
CSWC Valuation
Capital Southwest Corp
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CSWC Relative Valuation
CSWC'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, CSWC is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 9.71 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 9.91. The fair price of Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is between 18.27 to 26.24 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
18.27-26.24
Current Price:22.46
Fair
9.71
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
0.00
EV/EBITDA
Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) has a current EV/EBITDA of 0.00. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
EV/EBIT
Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) has a current EV/EBIT of 0.00. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
5.39
PS
Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) has a current PS of 5.39. The 5-year average PS is 5.17. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 3.16, Undervalued between 3.16 and 4.17, Fairly Valued between 6.18 and 4.17, Overvalued between 6.18 and 7.19, and Strongly Overvalued above 7.19. The current Forward PS of 5.39 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
-4.19
P/OCF
Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) has a current P/OCF of -4.19. The 5-year average P/OCF is -5.08. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -23.17, Undervalued between -23.17 and -14.12, Fairly Valued between 3.97 and -14.12, Overvalued between 3.97 and 13.02, and Strongly Overvalued above 13.02. The current Forward P/OCF of -4.19 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
0.00
P/FCF
Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) has a current P/FCF of 0.00. The 5-year average P/FCF is 0.00. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.00, Undervalued between 0.00 and 0.00, Fairly Valued between 0.00 and 0.00, Overvalued between 0.00 and 0.00, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.00. The current Forward P/FCF of 0.00 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.35. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.32 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 2.85% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.34, the current P/B ratio is about 1.14% higher. Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately -17.58%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -22.16%, the current FCF yield is approximately -20.68% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -23.31% , the current FCF yield is about -24.56% lower.
1.35
P/B
Median3y
1.32
Median5y
1.34
-17.58
FCF Yield
Median3y
-22.16
Median5y
-23.31
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for CSWC's competitors is 2.41, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Capital Southwest Corp Corp (CSWC) exhibits a P/S ratio of 5.39, which is 123.59% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 39.77%, this premium appears sustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of CSWC decreased by 11.33% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in Revenue Growth from 36.53M to 51.06M.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed 37.64%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of CSWC in the past 1 year is driven by Revenue Growth. Which is more sustainable.
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FAQ

Is Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) currently overvalued or undervalued?
Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 9.71 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 9.91. The fair price of Capital Southwest Corp (CSWC) is between 18.27 to 26.24 according to relative valuation methord.

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