TJX Companies (TJX) just released its latest quarterly update, reporting sales growth and higher earnings per share alongside plans to accelerate global store expansion and unit growth, which puts investor attention firmly on valuation.
The share price of TJX Companies has climbed 15.5% over the past month even though it is still down 4.7% year to date. A 1 year total shareholder return of 3.4% and a roughly 1.4x 5 year total shareholder return signal longer term momentum that recent quarterly results and expansion plans may be helping to revive.
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TJX Companies looks like a solid off price retailer with fresh sales and earnings momentum, and the stock just jumped 15.5% in a month. Is that strength still on sale or already fully paid for in the price?
Most Popular Narrative: 13% Undervalued
The most followed narrative values TJX Companies at $169.80 per share using an 8.39% discount rate, compared with the recent $146.99 close. This frames the recent rally against a higher long run earnings path.
Management’s plan to lift long-term store potential to 7,500 locations worldwide and accelerate unit growth to 4% a year adds a concrete expansion path that can widen TJX Companies’ off price footprint and support higher consolidated revenue and earnings over time.
See why 66 investors see TJX Companies as 13% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $169.80 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, the bullish TJX Companies story depends on Marmaxx fixing its mix issues, and on freight and fuel costs not squeezing margins harder than expected.
Find out about the key risks to this TJX Companies narrative.
Another View: What TJX Companies’ P/E Is Telling You
The DCF driven fair value points to upside, yet TJX Companies trades on a P/E of 26.6x compared with 17.8x for peers and a fair ratio of 19.4x. That is a hefty premium. Is the market simply paying up for quality, or loading extra valuation risk onto late buyers?
To see how this price gap has been quantified in simple terms, take a look at the valuation breakdown in the See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.
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