Pick n Pay Stores Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: PIK (ZAR28.81) is trading below our estimate of fair value (ZAR116.86)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As PIK is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for PIK. This is calculated by dividing PIK's market cap by their current revenue.
What is PIK's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.2x
SalesR117.19b
Market CapR21.20b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for PIK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.5x
SHP Shoprite Holdings
0.7x8.6%R161.7b
KAL KAL Group
0.2xn/aR3.5b
SPP SPAR Group
0.2x4.3%R24.6b
DCP Dis-Chem Pharmacies
0.8x11.4%R31.8b
PIK Pick n Pay Stores
0.2x4.4%R21.2b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PIK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the peer average (0.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does PIK's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Consumer Retailing Industry?

53 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PIK 0.2xIndustry Avg. 0.4xNo. of Companies90PS00.40.81.21.62+
53 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PIK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the Global Consumer Retailing industry average (0.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PIK'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.

PIK PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.2x
Fair PS Ratio0.3x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PIK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x).


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 PIK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentR28.81
R27.42
-4.8%
7.9%R30.60R24.00n/a5
Nov ’25R25.80
R26.00
+0.8%
5.6%R27.50R24.00n/a5
Oct ’25R26.30
R25.88
-1.6%
7.2%R29.00R24.00n/a5
Sep ’25R24.30
R25.88
+6.5%
7.2%R29.00R24.00n/a5
Aug ’25R22.94
R26.02
+13.4%
10.1%R30.00R23.30n/a6
Jul ’25R25.99
R27.05
+4.1%
10.2%R30.00R23.30n/a6
Jun ’25R24.84
R24.31
-2.1%
18.0%R30.00R20.00n/a7
May ’25R20.16
R24.46
+21.3%
20.1%R33.00R20.00n/a7
Apr ’25R18.68
R24.46
+30.9%
20.1%R33.00R20.00n/a7
Mar ’25R19.90
R25.17
+26.5%
18.1%R33.00R20.00n/a7
Feb ’25R23.22
R34.29
+47.7%
52.7%R75.00R20.00n/a7
Jan ’25R23.27
R35.57
+52.9%
51.0%R75.00R20.00n/a7
Dec ’24R22.71
R35.57
+56.6%
51.0%R75.00R20.00n/a7
Nov ’24R24.28
R39.14
+61.2%
45.0%R75.00R20.00R25.807
Oct ’24R37.00
R48.28
+30.5%
35.2%R85.00R37.00R26.306
Sep ’24R35.33
R48.28
+36.7%
35.2%R85.00R37.00R24.306
Aug ’24R37.40
R48.28
+29.1%
35.2%R85.00R37.00R22.946
Jul ’24R38.88
R48.67
+25.2%
33.9%R85.00R38.00R25.996
Jun ’24R31.25
R48.17
+54.1%
34.4%R85.00R38.00R24.846
May ’24R43.42
R63.40
+46.0%
26.0%R97.00R49.00R20.166
Apr ’24R42.27
R63.40
+50.0%
26.0%R97.00R49.00R18.686
Mar ’24R46.45
R61.91
+33.3%
25.4%R97.00R49.00R19.907
Feb ’24R54.96
R71.64
+30.4%
20.2%R100.00R52.00R23.227
Jan ’24R56.79
R71.71
+26.3%
20.1%R100.00R52.00R23.277
Dec ’23R58.05
R71.71
+23.5%
20.1%R100.00R52.00R22.717
Nov ’23R59.60
R71.71
+20.3%
20.1%R100.00R52.00R24.287

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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