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Price: 107 GBX -5.31% Market Closed
Market Cap: £132.5m

EV/EBIT

15.5
Current
0%
Cheaper
vs 3-y average of 15.5

Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest and taxes. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBIT
15.5
=
Enterprise Value
GBX122m
/
EBIT
€9.7m

Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT) ratio compares a company`s total enterprise value to its earnings before interest and taxes. It shows how much investors are paying for each dollar of the company`s earnings, including both equity and debt.

EV/EBIT
15.5
=
Enterprise Value
GBX122m
/
EBIT
€9.7m

Valuation Scenarios

Hostelworld Group PLC is trading below its 3-year average

If EV/EBIT returns to its 3-Year Average (15.5), the stock would be worth GBX107.2 (0% upside from current price).

Statistics
Positive Scenarios
1/2
Maximum Downside
-14%
Maximum Upside
+0%
Average Downside
7%
Scenario EV/EBIT Value Implied Price Upside/Downside
Current Multiple 15.5 GBX107
0%
3-Year Average 15.5 GBX107.2
+0%
Country Average 13.4 GBX92.53
-14%

Forward EV/EBIT
Today’s price vs future ebit

Today's Enterprise Value EBIT Forward EV/EBIT
GBX122m
/
Jan 2026
€9.7m
=
15.5
Current
GBX122m
/
Dec 2026
€16m
=
7.6
Forward
GBX122m
/
Dec 2027
€20m
=
6.1
Forward
GBX122m
/
Dec 2029
€23.6m
=
5.2
Forward
GBX122m
/
Dec 2030
€24.1m
=
5.1
Forward
GBX122m
/
Dec 2031
€24.6m
=
5
Forward
GBX122m
/
Dec 2032
€25m
=
4.9
Forward
GBX122m
/
Dec 2033
€25.6m
=
4.8
Forward

Forward EV/EBIT shows whether today’s EV/EBIT still looks high or low once future ebit are taken into account.

Peer Comparison

All Multiples
EV/EBIT
P/E
All Countries
Close
Market Cap EV/EBIT P/E
IE
Hostelworld Group PLC
LSE:HSW
132.9m GBP 15.5 21.8
US
Amazon.com Inc
NASDAQ:AMZN
2.8T USD 34.7 36.5
ZA
Naspers Ltd
JSE:NPN
703.6B ZAR 159.8 7.5
CN
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
NYSE:BABA
324.1B USD 24.4 24
CN
PDD Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:PDD
139.2B USD 5.7 9.6
NL
Prosus NV
AEX:PRX
98.8B EUR 490.5 8.6
UY
MercadoLibre Inc
BMV:MELIN
1.6T MXN 28.4 46.3
AR
Mercadolibre Inc
NASDAQ:MELI
92.6B USD 28.4 46.4
US
DoorDash Inc
NASDAQ:DASH
76.8B USD 101.4 82.2
CN
Meituan
HKEX:3690
507.9B HKD -12.8 -19.3
CN
JD.Com Inc
HKEX:9618
377.4B HKD 48.8 16.9
EV/EBIT Multiple
EBIT Growth EV/EBIT to Growth
IE
Hostelworld Group PLC
LSE:HSW
Average EV/EBIT: 93.8
15.5
N/A N/A
US
Amazon.com Inc
NASDAQ:AMZN
34.7
26%
1.3
ZA
N
Naspers Ltd
JSE:NPN
159.8
111%
1.4
CN
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
NYSE:BABA
24.4
10%
2.4
CN
PDD Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:PDD
5.7
11%
0.5
NL
Prosus NV
AEX:PRX
490.5
94%
5.2
UY
MercadoLibre Inc
BMV:MELIN
28.4
31%
0.9
AR
Mercadolibre Inc
NASDAQ:MELI
28.4
31%
0.9
US
D
DoorDash Inc
NASDAQ:DASH
101.4
65%
1.6
CN
Meituan
HKEX:3690
Negative Multiple: -12.8 N/A N/A
CN
JD.Com Inc
HKEX:9618
48.8
136%
0.4
P/E Multiple
Earnings Growth PEG
IE
Hostelworld Group PLC
LSE:HSW
Average P/E: 30
21.8
57%
0.4
US
Amazon.com Inc
NASDAQ:AMZN
36.5
19%
1.9
ZA
N
Naspers Ltd
JSE:NPN
7.5
1%
7.5
CN
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
NYSE:BABA
24
11%
2.2
CN
PDD Holdings Inc
NASDAQ:PDD
9.6
16%
0.6
NL
Prosus NV
AEX:PRX
8.6
4%
2.2
UY
MercadoLibre Inc
BMV:MELIN
46.3
36%
1.3
AR
Mercadolibre Inc
NASDAQ:MELI
46.4
37%
1.3
US
D
DoorDash Inc
NASDAQ:DASH
82.2
47%
1.7
CN
Meituan
HKEX:3690
Negative Multiple: -19.3 N/A N/A
CN
JD.Com Inc
HKEX:9618
16.9
8%
2.1

Market Distribution

In line with most companies in Ireland
Percentile
60th
Based on 222 companies
60th percentile
15.5
Low
0 — 8.1
Typical Range
8.1 — 17.2
High
17.2 —
Distribution Statistics
Ireland
Min 0
30th Percentile 8.1
Median 13.4
70th Percentile 17.2
Max 849.2

Hostelworld Group PLC
Glance View

Market Cap
132.5m GBX
Industry
Retail

Hostelworld Group Plc engages as a hostel-focused online booking platform for young and independent travellers. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Dublin. The company went IPO on 2015-10-28. The firm operates through over 20 different languages by connecting young travelers with hostels around the world through its brand Hostelworld and supporting brands Hostelbookers and Hostels.com. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides software and data processing services that facilitate hostel, hotel and other accommodation across the world, including ancillary online advertising revenue. The firm focuses on hostels, which maintains a global hostel database with over 13,000 hostels and approximately 22,000 other forms of budget accommodation available across the world. The firm builds a progressive internal training policy that includes ongoing skills training, personal development training plans and management development. The firm has over eight million reviews across approximately 33,000 properties in over 170 countries.

HSW Intrinsic Value
142.71 GBX
Undervaluation 25%
Intrinsic Value
Price GBX107
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