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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR filings and third-party price providers. Scores, valuations, and metrics are algorithmic estimates. This is not investment advice. See our Terms and Methodology.
DFDS A/S is a Danish international shipping and logistics company, founded in 1866 as Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskab, northern Europe's largest integrated provider of freight and passenger transport services. Headquartered in Copenhagen, it operates through two main divisions: Ferry, which manages 30 routes across the North Sea, Baltic Sea, English Channel, Mediterranean, and connections to Türkiye and North Africa using 73 vessels including RoRo and RoPax ferries; and Logistics, offering door-to-door solutions like full- and part-load transports, warehousing, and multimodal services via road, rail, and sea. Primarily transporting trailer freight units, industrial goods such as automotive, chemicals, and cold chain products, DFDS A/S also carries about 5.5 million passengers annually on overnight and day crossings, generating roughly 83% of revenue from freight and 16% from passengers. With 16,500 employees and DKK 30 billion in revenue, it connects over 20 countries through an extensive network of ports, terminals, and strategic partnerships, emphasizing operational efficiency and sustainability in European trade and mobility.
DKK 114.55
DKK 3.25 (-2.76%)
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Operating margin is thin at 1.32%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 4.0%, steady but not accelerating. Margins contracted 3.5pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
ROIC dropped from 3.69% to 1.03%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Net debt of DKK 14.98B represents 8.7x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
DKK 30.76B
▲ +4.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-DKK 271M
▼ -178.6% YoY
Op. Margin
1.76%
▼ -3.5pp YoY
ROIC
1.03%
▼ -2.7pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
DKK 1.79B
▼ -6.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
DKK 4.59B
▲ +8.7% YoY
Net Debt
DKK 14.98B
Cash & Equiv.
DKK 1.79B
3Y CAGR: +4.8%
3Y CAGR: +1.7%
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Dfds A/S (DFDS.XCSE) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about DKK 319.32 per share, so at DKK 114.55 the stock looks undervalued (178.8% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Dfds A/S scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about DKK 319.32 per share for DFDS.XCSE, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around DKK 239.49. At today's DKK 114.55, that puts the stock about 178.8% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Dfds A/S scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 1.8% operating margin and a 1.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. DFDS.XCSE currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.