We Buy Cars Holdings Limited

JSE:WBC Stock Report

Market Cap: R16.5b

We Buy Cars Holdings Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: WBC (ZAR39.6) is trading above our estimate of fair value (ZAR27.57)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for WBC. This is calculated by dividing WBC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is WBC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.2x
EarningsR682.51m
Market CapR16.52b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for WBC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average52.5x
MTH Motus Holdings
8.8x12.4%R21.4b
SPG Super Group
183x52.0%R8.0b
CMH Combined Motor Holdings
7x6.9%R2.4b
ITE Italtile
11.3xn/aR16.5b
WBC We Buy Cars Holdings
24.2x24.8%R16.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: WBC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the peer average (52.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
WBC 24.2xIndustry Avg. 16.4xNo. of Companies4PE0816243240+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: WBC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the Global Specialty Retail industry average (16.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WBC'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.

WBC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.2x
Fair PE Ratio15.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: WBC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.9x).


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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