Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies.
Price ÷ Earnings Per Share — how many years of current earnings you're paying for at today's price. Lower P/E may indicate undervaluation. The dashed forward point is the forward P/E — today's price ÷ analyst consensus EPS. Shaded region = analyst consensus for the current and next fiscal year (14 analysts).
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Base Case $72.06 Implied EV: $36.48B |
What growth rate is the market pricing in at $129?
The market implies +26.6% Owner Earnings growth, above historical trends.
Standard FCF implies a demanding +5.8%, reflecting heavy growth investment.
Narrow moat with reinvestment efficiency as the key competitive advantage. Improving roic consistency would strengthen the moat.
"Market is pessimistic — investigate whether fears are temporary or structural"
Significantly overvalued despite market fear — fear alone does not justify the premium
