Knorr-Bremse Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 KBX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KBX (€68.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€103.37)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KBX is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

KBX key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11x
PEG Ratio2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for KBX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.8x
PAL Palfinger
6.3x3.2%€726.6m
ANDR Andritz
10.1x6.1%€5.1b
STR Strabag
7.4x-9.0%€4.7b
000425 XCMG Construction Machinery
15.4x25.4%CN¥83.1b
KBX Knorr-Bremse
20x9.9%€11.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KBX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the peer average (9.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KBX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Machinery Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a11.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KBX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (16.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KBX'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.

KBX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20x
Fair PE Ratio12.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KBX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.9x).


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 KBX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€68.40
€71.00
+3.8%
13.2%€86.00€48.00n/a16
Apr ’25€69.96
€68.00
-2.8%
12.4%€79.00€46.00n/a16
Mar ’25€66.08
€68.00
+2.9%
12.4%€79.00€46.00n/a16
Feb ’25€58.14
€66.06
+13.6%
13.5%€79.00€45.00n/a16
Jan ’25€59.00
€65.31
+10.7%
14.7%€79.00€45.00n/a16
Dec ’24€57.82
€65.31
+13.0%
14.7%€79.00€45.00n/a16
Nov ’24€52.28
€65.81
+25.9%
14.6%€79.00€45.00n/a16
Oct ’24€60.24
€67.19
+11.5%
13.4%€79.00€45.00n/a16
Sep ’24€63.16
€68.50
+8.5%
10.1%€79.00€55.00n/a16
Aug ’24€63.72
€68.38
+7.3%
9.8%€78.00€55.00n/a16
Jul ’24€70.16
€68.31
-2.6%
7.9%€78.00€60.00n/a16
Jun ’24€64.42
€68.06
+5.7%
7.4%€75.00€60.00n/a16
May ’24€63.48
€66.27
+4.4%
7.5%€75.00€60.00€69.4515
Apr ’24€61.14
€69.07
+13.0%
15.8%€105.00€60.00€69.9615
Mar ’24€66.04
€68.36
+3.5%
17.8%€105.00€53.00€66.0814
Feb ’24€60.08
€64.73
+7.7%
19.5%€105.00€51.00€58.1415
Jan ’24€51.02
€64.00
+25.4%
19.6%€105.00€51.00€59.0015
Dec ’23€55.18
€64.40
+16.7%
19.8%€105.00€51.00€57.8215
Nov ’23€47.11
€64.43
+36.8%
20.8%€105.00€49.00€52.2814
Oct ’23€44.38
€67.71
+52.6%
19.2%€105.00€52.00€60.2414
Sep ’23€47.84
€68.79
+43.8%
19.5%€105.00€53.00€63.1614
Aug ’23€57.56
€75.79
+31.7%
19.5%€105.00€53.00€63.7214
Jul ’23€54.88
€82.00
+49.4%
16.8%€112.00€63.00€70.1614
Jun ’23€63.90
€86.93
+36.0%
16.9%€112.00€63.00€64.4215
May ’23€68.18
€92.00
+34.9%
15.2%€119.00€72.00€63.4815

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


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