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The Excess Returns model estimates what Sprott is worth by asking how much value it can create above its cost of equity, based on its historical profitability and book value per share.
For Sprott, the model starts with a Book Value of CA$13.37 per share and a Stable Book Value of CA$12.10 per share, both anchored in the median figures from the past five years. Using an Average Return on Equity of 12.95%, the model derives a Stable EPS of CA$1.57 per share. Against a Cost of Equity of CA$0.86 per share, this translates into an Excess Return of about CA$0.71 per share, which indicates the company has been generating value on top of its funding costs.
When these excess returns are projected forward and discounted, the Excess Returns valuation points to an intrinsic value of about CA$38.62 per share. With the stock trading roughly 255.2% above that estimate, this model indicates that Sprott appears significantly overvalued within this framework.
Result: OVERVALUED
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For a consistently profitable company like Sprott, the price to earnings, or PE, ratio is a useful way to gauge how much investors are willing to pay for each dollar of current earnings. In general, faster growing and lower risk businesses can justify a higher PE multiple, while slower growing or riskier names tend to trade on lower PE ratios.
Sprott currently trades on a PE of about 51.4x, which is far richer than the wider Capital Markets industry average of around 8.6x and also well above the peer group average of roughly 24.3x. That large premium suggests the market is already baking in strong growth and a relatively resilient earnings profile.
Simply Wall St adds another layer with its Fair Ratio, a proprietary estimate of what PE multiple would be reasonable for Sprott after weighing its earnings growth outlook, risk profile, profitability, industry positioning and size. This is more informative than a simple peer or industry comparison because it adjusts for the specific strengths and vulnerabilities of the business rather than assuming all firms deserve the same multiple. On this framework, Sprott’s current 51.4x PE sits materially above its Fair Ratio, indicating the shares look overvalued on an earnings multiple basis.
Result: OVERVALUED
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Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple way to connect your view of a company with numbers like future revenue, earnings, margins and ultimately fair value. A Narrative is essentially your investment story for Sprott, translated into a clear financial forecast, which then produces a fair value you can easily compare against today’s share price to decide whether it looks like a buy, hold, or sell. On Simply Wall St, Narratives are available on the Community page, where millions of investors share their perspectives in an accessible format that anyone can explore or build themselves, without needing to be a valuation expert. Because Narratives are updated dynamically as new information comes in, such as earnings results or major news, your fair value view stays current instead of going stale. For Sprott, one investor might build a very optimistic Narrative with higher revenue growth and margins that support a much higher fair value, while another might use more conservative assumptions that point to a lower fair value and a smaller margin of safety at the current price.
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