Empiric Student Property Plc

OTCPK:EPCF.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$667.5m

Empiric Student Property Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: EPCF.F ($0.95) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($1.13)

Significantly Below Fair Value: EPCF.F 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 EPCF.F?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for EPCF.F. This is calculated by dividing EPCF.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is EPCF.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio5.9x
EarningsUK£92.47m
Market CapUK£543.62m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does EPCF.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for EPCF.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average43.7x
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust
26.1x-68.9%US$1.2b
OLP One Liberty Properties
18.8x-37.7%US$621.5m
GOOD Gladstone Commercial
90.7x14.2%US$763.3m
CPT Camden Property Trust
39x-11.2%US$13.2b
EPCF.F Empiric Student Property
5.9x0.4%US$543.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: EPCF.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.9x) compared to the peer average (15.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does EPCF.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the North American REITs Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
EPCF.F 5.9xIndustry Avg. 16.5xNo. of Companies4PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: EPCF.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (5.9x) compared to the North American REITs industry average (20.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is EPCF.F'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.

EPCF.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio5.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate EPCF.F's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


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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