LandBridge (LB) Valuation After $500 Million Senior Notes Refinancing and Capital Structure Reset

LandBridge (LB) just reshaped its balance sheet by closing a $500 million private placement of 6.25% senior notes due 2030 through its DBR Land Holdings subsidiary to refinance and retire its old credit facility.

See our latest analysis for LandBridge.

The refinancing news lands as LandBridge’s share price sits at $59.35 and a 90 day share price return of nearly 14% signals improving momentum, even though the 1 year total shareholder return remains negative.

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With revenue and earnings growing fast and the stock still trading at a roughly 25% discount to analyst targets, is LandBridge quietly undervalued, or is the market already baking in all of its future growth?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 20.3% Undervalued

With LandBridge last closing at 59.35 dollars against a 74.50 dollars fair value, the most followed narrative sees meaningful upside driven by structural growth.

LandBridge's capital light model and focus on long term, fee based contracts (e.g., triple net leases and surface use royalties now making up 94% of revenue) enhance free cash flow generation and lead to greater earnings resiliency, even in periods of commodity price weakness, positively affecting both EBITDA margins and cash flow stability.

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Curious how fast growing revenue, rising margins, and a richer future earnings multiple all combine to justify that higher fair value estimate? The full narrative unpacks the precise growth runway, profitability shift, and valuation re rating assumptions hiding behind that target.

Result: Fair Value of $74.50 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, that upside hinges on execution, with Permian concentration and long lead times on data center and renewable projects both posing meaningful timing and regulatory risks.

Find out about the key risks to this LandBridge narrative.

Another View: Richer On Earnings

Our cash flow based fair value points to upside, but the earnings ratio tells a tighter story. At 63.4 times earnings versus 30.2 times for the US real estate sector, 40 times for peers, and a 53 times fair ratio, LandBridge carries valuation risk if growth stumbles.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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