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Is BCA Marketplace plc (LON:BCA) Undervalued?

BCA Marketplace plc (LON:BCA), a specialty retail company based in United Kingdom, saw a significant share price rise of over 20% in the past couple of months on the LSE. As a mid-cap stock with high coverage by analysts, you could assume any recent changes in the company’s outlook is already priced into the stock. But what if there is still an opportunity to buy? Let’s take a look at BCA Marketplace’s outlook and value based on the most recent financial data to see if the opportunity still exists. See our latest analysis for BCA Marketplace

What is BCA Marketplace worth?

According to my valuation model, BCA Marketplace seems to be fairly priced at around 2.37% above my intrinsic value, which means if you buy BCA Marketplace today, you’d be paying a relatively fair price for it. And if you believe that the stock is really worth £2.15, there’s only an insignificant downside when the price falls to its real value. Furthermore, it seems like BCA Marketplace’s share price is quite stable, which means there may be less chances to buy low in the future now that it’s fairly valued. This is because the stock is less volatile than the wider market given its low beta.

Can we expect growth from BCA Marketplace?

LSE:BCA Future Profit June 26th 18
LSE:BCA Future Profit June 26th 18

Future outlook is an important aspect when you’re looking at buying a stock, especially if you are an investor looking for growth in your portfolio. Although value investors would argue that it’s the intrinsic value relative to the price that matter the most, a more compelling investment thesis would be high growth potential at a cheap price. BCA Marketplace’s earnings over the next few years are expected to increase by 46.86%, indicating a highly optimistic future ahead. This should lead to more robust cash flows, feeding into a higher share value.

What this means for you:

Are you a shareholder? It seems like the market has already priced in BCA’s positive outlook, with shares trading around its fair value. However, there are also other important factors which we haven’t considered today, such as the track record of its management team. Have these factors changed since the last time you looked at the stock? Will you have enough conviction to buy should the price fluctuates below the true value?

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Are you a potential investor? If you’ve been keeping tabs on BCA, now may not be the most advantageous time to buy, given it is trading around its fair value. However, the positive outlook is encouraging for the company, which means it’s worth further examining other factors such as the strength of its balance sheet, in order to take advantage of the next price drop.

Price is just the tip of the iceberg. Dig deeper into what truly matters – the fundamentals – before you make a decision on BCA Marketplace. You can find everything you need to know about BCA Marketplace in the latest infographic research report. If you are no longer interested in BCA Marketplace, you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential.


To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.