Sun Life Valuation
| SLF Stock | CAD 77.63 0.43 0.56% |
At this time, the company appears to be undervalued. Sun Life Financial has a current Real Value of C$88.29 per share. The regular price of the company is C$77.63. Our model measures the value of Sun Life Financial from inspecting the company fundamentals such as Operating Margin of 0.12 %, shares outstanding of 576.49 M, and Return On Equity of 0.14 as well as reviewing its technical indicators and probability of bankruptcy. Key fundamental drivers impacting Sun Life's valuation include:
Price Book 1.8615 | Enterprise Value 43.1 B | Price Sales 1.4008 | Forward PE 10.5374 | Trailing PE 14.7027 |
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Please note that Sun Life's price fluctuation is very steady at this time. Calculation of the real value of Sun Life Financial is based on 3 months time horizon. Increasing Sun Life's time horizon generally increases the accuracy of value calculation and significantly improves the predictive power of the methodology used.
Since Sun Life is currently traded on the exchange, buyers and sellers on that exchange determine the market value of Sun Stock. However, Sun Life's intrinsic value may or may not be the same as its current market price, in which case there is an opportunity to profit from the mispricing, assuming the market price will eventually merge with its intrinsic value. | Historical | Market 77.63 | Real 88.29 | Hype 77.9 | Naive 77.91 |
The intrinsic value of Sun Life's stock can be calculated using various methods such as discounted cash flow analysis, price-to-earnings ratio, or price-to-book ratio. That value may differ from its current market price, which is determined by supply and demand factors such as investor sentiment, market trends, news, and other external factors that may influence Sun Life's stock price. It is important to note that the real value of any stock may change over time based on changes in the company's performance.
Estimating the potential upside or downside of Sun Life Financial helps investors to forecast how Sun stock's addition to their portfolios will impact the overall performance. We also use other valuation drivers to help us estimate the true value of Sun Life more accurately as focusing exclusively on Sun Life's fundamentals will not take into account other important factors: Traditionally, analysts and sophisticated investors use multiple methods for valuing a cash-flow-generating entity or its stock. For example, some money managers use Sun Life's intrinsic value based on its ongoing forecasts of Sun Life's financial statements. In contrast, other private, professional wealth advisors use a multiplier approach by looking to relative value analysis against Sun Life's closest peers.
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Knowing Sun Life's actual value is paramount for traders when making sound investment determinations. Using both Sun Life's enterprise value as well as its market capitalization is the best way to estimate the value of the company and is usually enough for investors to make market timing decisions.
Sun Life Total Value Analysis
Sun Life Financial is at this time forecasted to have takeover price of 43.15 B with market capitalization of 44.75 B, debt of 13.28 B, and cash on hands of 6.31 B. Please note that takeover price may be misleading and is a subject to mistakes in financial statements. We encourage investors to thoroughly investigate all of the Sun Life fundamentals before making investing decisions based on enterprise value of the company| Takeover Price | Market Cap | Debt Obligations | Cash |
43.15 B | 44.75 B | 13.28 B | 6.31 B |
Sun Life Investor Information
About 56.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book ratio of 1.86. Typically companies with comparable Price to Book (P/B) are able to outperform the market in the long run. Sun Life Financial has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 1.26. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 5.28. The firm last dividend was issued on the 28th of August 2024. Based on the measurements of operating efficiency obtained from Sun Life's historical financial statements, Sun Life Financial is not in a good financial situation at the present time. It has a very high chance of going through financial crunch in December.Sun Life Asset Utilization
The concept of asset utilization usually refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. The recent return on assets of Sun suggests not a very effective usage of assets in November.Sun Life Ownership Allocation
Sun Life Financial shows a total of 576.49 Million outstanding shares. Over half of Sun Life's outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional holders are typically referred to as corporate investors that take positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Consequently, these institutions are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors in Sun Life Financial. Please watch out for any change in the institutional holdings of Sun Life as this could mean something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company owns, if the real value of the company is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.Sun Life Profitability Analysis
The company reported the revenue of 32.66 B. Net Income was 3.93 B with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 14.48 B.Sun Life Past Distributions to stockholders
About Sun Life Valuation
We use absolute and relative valuation methodologies to arrive at the intrinsic value of Sun Life Financial. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of Sun Life Financial based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. By analyzing Sun Life's financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and their related drivers, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Sun Life's intrinsic value. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Sun Life. We calculate exposure to Sun Life's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, and relevant financial multiples and ratios and then compare them to those of Sun Life's related companies.| Last Reported | Projected for Next Year | ||
| Gross Profit | 32.7 B | 25.2 B | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 0.12 | 0.08 | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 0.12 | 0.08 | |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.10 | 0.06 |
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