PriceSmart, Inc. (PSMT) is a Discount Stores company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $156.72. It has a SharesGrow Score of 54/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of PSMT = $193.23 (+23.3% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is PSMT = $84 (-46.7% upside).
Valuation: PSMT trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 32.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.46.
Financials: revenue is $5.3B, +9%/yr average growth. Net income is $145M, growing at +12%/yr. Net profit margin is 2.7% (thin). Gross margin is 17.4% (+0.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $329M against $1.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.26, conservative). Current ratio is 1.34 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 14.5%. Total assets: $2.3B.
Analyst outlook: 3 / 8 analysts rate PSMT as buy (38%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 37/100 (Fail), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 83/100 (Pass), Moat 42/100 (Fail), Future 16/100 (Fail), Income 30/100 (Fail).
