PFSI
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.
$67.03
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers
90%
P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Strong
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Conviction
Undervalued
Trading 48.5% below fair value
You pay
$67.03
Bear
$91.14
Fair
$130.20
Bull
$169.26
Bear
$91.14
+36.0%
ROTCE 8.7% → 0.58x TBV
Fair
$130.20
+94.2%
ROTCE 11.6% → 0.93x TBV
Bull
$169.26
+152.5%
ROTCE 13.4% → 1.14x TBV
Adjust Assumptions
11.6%
12.2%
Key Value Driver
ROTCE (11.6%) vs. cost of equity (12.2%)
Implied Market Multiple
0.81x
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.
Average Target (21 analysts)
$89.80
Divergence from AlphaVal
45%
Summary
With ROTCE of 11.6% vs. 12.2% cost of equity, fair P/TBV is 0.93x on $82.98 tangible book, implying $130.20 per share. DDM cross-check: $34.80.
Warnings
Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Return on equity (11.6%) is below the minimum investors require (12.2%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Dividend-based valuation: $34.80 (73% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $89.80 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 45% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
- Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
- Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly