Swiss Life Holding Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: SZLM.Y ($40.67) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($43.51)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SZLM.Y 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 SZLM.Y?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SZLM.Y. This is calculated by dividing SZLM.Y's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SZLM.Y's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	19x
Earnings	CHF 1.08b
Market Cap	CHF 20.56b

SZLM.Y 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/Revenue	2.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	17.8x
PEG Ratio	6.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SZLM.Y's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SZLM.Y vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	12.9x
UNM Unum Group	7.8x	-3.9%	US$13.3b
PRU Prudential Financial	11.1x	6.8%	US$44.2b
AFL Aflac	16.3x	-1.7%	US$61.2b
MET MetLife	16.6x	13.2%	US$57.2b
SZLM.Y Swiss Life Holding	18.8x	2.9%	US$20.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SZLM.Y is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the peer average (12.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SZLM.Y's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Insurance Industry?

3 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
UTGN UTG	2x	n/a	US$89.08m
AORE.F American Overseas Group	2.1x	n/a	US$16.68m
CUII China United Insurance Service	0.0003x	n/a	US$3.13k

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3 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SZLM.Y is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the US Insurance industry average (13.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SZLM.Y'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.

SZLM.Y PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	19x
Fair PE Ratio	13.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SZLM.Y is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.7x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.

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