Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

WBAG:APCD Stock Report

Market Cap: €49.2b

Air Products and Chemicals Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: APCD (€216.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€736.36)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

APCD 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/Revenue5.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.9x
PEG Ratio1.8x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for APCD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.5x
AI L'Air Liquide
31.3x9.9%€96.2b
VOE Voestalpine
6.8x-1.9%€4.3b
WIE Wienerberger
10.6x10.5%€3.5b
4091 Nippon Sanso Holdings
21.5x5.7%JP¥2.0t
APCD Air Products and Chemicals
21.3x11.6%€52.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: APCD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x) compared to the peer average (17.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does APCD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: APCD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (18.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is APCD'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.

APCD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.3x
Fair PE Ratio19.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: APCD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.4x).


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 APCD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€216.70
€253.86
+17.1%
11.7%€332.74€196.83n/a23
Apr ’25€224.40
€247.86
+10.5%
11.9%€330.51€195.51n/a22
Mar ’25€217.10
€251.68
+15.9%
13.3%€328.45€194.29n/a23
Feb ’25€236.90
€284.72
+20.2%
9.0%€326.56€220.78n/a23
Jan ’25€247.20
€280.80
+13.6%
8.6%€322.66€218.14n/a23
Dec ’24€250.80
€281.63
+12.3%
8.4%€323.16€218.47n/a23
Nov ’24€265.70
€315.10
+18.6%
6.3%€360.73€284.79n/a23
Oct ’24€271.70
€311.64
+14.7%
6.4%€359.56€283.86n/a23
Sep ’24€277.50
€300.96
+8.5%
6.7%€347.97€274.71n/a22
Aug ’24€276.90
€292.84
+5.8%
6.6%€343.73€267.84n/a22
Jul ’24€273.00
€301.25
+10.3%
6.3%€355.59€277.08n/a24
Jun ’24€254.20
€307.26
+20.9%
6.8%€360.24€280.71n/a24
May ’24€260.90
€300.76
+15.3%
6.7%€343.09€274.47€216.7023
Apr ’24€261.40
€306.62
+17.3%
7.2%€357.82€278.82€224.4023
Mar ’24€272.15
€309.26
+13.6%
7.5%€359.79€274.97€217.1024
Feb ’24€290.65
€305.32
+5.0%
8.6%€363.66€258.44€236.9024
Jan ’24€291.40
€304.63
+4.5%
8.8%€371.70€264.15€247.2022
Dec ’23€296.30
€297.82
+0.5%
8.1%€377.44€261.31€250.8022
Nov ’23€254.90
€294.56
+15.6%
7.3%€339.89€254.66€265.7022
Oct ’23€239.75
€299.47
+24.9%
6.2%€341.87€262.27€271.7020
Sep ’23€251.55
€295.81
+17.6%
5.9%€337.01€258.54€277.5020
Aug ’23€240.40
€278.47
+15.8%
8.6%€327.60€227.85€276.9021
Jul ’23€227.40
€276.27
+21.5%
8.7%€326.78€241.54€273.0021
Jun ’23€227.60
€272.32
+19.6%
8.5%€321.44€237.58€254.2021
May ’23€227.55
€281.16
+23.6%
7.0%€324.27€247.19€260.9021

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


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