POSCO Holdings Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of PKX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

PKX ($52.25) is trading above our estimate of [[fair value]] ($21.08)

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

Below Fair Value: PKX ($52.25) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($21.08)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PKX is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PKX. This is calculated by dividing PKX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PKX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	17x
Earnings	₩1.32t
Market Cap	₩22.38t

PKX 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	0.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	6.3x
PEG Ratio	0.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PKX 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	16x
RS Reliance	16x	-3.1%	US$16.8b
STLD Steel Dynamics	12.2x	0.3%	US$21.4b
X United States Steel	22.3x	35.3%	US$8.6b
NUE Nucor	13.5x	10.1%	US$34.6b
PKX POSCO Holdings	17x	28.6%	US$22.4t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PKX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the peer average (16x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PKX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Metals and Mining Industry?

5 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
VITF.F Victoria Gold	2.1x	n/a	US$23.43m
BMXI Brookmount Explorations	0.6x	n/a	US$6.41m
RMRI Rocky Mountain Industrials	0.9x	n/a	US$1.76m
ZCRM.F Zincore Metals	0.5x	n/a	US$852.33k

5 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PKX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the US Metals and Mining industry average (19.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PKX'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.

PKX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	17x
Fair PE Ratio	29.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PKX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.1x).

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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