Cinemark Holdings Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: CNK ($17.48) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($33.88)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CNK 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/Revenue1.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8.3x
PEG Ratio0.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for CNK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average47.1x
MSGE Madison Square Garden Entertainment
26.4x11.5%US$1.9b
SEAT Vivid Seats
10.6x13.5%US$1.2b
MSGS Madison Square Garden Sports
116.5x23.1%US$4.5b
IMAX IMAX
35.1x24.4%US$918.8m
CNK Cinemark Holdings
11.6x18.9%US$2.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CNK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.6x) compared to the peer average (47.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CNK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Entertainment Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a25.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CNK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.6x) compared to the US Entertainment industry average (19.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CNK'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.

CNK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.6x
Fair PE Ratio21.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CNK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x).


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 CNK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$17.48
US$19.80
+13.3%
16.9%US$24.00US$14.00n/a10
Apr ’25US$18.46
US$18.00
-2.5%
20.2%US$24.00US$13.00n/a10
Mar ’25US$17.58
US$18.00
+2.4%
20.2%US$24.00US$13.00n/a10
Feb ’25US$13.85
US$18.00
+30.0%
20.6%US$24.00US$12.00n/a10
Jan ’25US$14.09
US$19.30
+37.0%
17.2%US$24.00US$13.00n/a10
Dec ’24US$14.61
US$20.20
+38.3%
13.1%US$24.00US$16.00n/a10
Nov ’24US$16.58
US$20.40
+23.0%
14.2%US$24.00US$15.00n/a10
Oct ’24US$18.35
US$20.30
+10.6%
14.3%US$24.00US$14.00n/a10
Sep ’24US$17.03
US$19.73
+15.8%
16.8%US$24.00US$14.00n/a11
Aug ’24US$16.94
US$18.59
+9.7%
16.4%US$23.00US$12.50n/a11
Jul ’24US$16.50
US$18.59
+12.7%
14.9%US$22.00US$12.50n/a11
Jun ’24US$16.26
US$18.68
+14.9%
15.2%US$22.00US$12.50n/a11
May ’24US$17.10
US$17.41
+1.8%
14.6%US$21.00US$12.50n/a11
Apr ’24US$14.79
US$15.00
+1.4%
13.3%US$18.00US$11.00US$18.4611
Mar ’24US$13.43
US$15.00
+11.7%
13.3%US$18.00US$11.00US$17.5811
Feb ’24US$12.38
US$14.18
+14.6%
18.0%US$18.00US$9.00US$13.8511
Jan ’24US$8.66
US$14.45
+66.9%
17.8%US$18.00US$9.00US$14.0911
Dec ’23US$13.78
US$14.91
+8.2%
22.2%US$22.00US$9.00US$14.6111
Nov ’23US$10.75
US$15.45
+43.8%
26.7%US$22.00US$9.00US$16.5811
Oct ’23US$12.11
US$20.95
+73.0%
20.6%US$27.00US$12.50US$18.3511
Sep ’23US$13.80
US$21.23
+53.8%
18.9%US$27.00US$12.50US$17.0311
Aug ’23US$18.34
US$21.86
+19.2%
16.1%US$27.00US$13.50US$16.9411
Jul ’23US$15.03
US$22.17
+47.5%
20.2%US$32.00US$13.90US$16.5011
Jun ’23US$16.87
US$22.72
+34.7%
21.6%US$32.00US$13.90US$16.2611
May ’23US$15.86
US$23.72
+49.5%
23.3%US$32.00US$13.90US$17.1011
Apr ’23US$17.14
US$23.85
+39.1%
22.8%US$32.00US$14.30US$14.7911

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


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