Discover Financial Services

Profitability for 1 year: +5.25%
Dividend yield: 1.46%
Sector: Financials

Company Analysis Discover Financial Services

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • Price (200.05 $) is less than fair price (267.57 $)
  • The stock's return over the last year (5.25%) is higher than the sector average (1.21%).
  • Current debt level 11.01% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 18.81%.

Disadvantages

  • Dividends (1.46%) are below the sector average (2.68%).
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=27.69%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=87.85%)

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Discover Financial Services Financials Index
7 days 0% -7.5% 0.5%
90 days 0% -6.8% 1.8%
1 year 5.3% 1.2% 13.2%

DFS vs Sector: Discover Financial Services has outperformed the "Financials" sector by 4.04% over the past year.

DFS vs Market: Discover Financial Services has significantly underperformed the market by -8% over the past year.

Stable price: DFS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: DFS with weekly volatility of 0.1% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 9.54
P/S: 2.16

3.2. Revenue

EPS 18.07
ROE 27.69%
ROA 3.03%
ROIC 14.83%
Ebitda margin 0.84%

5. Fundamental Analysis

5.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Below fair price: The current price (200.05 $) is lower than the fair price (267.57 $).

Price significantly below the fair price: The current price (200.05 $) is 33.8% lower than the fair price.

5.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (9.54) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (97.6).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (9.54) is lower than that of the market as a whole (73.05).

5.2.1 P/E Similar companies

5.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (2.41) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (8.68).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (2.41) is lower than that of the market as a whole (20.58).

5.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

5.5. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.16) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (19.42).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.16) is lower than that of the market as a whole (30.65).

5.5.1 P/S Similar companies

5.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (225.22) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (15.99).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (225.22) is higher than that of the market as a whole (36.29).

6. Profitability

6.1. Profitability and revenue

6.2. Earnings per share - EPS

6.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Negative and has fallen by -3.36% over the last 5 years.

Accelerating profitability: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the average return for 5 years (-3.36%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-31.95%).

6.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (27.69%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (87.85%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (27.69%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (51.19%).

6.6. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (3.03%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (24.18%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (3.03%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (11.29%).

6.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (14.83%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (191.69%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (14.83%) is lower than that of the market as a whole (45.07%).

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7. Finance

7.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (11.01%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Debt reduction: over 5 years, the debt has decreased from 18.81% to 11.01%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 358.39%.

7.2. Profit growth and share price

8. Dividends

8.1. Dividend yield vs Market

Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 1.46% is below the average for the sector '2.68%.

8.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 1.46% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.93.

Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 1.46% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 0 years.

8.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (17%) are at an uncomfortable level.

9. Insider trades

9.1. Insider trading

Insider Buying Exceeds insider sales by 100% over the last 3 months.

9.2. Latest transactions

Transaction date Insider Type Price Volume Quantity
26.01.2024 Greene John
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Sale 106.51 3 748 190 35 191