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Is Shopify Stock Undervalued?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 11:39 pm

Shopify Stock is currently trading at $131. Is Shopify Stock undervalued?

Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SH) is a Canadian multinational e-commerce company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It is also the name of its proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.

Shopify offers online retailers a suite of services “including payments, marketing, shipping and customer engagement tools to simplify the process of running an online store for small merchants. ”

The company was founded in 2004 by Tobias Lütke, Daniel Weinand, and Scott Lake after attempting to open Snowdevil, an online store for snowboarding equipment. Lütke used the open source eCommerce software osCommerce to launch Snowdevil’s website, and was unsatisfied with the product. As a result, Lütke decided to write his own solution.

PRO TIP: Shopify stock may be undervalued and is not suitable for all investors. Please conduct your own research before making any investment decisions.

Shopify stock is currently trading at $131.

So, is Shopify Stock undervalued?

The current market capitalization for Shopify is around $22.7 billion. Based on the company’s most recent 12 months trailing earnings, Shopify’s Price/Earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is around 140. This means that for every $1 of earnings, investors are currently paying $140.

The industry median P/E ratio for Internet Software & Services companies is 31.5. This means that Shopify’s P/E ratio is around 4.5 times higher than the median P/E ratio for companies in its industry.

Conclusion

Shopify’s stock price has been on an incredible run over the past few years. The company’s share price has increased more than tenfold since its IPO in 2015. While the stock might appear to be expensive based on traditional valuation metrics such as price-to-earnings, when considering the company’s growth potential, Shopify might still be a bargain.

Kathy McFarland

Kathy McFarland

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