Old Mutual (OMU.JO)
Financials · JSE · South Africa
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Old Mutual trades at R13.43, which is 117% below the R29.11 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 54 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. 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 7.0 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 Old Mutual
Old Mutual Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides financial solutions to retail and corporate customers in South Africa and rest of Africa. It operates through Old Mutual Life and Savings, Old Mutual Investments, Old Mutual Banking, Old Mutual Insure, Old Mutual Africa Regions, and Other Group Activities segments. The company offers risk, savings, investment, lending, and income products; simple financial solutions for low- to lower-middle income customers; financial advice and tailored investment for middle-income and high-net-worth individuals; and employee benefits and business solutions for SMEs. It is also involved in listed asset management, Old Mutual alternative investment, and specialized finance businesses; and provision of banking and lending services, including micro lending. In addition, the company provides banking services to customers in the low-income and lower-middle income markets; non-life insurance products through multiple channels; and life and savings, as well as property and casualty, including health insurance products. Further, it offers personal loans and debt consolidation loans; and Money Account, a low-cost transactional account and unit trust savings account. Old Mutual Limited was founded in 1845 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
OMU.JO passes 6 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Old Mutual (OMU.JO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of R29.11, OMU.JO at R13.43 is 117% 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 OMU.JO's P/E ratio?
OMU.JO trades at 7.0 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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