Aviva plc (AV.L)
Financials · LSE · UK
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Aviva plc trades at £6.59, which is 58% below the £10.40 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 40 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 24.5 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Aviva plc
Aviva plc provides various insurance, retirement, and wealth products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, India, and China. It operates through General Insurance; Insurance, Wealth & Retirement; Aviva Investors; and International Investments segments. The company offers gadget, home, motor, pet, and health insurance, as well as commercial, specialty insurance and protection. It also provides life insurance, long-term health and accident insurance, savings, pension, and annuity products, as well as pension fund and lifetime mortgage products; insurance cover to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses for risks associated with motor vehicles and medical expenses, as well as property and liability, such as employers' and professional indemnity liabilities; and personal and commercial lines insurance products for risks associated motor, property, and liability. In addition, the company offers investment management services for institutional pension fund mandates; and manages various retail investment products, including fixed income, equities, multi-asset, real estate and infrastructure for third-party financial institutions, pension funds, public sector organizations, investment professionals, and private investors. It markets its products through a network of insurance brokers, affinity partners, and banks, as well as MyAviva platform price comparison websites. The company was formerly known as CGNU plc and changed its name to Aviva plc in July 2002. Aviva plc was founded in 1696 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
AV.L passes 6 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Aviva plc (AV.L) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of £10.40, AV.L at £6.59 is 58% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is AV.L's P/E ratio?
AV.L trades at 24.5 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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