Papa John's International, Inc. logo PZZA - Papa John's International, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 16
HOLD 15
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $26.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $28.00
LOW: $24.00
MEDIAN: $26.00
CONSENSUS: $26.00
UPSIDE: 15.30%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 46.5% below fair value
Current Price $22.55
Bear Case $34.72 54.0% upside ($34.72 - $22.55) / $22.55 = 54.0% $2.48 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $42.16 87.0% upside ($42.16 - $22.55) / $22.55 = 87.0% $2.48 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $49.60 120.0% upside ($49.60 - $22.55) / $22.55 = 120.0% $2.48 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
2.48$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 9.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.48, the base-case value is $42.16 per share. DDM cross-check: $81.59.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (32 analysts) $26.00
Analyst Range $24.00 – $28.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 62%

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 176%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 204% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Dividend-based valuation: $81.59 (above our primary estimate by 94%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
Wall Street's average price target is $26.00 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 62% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples