NYSE
POST
Last Price
US $88.26
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$4.1B
EPS
TTM
$7.06
PEG
TTM
N/M
P/E
TTM
13.73x
P/S
TTM
0.50x
YIELD
0.00%
GROWTH
Revenue Y/Y
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
9.40%
Return on equity
ROIC: 5.71%
Valuation History
13.7X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 8.0X
Cash flow
Profit margin
7.44%
(FY vs FY)
EBITDA Y/Y
10.40%
(FY vs FY)
Cash flow Y/Y
4.54%
(FY vs FY)
Cash Flow (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $88.26
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Default assumptions
EBITDA Multiple
Fair Value
Market $88.26
-61.24%
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Financial risk - Cash flow debt coverage.
Post Holdings, Inc. cash flow to debt ratio of 12.96% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.
Financial risk - Healthy cash flow growth.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s free cash flow has decreased -2.81% from $502.20M last year to $488.10M, signaling decreasing performance
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s debt to equity ratio is 2.39, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk. READ MORE: A ratio over 0.60 means the company finances its assets with debt, signaling financial risk. If ratio is negative, the company spent its own equity and risks bankruptcy
Financial risk - Healthy debt to equity ratio development.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 1.73 last year to 2.39 today, signaling weakened financials
Financial risk - Net debt/EBITDA.
Post Holdings, Inc. has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 5.66x, which exceeds the 3.00x threshold, indicating high leverage and potential financial risk
Financial stability - ICR.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s interest coverage ratio of 2.26 indicates that earnings with margin can cover interest payments on company debt
Financial risk - Profit margin growth.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s profit margin has decreased (-13.46%) in the last year from 4.63% to 4.01%, signaling decreasing performance
Financial stability - Short term assets vs short term liabilities.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s short-term assets of $2.02G exceed its short-term liabilities of $1.21G
Decreasing performance - ROA.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s return on assets of 2.61% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization
Decreasing performance - Absolute return on equity.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s return on equity of 9.40%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance
Increasing performance - Earnings quality.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Increasing performance - Earnings stability.
Post Holdings, Inc. had positive net income in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Increasing performance - Free cash flow.
Post Holdings, Inc. has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Increasing performance - FCF yield.
Post Holdings, Inc. has a free cash flow yield of 12.05%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Decreasing performance - Healthy earnings growth.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s yearly earnings has decreased -8.45% since last year from $366.70M to $335.70M, signaling decreasing performance
Increasing performance - Healthy revenue growth.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s yearly revenue has increased 2.97% since last year from $7.92G to $8.16G, signaling increasing performance
Increasing performance - ROIC.
ROIC 5.71% (Source: FMP key-metrics). In the 5–10% partial-credit band. Score: 1 of 2. This band sits within the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range. Methodology choice can change the conclusion: under FMP's invested-capital definition the company is at or near its cost of capital; under narrower operating-capital definitions the same company may score higher. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities, and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. See methodology.
Increasing performance - 3-year revenue CAGR.
Post Holdings, Inc.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of 11.72% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Increasing performance - Revenue consistency.
Post Holdings, Inc. had revenue growth in 4.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Increasing performance - ROE consistency.
Post Holdings, Inc. had positive ROE in 5.00 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Overvalued - DCF valuation.
Post Holdings, Inc. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.
Undervalued - Earnings yield.
Post Holdings, Inc. has an earnings yield of 7.90%, which is above the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock offers reasonable value relative to its earnings
Overvalued - EBITDA valuation.
Post Holdings, Inc. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 34.21 based on EBITDA multiple model
Undervalued - EV/EBITDA.
Post Holdings, Inc. has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 8.04x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings
Overvalued - PEG ratio value.
Post Holdings, Inc. has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Undervalued - P/B ratio.
Post Holdings, Inc. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.34x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value
Undervalued - P/S ratio.
Post Holdings, Inc. has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.48x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue