MAIN Relative Valuation
MAIN'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, MAIN is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN) is now in the Overvalued zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 15.16 is considered Overvalued compared with the five-year average of 13.16. The fair price of Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN) is between 41.83 to 57.75 according to relative valuation methord. Compared to the current price of 59.35 USD , Main Street Capital Corp is Overvalued By 2.76%.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
41.83-57.75
Current Price：59.35
2.76%
Overvalued
15.32
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
0.00
EV/EBITDA
Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) 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
Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) 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.
9.40
PS
Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) has a current PS of 9.40. The 5-year average PS is 8.28. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 5.29, Undervalued between 5.29 and 6.79, Fairly Valued between 9.78 and 6.79, Overvalued between 9.78 and 11.27, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.27. The current Forward PS of 9.40 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
-1912.60
P/OCF
Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) has a current P/OCF of -1912.60. The 5-year average P/OCF is -65.50. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below -848.11, Undervalued between -848.11 and -456.81, Fairly Valued between 325.81 and -456.81, Overvalued between 325.81 and 717.11, and Strongly Overvalued above 717.11. The current Forward P/OCF of -1912.60 falls within the Strongly Undervalued range.
0.00
P/FCF
Main Street Capital Corp. (MAIN) 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.
Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 1.81. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 1.65 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 9.91% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 1.65, the current P/B ratio is about 9.71% higher. Main Street Capital Corp (MAIN) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of -0.47%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of -4.72% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
1.83
P/B
Median3y
1.65
Median5y
1.65
5.98
FCF Yield
Median3y
-0.47
Median5y
-4.72
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for MAIN's competitors is 2.83, providing a benchmark for relative valuation. Main Street Capital Corp Corp (MAIN) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is -100.00% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of -0.67%, 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 MAIN increased by 5.80% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 9.38 to 9.95.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed 0.40%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of MAIN in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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