Scottish American Investment Co (The) (LSE:SAIN) Valuation Rank

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LSE:SAIN Scottish American Investment Co (The) PLC LSE:SAIN
44 GF Score
Price £5.46
GF Value £1.27
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Scottish American Investment Co (The) Valuation Rank?

The Valuation Rank measures the current valuation of a business relative to other companies in the same industry and its own historical valuation. The companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued and 1 as the most overvalued.

  1. Three factors:
    • Absolute valuation (medpsvalue) relative to current stock price, rank among all companies
    • Historical valuation over the past 10 years. Rank pe, ps, pocf, ev2ebit over their own historical values
    • Industry relative valuation
  2. Companies without enough data is not ranked
  3. Companies with negative earnings are ranked lower

These three factors are used to calculate the value score for every eligible company, with values from 1 to 10. The final ranked companies are split in equal numbers and ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 as the most undervalued, and 1 as the most overvalued. The numbers of companies in each rank are the same.

Scottish American Investment Co (The) Valuation Rank Related Terms

LSE:SAIN
44GF Score
Scottish American Investment Co (The) PLC LSE:SAIN
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Is Scottish American Investment Co (The) (LSE:SAIN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scottish American Investment Co (The) stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £5.46 is trading 329.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of £1.27. GuruFocus considers Scottish American Investment Co (The) to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:SAIN:

  • Valuation Rank:
  • GF Value™: £1.27 vs. price of £5.46 (329.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 44/100 with 5 warning signs

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

Scottish American Investment Co (The) Business Description

Address Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh, GBR, EH1 3AN
Scottish American Investment Co (The) PLC is an investment trust operating in the UK. Its objective is to deliver real dividend growth by increasing capital and growing income. The company mainly invests in equity markets as well as investments in other financial instruments including bonds, property, and other asset classes. It holds a diversified portfolio of investments irrespective of any pre-defined maximum or minimum exposure levels for asset classes, sectors, or regions. The company focuses on investing in listed equities to grow its assets over the medium to the longer term at a faster rate than inflation. It may use derivatives and structured instruments to hedge an existing investment or currency exposure or to exploit an investment opportunity.
44GF Score

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£5.46
Price
£1.27
GF Value