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New Palace International Co vs McDonald’s: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how New Palace International Co (8940) and McDonald’s (MCD) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees McDonald’s as the less overvalued of the two: New Palace International Co trades at TWD 15.00 versus a fair value of TWD 10.12 (-33%), while McDonald’s trades at $237 versus $163 (-31%).
New Palace International Co
8940.TW · TWD · Consumer Discretionary
-33%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceTWD 15.00
Fair ValueTWD 10.12
Quality54/100
McDonald’s
MCD · USD · Consumer Discretionary
-31%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$237
Fair Value$163
Quality69/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

New Palace International CoMcDonald’s
Valuation
27.3×P/E (TTM)19.2×
0.63×P/S (TTM)6.11×
1.33×P/BNegative equity
3.8×EV/EBITDA14.0×
n/aPEG2.06×
−32.5%Fair value upside−31.3%
n/aDividend yield3.1%
n/aDividend per share$7.35
Profitability
21%Operating margin46%
n/aEBIT margin trend (5Y)1.21×
5%Return on equityNegative equity
2%Return on assets13%
Growth
4%Revenue growth (YoY)4%
17.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)5.1%
9.3%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)7.0%
−16.4%Value creation/yr+11.8%
Balance & size
4.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)7.8×
0.15×Debt / equityNegative equity
$32MMarket cap$169B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy

McDonald’s leads: 4 to 7 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

New Palace International Coof which business quality 53 · market factors 37 McDonald’sof which business quality 64 · market factors 40
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
36
64
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
21
46
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
70
76
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
43
53
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
82
57
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
92
95
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
20
23
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
5
6
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
77
88

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyNew Palace International CoPrice TWD 15.00McDonald’sPrice $237
DCF Models+137%above the priceTWD 35.57-42%below the price$138
Earnings-Based-42%below the priceTWD 8.69-57%below the price$103
Dividend Discountn/a-58%below the price$98.79
Multiples-10%close to the priceTWD 13.56-5%close to the price$226
Asset-Based-50%below the priceTWD 7.57n/a
Growth DCF+122%above the priceTWD 33.37-68%below the price$76.46
Economic Profit-36%below the priceTWD 9.65-52%below the price$114
Growth Earnings-35%below the priceTWD 9.78-11%close to the price$210
Minimum-50%below the priceTWD 7.57-68%below the price$76.46
Maximum+137%above the priceTWD 35.57-5%close to the price$226
Median-35%below the priceTWD 9.78-52%below the price$114
Geometric mean-7%close to the priceTWD 13.89-46%below the price$128

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

New Palace International Co: 11 of 23 models see the stock below the current price.

McDonald’s: 19 of 21 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

New Palace International Co
Price TWD 15.00
Fair Value TWD 10.12
Bear TWD 9.11Bull TWD 12.71
McDonald’s
Price $237
Fair Value $163
Bear $91.85Bull $252

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

New Palace International Co · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score54 · above median
Fair value upside-33% · below median

McDonald’s · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-31% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees McDonald’s as the less overvalued of the two: New Palace International Co trades at TWD 15.00 versus a fair value of TWD 10.12 (-33%), while McDonald’s trades at $237 versus $163 (-31%).

McDonald’s has the higher quality score (69/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.