DCC (DCC.L)
Energy · LSE · UK
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
DCC trades at £62.85, which is 76% below the £110.88 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 24 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 21.8 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 DCC
DCC plc engages in the sales, marketing, and distribution of carbon energy solutions in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, DCC Energy and DCC Technology. It sells transport and commercial fuels, heating oils and related products, liquid gas, refrigerants, electricity, natural gas; sells and distributes biofuels and biogas to commercial, industrial, and domestic customers; designs, sells, installs, and maintains on-site solar and energy systems for power customers, as well as provides energy efficiency solutions; owns or operates service stations (gas stations) for vehicles and trucks; and provides fleet payment, digital parking, and telematic services. The company also offers Pro Tech, which bring professional technologies together to enhance audio and visual experiences; Info Tech to make faster connections happen; and Life Tech that provides technology to improve lifestyle quality. The company was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
DCC.L passes 6 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is DCC (DCC.L) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of £110.88, DCC.L at £62.85 is 76% 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 DCC.L's P/E ratio?
DCC.L trades at 21.8 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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