Alexander Forbes Group Holdings (JSE:AFH) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): R5.57 (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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JSE:AFH Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd JSE:AFH
60 GF Score
Price R7.40
GF Value R8.77
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)?

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings JSE:AFH +8.50% 60 Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is R5.57 as of Sep. 21, 2026. GuruFocus rates JSE:AFH with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of R8.77 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 10 Diversified Financial Services companies, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings ranks worse than 9999990% on this metric.

As of today (2026-09-21), Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model is R5.57.

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's predictability rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, this page is only used for demonstration purposes and the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero.

Margin of Safety (Earnings Based) using Discounted Earnings model for Alexander Forbes Group Holdings is -32.85%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:AFH's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) is not ranked *
in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) only.

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings  (JSE:AFH) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Explanation

Unlike valuation methods such as Net Current Asset Value, Tangible Book Value per Share, Graham Number, Median Ratio etc, discounted Cash Flow model evaluates the companies based on their future earnings power instead of their assets.


Be Aware

What you need to know about Discounted Earnings model:

1. The Discounted Earnings model evaluates a company based on its future earnings power
2. Growth is taken into account; therefore a faster growth company is worth more if everything else is the same.
3. Since we are projecting future growth, it is assumed that the company will grow at the same rate as it did during the past 10 years. Therefore this model works better for the companies that are relatively consistent performers.
4. The Discounted Earnings model works poorly for inconsistent performers like cyclicals.
5. Your expected return from the investment is a reasonable discount rate assumption.
6. A larger margin of safety should be required for companies with less predictable businesses.

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Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Chart

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JSE:AFH vs FRHC, VOYA: Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Comparison

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) vs Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based) falls into.


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Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) Calculation

This is the intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Earnings model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Cash Flow model except earnings are used in the calculation instead of free cash flow. This is the default method of calculation with GuruFocus DCF calculator.

Usually a two-stage model is used in calculating the intrinsic value with discounted cash flow model. The first stage is called growth stage; the second is called the terminal stage. In the growth stage the company grows at a faster rate. Because it cannot grow at that rate forever, a lower rate is used for the terminal stage.

GuruFocus DCF calculator is a two-stage model. The default values are defined as:

1. Discount Rate: d = 15%
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which can be estimated from risk free rate plus risk premium of stock market. GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate and rounded up to the nearest integer. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 8.75%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default. Then we added a risk premium of 6% to get the estimated discount rate. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 6% - 20%.

2. Growth Rate in the growth stage: g1 = 5%
The Growth Rate in the growth stage is initially set as the default 10-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. In cases where the 10-year growth rate is unavailable, it defaults to using the 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate. If both the 10-year and 5-year growth rates are unavailable, the system defaults to the 3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate.
However, it's important to note that there is a growth rate range. If the calculated growth rate exceeds 20%, it will be capped at 20%. Conversely, if the calculated growth rate falls below 5%, it will be adjusted to 5% to maintain a reasonable range.
=> Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's average EPS without NRI Growth Rate in the past 10 years was 4.70%, which is less than 5%. GuruFocus defaults => Growth Rate: 5%

3. Years of Growth Stage: y1 = 10

4. Terminal Growth Rate: g2 = 4%

5. Years of Terminal Growth: y2 = 10

6. EPS without NRI: eps without nri = R0.641.
GuruFocus DCF calculator is actually a Discounted Earnings calculator, EPS without NRI is used as the default. The reason we are doing this is we found that historically stock prices are more correlated with earnings than free cash flow.

All of the default settings can be changed and the results are calculated automatically.

Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for today is calculated as:

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[(1+g1)/(1+d)+(1+g1)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10]
+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10*[(1+g2)/(1+d)+(1+g2)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g2)^10/(1+d)^10]}

set x = (1+g1)/(1+d) = (1+0.05)/(1+0.15) = 0.91304347826087
and y = (1+g2)/(1+d) = (1+0.04)/(1+0.15) = 0.90434782608696

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)=EPS without NRI*{[x+x^2+...+x^10]+x^10*[y+y^2+...+y^10]}
=EPS without NRI*[x*(1-x^10)/(1-x)+x^10*y*(1-y^10)/(1-y)]
=0.641*8.6862
=5.57

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)=(Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)-Current Price)/Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based)
=(5.57-7.40)/5.57
=-32.85 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of R5.57 mean?
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings (JSE:AFH) has a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) of R5.57 as of Sep. 21, 2026. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on Alexander Forbes Group Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings ranks #999999 out of 10 companies in the Diversified Financial Services industry.
Is Alexander Forbes Group Holdings' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) too high?
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings' current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is R5.57. Based on the distribution chart, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings ranks #999999 out of 10 companies in the Diversified Financial Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alexander Forbes Group Holdings' Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) compare to FRHC and VOYA?
According to the Diversified Financial Services industry distribution chart, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings ranks #999999 out of 10 companies for Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based). This places Alexander Forbes Group Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 0.85. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) for a Diversified Financial Services company?
The median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) among Diversified Financial Services companies is 0.85, based on 10 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) mean?
A high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted earnings model. View historical data on Alexander Forbes Group Holdings and its competitors. For the Diversified Financial Services industry, the median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is 0.85 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Alexander Forbes Group Holdings's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is R5.57. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alexander Forbes Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings (JSE:AFH) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R8.77, compared to a current price of R7.40 — trading 15.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is R5.57. Alexander Forbes Group Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) calculated?
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Alexander Forbes Group Holdings (JSE:AFH), the current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) is R5.57 as of Sep. 21, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Alexander Forbes Group Holdings (JSE:AFH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alexander Forbes Group Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R7.40 is trading 15.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of R8.77. GuruFocus considers Alexander Forbes Group Holdings to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:AFH:

  • Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based): R5.57
  • GF Value™: R8.77 vs. price of R7.40 (15.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the JSE:AFH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Business Description

Address 115 West Street, Sandown, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Ltd is a South Africa-based diversified financial services company. The company operates through seven segments: Retirement consulting, Healthcare consulting, Investments, Individual consulting, Multinational consulting, Solutions & Enablement, and Client Services & Business Optimization. Its services include Retirement consulting, Investments, Healthcare, Preservation funds, and Others. The company also offers online services.
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