US$82.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$89.49
US$88.00
-1.7%
4.9%US$92.00US$82.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$79.30
US$87.33
+10.1%
4.3%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$84.15
US$87.33
+3.8%
4.3%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
May ’25US$81.55
US$87.33
+7.1%
4.3%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$83.67
US$84.67
+1.2%
4.5%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$83.73
US$84.67
+1.1%
4.5%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$77.04
US$84.67
+9.9%
4.5%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$75.78
US$84.67
+11.7%
4.5%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$69.59
US$84.67
+21.7%
4.5%US$90.00US$82.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$64.05
US$86.00
+34.3%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$85.452
Oct ’24US$74.43
US$86.00
+15.5%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$90.732
Sep ’24US$77.77
US$86.00
+10.6%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$89.582
Aug ’24US$77.74
US$86.00
+10.6%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$89.492
Jul ’24US$74.06
US$86.00
+16.1%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$79.302
Jun ’24US$71.87
US$86.00
+19.7%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$84.152
May ’24US$72.28
US$86.00
+19.0%
4.7%US$90.00US$82.00US$81.552
Apr ’24US$71.48
US$83.50
+16.8%
7.8%US$90.00US$77.00US$83.672
Mar ’24US$69.98
US$83.50
+19.3%
7.8%US$90.00US$77.00US$83.732
Feb ’24US$74.87
US$83.50
+11.5%
7.8%US$90.00US$77.00US$77.042
Jan ’24US$60.78
US$83.50
+37.4%
7.8%US$90.00US$77.00US$75.782
Dec ’23US$69.46
US$83.50
+20.2%
7.8%US$90.00US$77.00US$69.592
Nov ’23US$68.43
US$93.00
+35.9%
3.2%US$96.00US$90.00US$64.052

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


Discover undervalued companies