WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

NasdaqGS:WHF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$245.0m

WhiteHorse Finance Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: WHF ($10.54) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($15.7)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WHF. This is calculated by dividing WHF's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WHF's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.6x
EarningsUS$10.38m
Market CapUS$244.98m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

Insufficient data to calculate this valuation analysis check
The above table shows the PE ratio for WHF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Averagen/a
WHF WhiteHorse Finance
23.6x59.1%US$245.0m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Insufficient data to calculate WHF's Price-To-Earnings Ratio vs. peers for valuation analysis.


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WHF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

23 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
3.6xn/aUS$2.28b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.32b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.1xn/aUS$1.17b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
WHF 23.6xIndustry Avg. 24.2xNo. of Companies74PE020406080100+
23 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WHF is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.6x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (24.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WHF'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.

WHF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.6x
Fair PE Ratio22.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WHF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.9x).


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 WHF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$10.54
US$11.33
+7.5%
5.5%US$12.00US$10.50n/a3
Nov ’25US$11.62
US$12.25
+5.4%
8.9%US$14.00US$11.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$11.71
US$12.25
+4.6%
8.9%US$14.00US$11.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$11.89
US$12.25
+3.0%
8.9%US$14.00US$11.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$11.85
US$13.00
+9.7%
7.2%US$14.00US$11.50n/a4
Jul ’25US$12.41
US$13.20
+6.4%
3.9%US$14.00US$12.50n/a5
Jun ’25US$12.85
US$13.20
+2.7%
3.9%US$14.00US$12.50n/a5
May ’25US$12.87
US$12.90
+0.2%
6.2%US$14.00US$11.50n/a5
Apr ’25US$12.20
US$12.90
+5.7%
6.2%US$14.00US$11.50n/a5
Mar ’25US$12.41
US$13.00
+4.8%
6.4%US$14.00US$11.50n/a5
Feb ’25US$12.55
US$13.25
+5.6%
5.1%US$14.00US$12.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$12.30
US$13.25
+7.7%
5.1%US$14.00US$12.00n/a5
Dec ’24US$12.34
US$13.25
+7.4%
5.1%US$14.00US$12.00n/a5
Nov ’24US$12.19
US$13.50
+10.7%
5.7%US$14.00US$12.00US$11.626
Oct ’24US$12.77
US$13.50
+5.7%
5.7%US$14.00US$12.00US$11.716
Sep ’24US$13.13
US$13.50
+2.8%
5.7%US$14.00US$12.00US$11.896
Aug ’24US$13.55
US$13.50
-0.4%
7.1%US$15.00US$12.00US$11.856
Jul ’24US$12.83
US$13.42
+4.6%
6.9%US$15.00US$12.00US$12.416
Jun ’24US$11.55
US$13.42
+16.2%
6.9%US$15.00US$12.00US$12.856
May ’24US$12.00
US$13.75
+14.6%
5.0%US$15.00US$13.00US$12.876
Apr ’24US$12.52
US$13.75
+9.8%
5.0%US$15.00US$13.00US$12.206
Mar ’24US$13.20
US$14.25
+8.0%
6.9%US$16.00US$13.00US$12.416
Feb ’24US$13.05
US$14.25
+9.2%
6.9%US$16.00US$13.00US$12.556
Jan ’24US$13.05
US$14.25
+9.2%
6.9%US$16.00US$13.00US$12.306
Dec ’23US$13.23
US$14.25
+7.7%
6.9%US$16.00US$13.00US$12.346
Nov ’23US$12.74
US$14.42
+13.2%
10.7%US$16.00US$12.00US$12.196

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


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