Goldman Sachs BDC Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: GSBD ($13.06) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($16)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GSBD is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GSBD. This is calculated by dividing GSBD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GSBD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20.2x
EarningsUS$75.87m
Market CapUS$1.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

Insufficient data to calculate this valuation analysis check
The above table shows the PE ratio for GSBD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Averagen/a
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC
20.2x54.3%US$1.5b

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


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GSBD'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$2.29b
CET Central Securities
4.5xn/aUS$1.33b
GAM General American Investors Company
4.2xn/aUS$1.19b
MUDS Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II
3.4xn/aUS$401.64m
GSBD 20.2xIndustry Avg. 23.2xNo. of Companies73PE020406080100+
23 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GSBD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.2x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (23x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GSBD'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.

GSBD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20.2x
Fair PE Ratio26.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GSBD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.1x).


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 GSBD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$13.06
US$12.67
-3.0%
3.7%US$13.00US$12.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$13.21
US$13.17
-0.3%
6.5%US$14.00US$12.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$13.58
US$13.17
-3.0%
6.5%US$14.00US$12.00n/a3
Sep ’25US$14.13
US$13.17
-6.8%
6.5%US$14.00US$12.00n/a3
Aug ’25US$14.90
US$15.17
+1.8%
5.6%US$16.00US$14.00n/a3
Jul ’25US$15.16
US$15.17
+0.04%
5.6%US$16.00US$14.00n/a3
Jun ’25US$15.38
US$15.17
-1.4%
5.6%US$16.00US$14.00n/a3
May ’25US$15.64
US$14.83
-5.2%
1.6%US$15.00US$14.50n/a3
Apr ’25US$15.00
US$14.83
-1.1%
1.6%US$15.00US$14.50n/a3
Mar ’25US$15.23
US$14.88
-2.3%
1.5%US$15.00US$14.50n/a4
Feb ’25US$15.06
US$14.63
-2.9%
2.8%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$14.65
US$14.50
-1.0%
2.4%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$14.84
US$14.50
-2.3%
2.4%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$13.90
US$14.50
+4.3%
2.4%US$15.00US$14.00US$13.214
Oct ’24US$14.56
US$14.50
-0.4%
2.4%US$15.00US$14.00US$13.584
Sep ’24US$14.48
US$14.50
+0.1%
2.4%US$15.00US$14.00US$14.134
Aug ’24US$14.16
US$13.88
-2.0%
5.3%US$15.00US$13.00US$14.904
Jul ’24US$13.86
US$13.75
-0.8%
5.5%US$15.00US$13.00US$15.164
Jun ’24US$13.26
US$13.75
+3.7%
5.5%US$15.00US$13.00US$15.384
May ’24US$13.80
US$15.63
+13.2%
6.9%US$17.00US$14.00US$15.644
Apr ’24US$13.65
US$15.75
+15.4%
5.7%US$17.00US$14.50US$15.004
Mar ’24US$15.93
US$15.75
-1.1%
5.7%US$17.00US$14.50US$15.234
Feb ’24US$15.96
US$15.63
-2.1%
4.2%US$16.00US$14.50US$15.064
Jan ’24US$13.72
US$15.63
+13.9%
4.2%US$16.00US$14.50US$14.654
Dec ’23US$15.43
US$15.63
+1.3%
4.2%US$16.00US$14.50US$14.844
Nov ’23US$15.47
US$17.00
+9.9%
10.0%US$19.00US$14.50US$13.904

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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