The Simply Good Foods Company

NasdaqCM:SMPL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.5b

Simply Good Foods Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: SMPL ($34.62) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($45.82)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

SMPL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.4x
PEG Ratio2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for SMPL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24.3x
SEB Seaboard
13.8xn/aUS$3.1b
NOMD Nomad Foods
14.7x16.5%US$3.0b
JJSF J&J Snack Foods
33.8x16.9%US$2.7b
TWNK Hostess Brands
35x14.4%US$4.4b
SMPL Simply Good Foods
24.6x12.3%US$3.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SMPL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.6x) compared to the peer average (20.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SMPL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Food Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a10.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SMPL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.6x) compared to the US Food industry average (16.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SMPL'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.

SMPL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.6x
Fair PE Ratio18.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SMPL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.9x).


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 SMPL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$34.62
US$40.28
+16.3%
11.3%US$49.00US$34.00n/a13
Apr ’25US$34.15
US$43.73
+28.0%
11.2%US$50.00US$36.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$35.15
US$45.73
+30.1%
8.5%US$50.00US$36.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$37.91
US$46.17
+21.8%
6.4%US$50.00US$40.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$39.60
US$42.58
+7.5%
7.1%US$49.00US$37.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$39.08
US$42.64
+9.1%
7.4%US$49.00US$37.00n/a11
Nov ’24US$36.42
US$42.55
+16.8%
7.8%US$49.00US$36.00n/a11
Oct ’24US$34.52
US$42.91
+24.3%
6.2%US$49.00US$40.00n/a11
Sep ’24US$36.18
US$42.82
+18.3%
7.0%US$49.00US$37.00n/a11
Aug ’24US$38.88
US$42.83
+10.2%
6.7%US$49.00US$37.00n/a12
Jul ’24US$36.59
US$42.58
+16.4%
8.1%US$49.00US$34.00n/a12
Jun ’24US$35.79
US$42.46
+18.6%
8.0%US$48.00US$34.00n/a13
May ’24US$36.81
US$42.36
+15.1%
7.8%US$48.00US$34.00n/a14
Apr ’24US$39.77
US$42.21
+6.1%
7.7%US$46.00US$34.00US$34.1514
Mar ’24US$37.30
US$41.73
+11.9%
7.7%US$46.00US$34.00US$35.1515
Feb ’24US$36.46
US$41.73
+14.5%
7.7%US$46.00US$34.00US$37.9115
Jan ’24US$38.03
US$42.47
+11.7%
9.2%US$50.00US$34.50US$39.6016
Dec ’23US$39.42
US$41.96
+6.5%
9.6%US$50.00US$34.50US$39.0814
Nov ’23US$37.67
US$41.79
+10.9%
10.5%US$50.00US$32.00US$36.4214
Oct ’23US$31.99
US$43.50
+36.0%
9.4%US$48.00US$32.00US$34.5214
Sep ’23US$30.34
US$43.71
+44.1%
9.8%US$49.00US$32.00US$36.1814
Aug ’23US$32.85
US$44.29
+34.8%
10.2%US$49.00US$32.00US$38.8814
Jul ’23US$38.82
US$44.61
+14.9%
9.7%US$49.00US$32.50US$36.5914
Jun ’23US$39.47
US$45.04
+14.1%
9.4%US$50.00US$32.50US$35.7914
May ’23US$41.65
US$45.00
+8.0%
9.6%US$50.00US$32.00US$36.8114
Apr ’23US$39.04
US$43.07
+10.3%
9.6%US$47.00US$30.00US$39.7714

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


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