Dr. Martens plc

LSE:DOCS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£708.4m

Dr. Martens Valuation

Is DOCS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of DOCS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: DOCS (£0.74) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£0.79)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DOCS is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DOCS?

Key metric: As DOCS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DOCS. This is calculated by dividing DOCS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DOCS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.1x
EarningsUK£29.40m
Market CapUK£708.35m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DOCS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DOCS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average34.4x
COA Coats Group
18.9x15.5%UK£1.5b
BRBY Burberry Group
90x43.0%UK£3.4b
GLE MJ Gleeson
15.5x14.5%UK£298.9m
CRN Cairn Homes
13.1x5.5%UK£1.2b
DOCS Dr. Martens
24.1x40.5%UK£705.0m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DOCS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the peer average (34.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DOCS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Luxury Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DOCS 24.1xIndustry Avg. 16.1xNo. of Companies8PE01020304050+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DOCS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the European Luxury industry average (15.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DOCS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

DOCS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.1x
Fair PE Ratio31.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DOCS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.6x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst DOCS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£0.74
UK£0.79
+7.9%
10.2%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a8
Dec ’25UK£0.69
UK£0.76
+10.5%
13.0%UK£0.95UK£0.60n/a8
Nov ’25UK£0.56
UK£0.76
+36.8%
12.9%UK£0.95UK£0.60n/a8
Oct ’25UK£0.56
UK£0.78
+39.6%
10.5%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a8
Sep ’25UK£0.72
UK£0.78
+7.9%
10.5%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a8
Aug ’25UK£0.70
UK£0.78
+11.3%
10.7%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a8
Jul ’25UK£0.74
UK£0.77
+4.6%
10.7%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a8
Jun ’25UK£0.87
UK£0.75
-14.2%
11.6%UK£0.95UK£0.65n/a8
May ’25UK£0.77
UK£0.77
-0.1%
18.6%UK£1.10UK£0.65n/a8
Apr ’25UK£0.88
UK£0.96
+9.1%
10.9%UK£1.10UK£0.85n/a9
Mar ’25UK£0.97
UK£0.98
+1.4%
9.4%UK£1.10UK£0.85n/a9
Feb ’25UK£0.85
UK£0.98
+15.1%
9.4%UK£1.10UK£0.85n/a9
Jan ’25UK£0.89
UK£1.22
+37.8%
16.8%UK£1.60UK£1.00n/a9
Dec ’24UK£0.95
UK£1.35
+41.8%
12.3%UK£1.60UK£1.10UK£0.699
Nov ’24UK£1.18
UK£1.59
+35.1%
14.2%UK£2.15UK£1.40UK£0.569
Oct ’24UK£1.41
UK£1.59
+12.4%
14.2%UK£2.15UK£1.40UK£0.569
Sep ’24UK£1.57
UK£1.59
+1.5%
14.2%UK£2.15UK£1.40UK£0.729
Aug ’24UK£1.44
UK£1.59
+10.2%
14.2%UK£2.15UK£1.40UK£0.709
Jul ’24UK£1.22
UK£1.64
+34.0%
16.9%UK£2.15UK£1.40UK£0.749
Jun ’24UK£1.38
UK£1.92
+39.1%
15.4%UK£2.50UK£1.52UK£0.879
May ’24UK£1.66
UK£2.04
+22.8%
19.2%UK£2.72UK£1.52UK£0.779
Apr ’24UK£1.42
UK£2.08
+46.3%
24.6%UK£3.00UK£1.40UK£0.888
Mar ’24UK£1.56
UK£2.11
+35.8%
22.0%UK£3.00UK£1.40UK£0.979
Feb ’24UK£1.58
UK£2.54
+60.6%
30.9%UK£4.00UK£1.40UK£0.858
Jan ’24UK£1.91
UK£3.35
+75.8%
22.4%UK£5.00UK£2.50UK£0.898
Dec ’23UK£2.11
UK£3.52
+67.1%
24.6%UK£5.00UK£2.50UK£0.958

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 04:01
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Dr. Martens plc is covered by 12 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard TaylorBarclays
David RouxBofA Global Research
Louise SinglehurstGoldman Sachs