National CineMedia, Inc.

NasdaqGS:NCMI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$433.7m

National CineMedia Valuation

Is NCMI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Below Fair Value: NCMI ($4.54) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($47.15)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

NCMI 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/Revenue2.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA-115.3x
PEG Ratio-0.004x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for NCMI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average84.5x
GAMB Gambling.com Group
18.3x23.8%US$329.6m
PERI Perion Network
5.3x-39.6%US$615.9m
TTGT TechTarget
184.1x41.1%US$812.2m
PUBM PubMatic
130.1x34.9%US$1.1b
NCMI National CineMedia
0.6x-140.4%US$433.7m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NCMI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.6x) compared to the peer average (84.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NCMI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NCMI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.6x) compared to the US Media industry average (13.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NCMI'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.

NCMI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio0.6x
Fair PE Ratio0.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NCMI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.6x).


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 NCMI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$4.54
US$6.08
+34.0%
8.4%US$6.75US$5.50n/a3
Apr ’25US$5.32
US$6.08
+14.3%
8.4%US$6.75US$5.50n/a3
Mar ’25US$4.15
US$5.00
+20.5%
14.1%US$6.00US$4.50n/a3
Feb ’25US$4.05
US$5.00
+23.5%
14.1%US$6.00US$4.50n/a3
Jan ’25US$4.14
US$5.00
+20.8%
14.1%US$6.00US$4.50n/a3
Dec ’24US$3.95
US$5.50
+39.2%
9.1%US$6.00US$5.00n/a2
Nov ’24US$3.92
US$4.85
+23.7%
23.7%US$6.00US$3.70n/a2
Oct ’24US$4.49
US$4.85
+8.0%
23.7%US$6.00US$3.70n/a2
Sep ’24US$4.43
US$4.35
-1.8%
14.9%US$5.00US$3.70n/a2
Mar ’24US$2.18
US$18.75
+759.3%
86.7%US$35.00US$2.50US$4.152
Feb ’24US$2.65
US$18.75
+607.5%
86.7%US$35.00US$2.50US$4.052
Jan ’24US$2.20
US$20.00
+809.1%
75.0%US$35.00US$5.00US$4.142
Dec ’23US$4.33
US$20.00
+361.6%
75.0%US$35.00US$5.00US$3.952
Nov ’23US$4.29
US$22.50
+424.6%
77.8%US$40.00US$5.00US$3.922
Oct ’23US$6.52
US$33.75
+418.0%
43.7%US$50.00US$10.00US$4.494
Sep ’23US$12.20
US$35.00
+186.9%
36.4%US$50.00US$15.00US$4.434
Aug ’23US$15.80
US$32.50
+105.7%
31.7%US$40.00US$15.00US$3.704
Jul ’23US$9.38
US$35.00
+273.0%
36.4%US$50.00US$15.00US$3.374
Jun ’23US$12.00
US$41.25
+243.8%
13.2%US$50.00US$35.00US$2.704
May ’23US$22.10
US$46.25
+109.3%
20.8%US$60.00US$35.00US$2.904

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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