Post Holdings, Inc. (POST) is a Packaged Foods company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $100.59. It has a SharesGrow Score of 57/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of POST = $402.41 (+300% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is POST = $124 (+23.3% upside).
Valuation: POST trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 16.3 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.48.
Financials: revenue is $8.2B, +11.9%/yr average growth. Net income is $336M, growing at -15.6%/yr. Net profit margin is 4.1% (thin). Gross margin is 26.4% (+1.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $7.7B against $3.8B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 2.05, leveraged). Current ratio is 1.67 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 56.9%. Total assets: $13.5B.
Analyst outlook: 13 / 19 analysts rate POST as buy (68%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 75/100 (Pass), Growth 48/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 49/100 (Partial), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
