CENX Relative Valuation
CENX's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, CENX is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Century Aluminum Co (CENX) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PS ratio of 0.00 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 18.44. The fair price of Century Aluminum Co (CENX) is between NaN to NaN according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
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Current Price：30.94
Fair
6.73
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
5.28
EV/EBITDA
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) has a current EV/EBITDA of 5.28. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 3.67. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -28.45, Undervalued between -28.45 and -12.39, Fairly Valued between 19.73 and -12.39, Overvalued between 19.73 and 35.78, and Strongly Overvalued above 35.78. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 5.28 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
6.73
EV/EBIT
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) has a current EV/EBIT of 6.73. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 6.95. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -50.61, Undervalued between -50.61 and -21.83, Fairly Valued between 35.72 and -21.83, Overvalued between 35.72 and 64.50, and Strongly Overvalued above 64.50. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 6.73 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
1.08
PS
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) has a current PS of 1.08. The 5-year average PS is 0.56. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.14, Undervalued between 0.14 and 0.35, Fairly Valued between 0.77 and 0.35, Overvalued between 0.77 and 0.97, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.97. The current Forward PS of 1.08 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
6.83
P/OCF
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) has a current P/OCF of 6.83. The 5-year average P/OCF is 20.62. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -38.63, Undervalued between -38.63 and -9.01, Fairly Valued between 50.24 and -9.01, Overvalued between 50.24 and 79.87, and Strongly Overvalued above 79.87. The current Forward P/OCF of 6.83 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
4.63
P/FCF
Century Aluminum Co. (CENX) has a current P/FCF of 4.63. The 5-year average P/FCF is 0.66. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -53.76, Undervalued between -53.76 and -26.55, Fairly Valued between 27.87 and -26.55, Overvalued between 27.87 and 55.08, and Strongly Overvalued above 55.08. The current Forward P/FCF of 4.63 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Century Aluminum Co (CENX) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 3.89. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.53 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 53.76% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.69, the current P/B ratio is about 44.91% higher. Century Aluminum Co (CENX) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -4.71%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -5.17% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
3.88
P/B
Median3y
2.53
Median5y
2.69
-1.30
FCF Yield
Median3y
-4.71
Median5y
-5.17
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for CENX's competitors is , providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Century Aluminum Co Corp (CENX) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 17.27%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of CENX increased by 69.37% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 16.04 to 37.00.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed 17.27%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of CENX in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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