Is SLB N.V. (SLB) overvalued?
On Equity Rank's model estimate, SLB trades 81% above its fair value. SLB N.V. (SLB) last closed at $49.92; the multi-method model fair value is $27.64.
| Price | Model fair value | Price vs model |
|---|---|---|
| $49.92 | $27.64 | 81% above |
What the answer rests on
- 1 of 12 valuation methods put SLB's value above its price and 11 put it below, so the methods mostly agree.
- To justify today's price, SLB's free cash flow would need to grow about 1.9% a year for ten years (a reverse discounted cash flow). Over the last three years it actually grew 31.3% a year.
- SLB trades at 25.0 times its last year's earnings, against a median of 14.8 for 110 profitable Energy companies.
- Over the past year the price sat below the model fair value on 0% of trading days. The gap ranged from 11% above to 99% above the model fair value.
Read this before relying on it
The model fair value is an estimate from published financial statements. It is not a forecast of where the price goes, and it can be wrong. Within 10% either side we call it close to fair value: valuation models are not precise enough to read more into a smaller gap. Our own lists have no proven edge over the market yet; the live record shows every result, misses included.
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