Is Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) Undervalued As It Raises FY26 Earnings Guidance?

Fletcher Building (NZSE:FBU) raised its earnings guidance for the year to 30 June 2026, flagging higher EBIT from core operations and surplus property sales, while cautioning that macro risks could affect future commercial project activity.

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The earnings guidance update comes after a period where Fletcher Building’s share price has been rebuilding momentum, with a 7 day share price return of 6.51% and a 90 day return of 20%, even though the year to date share price return is down 4% and the 3 year total shareholder return is down 29.26%.

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Bulls see Fletcher Building’s guidance lift and recent share price rebound as evidence the stock is mispriced, while bears point to past losses and macro risks. Which side does the current valuation actually support next?

Preferred Price-to-Sales of 0.6x: Is it justified?

Fletcher Building is currently trading at NZ$3.60, and on Simply Wall St’s numbers that equates to a P/S of 0.6x, which screens as good value compared with both its peers and the wider global building sector.

The P/S ratio compares a company’s market value with its annual revenue, so a lower multiple can indicate that investors are paying less for each dollar of sales. For a diversified building products and construction group like Fletcher Building, where earnings are currently in a loss and profit based metrics are less useful, revenue based valuation can be a practical reference point.

In that context, the 0.6x P/S stands well below the global building industry average of 0.9x and the peer average of 2.5x. This indicates that the market is assigning a meaningful discount to Fletcher Building’s NZ$7,008m revenue base. The Simply Wall St fair P/S ratio of 0.9x also sits higher than the current multiple, which indicates that if sentiment shifted closer to that level, the valuation could move materially.

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Result: Price-to-sales of 0.6x (UNDERVALUED)

However, Fletcher Building still faces risks from earlier losses and macro driven softness in commercial projects, which could weigh on sentiment if project pipelines slow further.

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Another View: SWS DCF Fair Value Check

While the current P/S of 0.6x makes Fletcher Building look inexpensive against peers, the SWS DCF model goes further and values the stock at NZ$7.26 per share, compared with the current NZ$3.60. That is a large gap, so is the market too cautious or is the model too optimistic?

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