• Investors may be wondering if Scorpio Tankers at around US$82.56 is still offering value after a strong run, or if most of the opportunity is already priced in.
• The stock has returned 1.9% over the last week, 7.9% over the last 30 days, 66.2% year to date and 112.4% over the past year. This naturally raises questions about how much risk and reward is now baked into the price.
• Recent coverage has focused on Scorpio Tankers within the broader oil and gas shipping space, including commentary on product tanker supply and demand, charter rate trends and how these factors can influence investor sentiment toward the stock. This context helps explain why some investors are reassessing whether the current share price fairly reflects those industry conditions.
• On Simply Wall St's valuation checks, Scorpio Tankers has a score of 5/6. The rest of this article will walk through the main valuation approaches behind that score, and then finish with a way to tie them together into a clearer view of what the stock might be worth.

Approach 1: Scorpio Tankers Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, model estimates what a stock could be worth by projecting the cash the company may generate in the future and then discounting those cash flows back to today.

For Scorpio Tankers, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach, based on recent free cash flow of about $539.3 million. Analysts provide specific forecasts for several years and, after that, Simply Wall St extends the projections using its own assumptions to build a ten year path for free cash flow. Within that path, projected free cash flow for 2028 is $432 million, with further estimates running through to 2035.

Bringing all those projected cash flows back to today produces an estimated intrinsic value of about $112.73 per share. Compared with the recent share price of around $82.56, the DCF output suggests the stock is trading at roughly a 26.8% discount. On this model alone, this indicates that Scorpio Tankers may be undervalued.

Result: UNDERVALUED

Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Scorpio Tankers is undervalued by 26.8%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 45 more high quality undervalued stocks.

Approach 2: Scorpio Tankers Price vs Earnings

For profitable companies, the P/E ratio is a useful yardstick because it links what you pay directly to the earnings the business is currently generating. Higher growth expectations and lower perceived risk typically justify a higher P/E, while slower growth or higher risk usually point to a lower, more cautious multiple.

Scorpio Tankers currently trades on a P/E of about 7.5x. That sits below the Oil and Gas industry average of roughly 13.9x and also below the peer group average of about 16.3x, which may catch your eye if you are comparing stocks within the sector.

Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio for Scorpio Tankers is 11.0x. This is a proprietary estimate of what a reasonable P/E might be for the company, after factoring in elements such as earnings growth, profit margins, industry, market cap and company specific risks. Because it adjusts for these characteristics, the Fair Ratio can give a more tailored reference point than a simple comparison with broad industry or peer averages.

Set against the current P/E of 7.5x, the Fair Ratio of 11.0x suggests Scorpio Tankers trades below that tailored benchmark.

Result: UNDERVALUED

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your Scorpio Tankers Narrative

Earlier it was mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so meet Narratives, a simple tool on Simply Wall St's Community page that lets you combine your view of Scorpio Tankers' story with your assumptions on future revenue, earnings and margins to arrive at a Fair Value. You can compare that to the current price to help decide whether to buy or sell, and then see that Fair Value update automatically when new data such as news or earnings arrives. For example, a bullish Narrative built around the higher analyst Fair Value of about US$90.00 and stronger long term earnings assumptions can sit alongside a cautious Narrative anchored closer to the lower Fair Value of about US$49.00 and weaker earnings expectations. This gives you a clear, side by side sense of how different perspectives on the same company translate into different estimates of what the stock might be worth.

For Scorpio Tankers, however, we will make it really easy for you with previews of two leading Scorpio Tankers Narratives:

Each one takes the same data and pushes it in a different direction, so you can quickly see how bullish and cautious assumptions translate into very different views of fair value.

Fair value: US$86.67

Implied discount to this fair value at US$82.56: about 4.7%

Revenue growth assumption: 93.01% decline in the long run model

• Focuses on stronger ton mile demand as refinery closures in Europe and North America and new capacity in Asia and the Middle East reshape product flows and support Scorpio Tankers' utilization and freight rates.
• Highlights a younger, fuel efficient fleet, reduced net debt of about US$2.5b since late 2021 and operational efficiency efforts as supports for margins, free cash flow and flexibility for buybacks and dividends.
• Flags key risks such as energy transition, a product tanker order book at about 20% of the fleet, geopolitical uncertainty and future fleet renewal costs, while still aligning with the analyst consensus fair value of about US$86.67.

Fair value: US$70.00

Implied premium to this fair value at US$82.56: about 17.9%

Revenue growth assumption: 111.36% decline in the long run model

• Builds around tighter environmental rules, decarbonization and potential demand weakness for refined products, which together could pressure Scorpio Tankers' long term revenue, margins and required reinvestment.
• Emphasizes risks from higher capital and compliance costs, possible overcapacity with a product tanker order book at about 20% of fleet, and uncertainty around sanctions and trade routes.
• Anchors to a lower implied fair value of about US$70, using a more cautious view on earnings power, future P/E multiples and the sustainability of current rate and margin conditions.

If you want to see how your own assumptions compare to these two bookends and the community's other scenarios, it can help to review the full set of Narratives, including their detailed earnings, margin and multiple paths, before deciding where you stand. See what the community is saying about Scorpio Tankers

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.