There Is Still Room For Afya Ltd (AFYA) to Improve Its Value – Let’s Wait for Clarity

The price of Afya Ltd (NASDAQ: AFYA) closed at $18.58 in the last session, down -0.27% from day before closing price of $18.63. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 110054 shares were traded.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at AFYA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.68 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on January 29, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $23.

On January 22, 2024, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $20.50 to $23.

Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on October 13, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $16.50 to $20.50.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AFYA now has a Market Capitalization of 1.68B and an Enterprise Value of 2.08B. As of this moment, Afya’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.60. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.76 whereas that against EBITDA is 1.96.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, AFYA has reached a high of $22.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 20.45, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.76.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, AFYA traded on average about 130.36K shares per day over the past 3-months and 210.78k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 44.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 18.04M. Insiders hold about 79.94% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 13.98% stake in the company. Shares short for AFYA as of Mar 15, 2024 were 646.15k with a Short Ratio of 4.96, compared to 501.39k on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 0.72% and a Short% of Float of 2.06%.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 1 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.47 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.47 and a low estimate of $0.47, while EPS last year was $0.38. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.35, with high estimates of $0.35 and low estimates of $0.35.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.66 and $1.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.51. EPS for the following year is $1.75, with 3 analysts recommending between $1.92 and $1.6.

Revenue Estimates

According to 1 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $165.74M. It ranges from a high estimate of $165.74M to a low estimate of $165.74M. As of the current estimate, Afya Ltd’s year-ago sales were $145.82M, an estimated increase of 13.70% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $156.7M, an increase of 10.30% less than the figure of $13.70% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $156.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $156.7M.

A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AFYA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $644.75M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $632.7M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $637.57M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $577.64M, up 10.40% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $693.54M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $718.26M and the low estimate is $684.24M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 8.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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