Hershey - Comparative Multiple Analysis

Hershey (Comparative Multiple Analysis)

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Improve your investment analysis with by seeing the Hershey's Discounted Cash Flow analysis, Hershey's Warren Buffet analysis, and Hershey's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Analysis.

Notes on the Comparative Multiple Analysis of Hershey

WikiWealth compares Hershey's revenue, EBITDA, and EBIT multiples to their peers in order to determine the appropriate fair valuation. Click in the top right corner to experiment with Hershey's comparative analysis.

Notes from the analysis:

1. WikiWealth uses quantitative measures to determine the multiple range for Hershey.
2. Free cash flow to the firm (FCF) multiple is free cash flow to equity holders plus interest owed to Hershey's debt holders.
3. Multiples incorporate benefits due to economies of scale; WikiWealth compares absolute enterprise value multiples to competitor's multiples.
4. WikiWealth excludes outliers when calculating individual company multiples.

Helpful Information for Hershey's Analysis


How does this work? The Comparative Investment Analysis determines the value of Hershey by comparing Hershey financial ratios, prices, growth rates, margins, etc. to those of relevant peer groups.

Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price of investments, especially initial public offerings (IPOs). It is one element of WikiWealth's three Wall Street approaches used to determine the correct fair value of Hershey.

See the Hershey cash flow (DCF) analysis for a completely different approach that's popular on Wall Street for determining the value of an investment in Hershey.

Also, see the Hershey's buffett intrinsic valuation analysis for WikiWealth's attempt to replicate the investing formula's used by Warren Buffett and Hershey's valuation conclusion for a quick summary.