WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

NasdaqGS:WHF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$246.8m

WhiteHorse Finance Valuation

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$16.87
Fair Value
37.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: WHF ($10.54) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($16.87)

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$246.84m

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
23.6x60.6%US$246.8m

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?

21 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund
3.7xn/aUS$2.31b
CET Central Securities
4.6xn/aUS$1.36b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.3xn/aUS$1.22b
ASA ASA Gold and Precious Metals
4.4xn/aUS$488.50m
WHF 23.6xIndustry Avg. 21.8xNo. of Companies74PE020406080100+
21 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WHF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.6x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (21.8x).


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 Ratio22.6x

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 (22.6x).


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$11.00
+4.4%
9.8%US$12.00US$9.50n/a3
Feb ’26US$10.56
US$11.17
+5.7%
7.6%US$12.00US$10.00n/a3
Jan ’26US$9.68
US$11.17
+15.4%
7.6%US$12.00US$10.00n/a3
Dec ’25US$10.62
US$11.33
+6.7%
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$12.00US$10.565
Jan ’25US$12.30
US$13.25
+7.7%
5.1%US$14.00US$12.00US$9.685
Dec ’24US$12.34
US$13.25
+7.4%
5.1%US$14.00US$12.00US$10.625
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
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 3 Analysts
US$11.00
Fair Value
4.2% undervalued intrinsic discount
3
Number of Analysts

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 Analysis2025/02/12 02:31
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/12 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Bryce RoweBaird
Kannan VenkateshwarBarclays
Vernon PlackBB&T Capital Markets