CRI Relative Valuation
CRI'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, CRI is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Carter's Inc (CRI) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 14.90 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 12.76. The fair price of Carter's Inc (CRI) is between 31.71 to 39.36 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
31.71-39.36
Current Price：32.14
Fair
14.46
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
12.39
EV/EBITDA
Carter's Inc. (CRI) has a current EV/EBITDA of 12.39. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 9.51. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 7.02, Undervalued between 7.02 and 8.26, Fairly Valued between 10.75 and 8.26, Overvalued between 10.75 and 11.99, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.99. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 12.39 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
16.44
EV/EBIT
Carter's Inc. (CRI) has a current EV/EBIT of 16.44. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 11.72. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 8.28, Undervalued between 8.28 and 10.00, Fairly Valued between 13.44 and 10.00, Overvalued between 13.44 and 15.15, and Strongly Overvalued above 15.15. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 16.44 falls within the Strongly Overvalued range.
0.41
PS
Carter's Inc. (CRI) has a current PS of 0.41. The 5-year average PS is 0.91. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.36, Undervalued between 0.36 and 0.63, Fairly Valued between 1.18 and 0.63, Overvalued between 1.18 and 1.45, and Strongly Overvalued above 1.45. The current Forward PS of 0.41 falls within the Undervalued range.
0.00
P/OCF
Carter's Inc. (CRI) has a current P/OCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/OCF is 8.23. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -10.33, Undervalued between -10.33 and -1.05, Fairly Valued between 17.51 and -1.05, Overvalued between 17.51 and 26.79, and Strongly Overvalued above 26.79. The current Forward P/OCF of 0.00 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
9.82
P/FCF
Carter's Inc. (CRI) has a current P/FCF of 9.82. The 5-year average P/FCF is 18.97. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -5.26, Undervalued between -5.26 and 6.86, Fairly Valued between 31.08 and 6.86, Overvalued between 31.08 and 43.19, and Strongly Overvalued above 43.19. The current Forward P/FCF of 9.82 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
Carter's Inc (CRI) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.36. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.68 , the current P/B ratio is approximately -49.31% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 3.21, the current P/B ratio is about -57.77% higher. Carter's Inc (CRI) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 13.02%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 10.60% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
1.32
P/B
Median3y
2.68
Median5y
3.21
7.85
FCF Yield
Median3y
13.02
Median5y
10.60
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for CRI's competitors is , providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Carter's Inc Corp (CRI) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of -0.08%, 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 CRI decreased by 41.29% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 9.16 to 12.72.
The secondary factor is the Revenue Growth, contributed -0.08%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of CRI in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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