Advance Auto Parts Valuation

Is AAP 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

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

Below Fair Value: AAP ($60.76) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($58.7)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

AAP 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/Revenue0.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.6x
PEG Ratio5.3x

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does AAP's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for AAP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.1x
GPI Group 1 Automotive
0.2x7.0%US$4.4b
CWH Camping World Holdings
0.2x5.6%US$1.9b
VVV Valvoline
3.8x12.4%US$5.9b
AN AutoNation
0.3x4.1%US$7.2b
AAP Advance Auto Parts
0.3x1.5%US$3.6b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: AAP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the peer average (1.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AAP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Specialty Retail Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a10.4%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: AAP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the US Specialty Retail industry average (0.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AAP's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

AAP PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.3x
Fair PS Ratio0.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: AAP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x).


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 AAP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$60.76
US$61.32
+0.9%
22.3%US$78.00US$21.00n/a19
Jul ’25US$59.71
US$61.42
+2.9%
22.4%US$78.00US$21.00n/a19
Jun ’25US$70.64
US$61.50
-12.9%
23.2%US$78.00US$21.00n/a18
May ’25US$73.03
US$64.53
-11.6%
23.0%US$100.00US$35.00n/a20
Apr ’25US$85.43
US$64.03
-25.1%
23.6%US$100.00US$35.00n/a20
Mar ’25US$69.26
US$63.28
-8.6%
22.6%US$98.00US$35.00n/a20
Feb ’25US$69.24
US$56.74
-18.1%
25.1%US$98.00US$32.00n/a21
Jan ’25US$61.03
US$56.63
-7.2%
24.5%US$98.00US$32.00n/a20
Dec ’24US$54.09
US$57.22
+5.8%
25.0%US$98.00US$32.00n/a20
Nov ’24US$51.55
US$68.02
+31.9%
19.1%US$98.00US$42.00n/a20
Oct ’24US$55.93
US$72.12
+28.9%
14.3%US$98.00US$50.00n/a19
Sep ’24US$67.65
US$72.00
+6.4%
12.0%US$84.00US$50.00n/a17
Aug ’24US$73.72
US$75.06
+1.8%
12.7%US$85.00US$50.00n/a18
Jul ’24US$70.30
US$79.67
+13.3%
17.9%US$130.00US$57.00US$59.7118
Jun ’24US$68.03
US$85.79
+26.1%
33.0%US$191.00US$57.00US$70.6419
May ’24US$125.47
US$151.25
+20.5%
12.0%US$191.00US$105.00US$73.0320
Apr ’24US$121.61
US$155.25
+27.7%
13.1%US$201.00US$105.00US$85.4320
Mar ’24US$138.82
US$157.74
+13.6%
13.1%US$201.00US$105.00US$69.2619
Feb ’24US$156.84
US$168.58
+7.5%
13.3%US$210.00US$120.00US$69.2419
Jan ’24US$147.03
US$173.16
+17.8%
12.9%US$219.00US$120.00US$61.0319
Dec ’23US$151.30
US$176.21
+16.5%
13.7%US$219.00US$120.00US$54.0919
Nov ’23US$189.28
US$206.80
+9.3%
11.4%US$252.00US$132.00US$51.5520
Oct ’23US$156.34
US$208.90
+33.6%
11.5%US$252.00US$132.00US$55.9320
Sep ’23US$172.15
US$212.10
+23.2%
12.2%US$252.00US$132.00US$67.6520
Aug ’23US$195.99
US$222.80
+13.7%
11.6%US$259.00US$142.00US$73.7220
Jul ’23US$173.64
US$223.05
+28.5%
11.4%US$259.00US$142.00US$70.3020

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


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