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

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 16
HOLD 15
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $24.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $28.00
LOW: $19.00
MEDIAN: $26.00
CONSENSUS: $24.75
UPSIDE: 31.09%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 55.2% below fair value
Current Price $18.88
Bear Case $34.72 83.9% upside ($34.72 - $18.88) / $18.88 = 83.9% $2.48 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $42.16 123.3% upside ($42.16 - $18.88) / $18.88 = 123.3% $2.48 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $49.60 162.7% upside ($49.60 - $18.88) / $18.88 = 162.7% $2.48 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
2.48$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 7.6x

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) $24.75
Analyst Range $19.00 – $28.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 70%

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.
ℹ Dividend-based valuation: $81.59 (above our primary estimate by 94%). Large gaps may signal the dividend doesn't reflect full earning power.
ℹ Wall Street's average price target is $24.75 (from 32 analysts). Our estimate is 70% 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