Mayr-Melnhof Karton Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MMK (€73.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€245.51)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MMK. This is calculated by dividing MMK's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MMK's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio30.4x
Earnings€48.09m
Market Cap€1.46b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MMK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.6x
AMAG AMAG Austria Metall
15.9x16.4%€811.1m
WIE Wienerberger
44.9x47.0%€3.0b
3941 Rengo
6.7x4.6%JP¥224.0b
ELO Elopak
15.1x9.1%NOK 11.7b
MMK Mayr-Melnhof Karton
30.4x57.9%€1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MMK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.4x) compared to the peer average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MMK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Packaging Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MMK 30.4xIndustry Avg. 18.0xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MMK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.4x) compared to the European Packaging industry average (17.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MMK'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.

MMK PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.4x
Fair PE Ratio40.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MMK is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (40.8x).


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 MMK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€73.20
€106.25
+45.2%
8.2%€115.00€97.50n/a2
Nov ’25€81.10
€116.75
+44.0%
16.5%€136.00€97.50n/a2
Oct ’25€89.60
€131.60
+46.9%
3.3%€136.00€127.20n/a2
Sep ’25€97.30
€131.60
+35.3%
3.3%€136.00€127.20n/a2
Aug ’25€106.00
€137.60
+29.8%
7.6%€148.00€127.20n/a2
Jul ’25€110.80
€137.60
+24.2%
7.6%€148.00€127.20n/a2
Jun ’25€114.40
€137.60
+20.3%
7.6%€148.00€127.20n/a2
May ’25€112.20
€137.60
+22.6%
7.6%€148.00€127.20n/a2
Apr ’25€115.40
€140.10
+21.4%
9.2%€153.00€127.20n/a2
Mar ’25€118.00
€151.90
+28.7%
5.3%€160.00€143.80n/a2
Feb ’25€121.80
€151.90
+24.7%
5.3%€160.00€143.80n/a2
Jan ’25€126.60
€151.90
+20.0%
5.3%€160.00€143.80n/a2
Dec ’24€112.80
€151.90
+34.7%
5.3%€160.00€143.80n/a2
Nov ’24€109.40
€156.90
+43.4%
8.3%€170.00€143.80€81.102
Oct ’24€127.80
€156.90
+22.8%
8.3%€170.00€143.80€89.602
Sep ’24€130.80
€156.90
+20.0%
8.3%€170.00€143.80€97.302
Aug ’24€139.80
€163.00
+16.6%
4.3%€170.00€156.00€106.002
Jul ’24€134.20
€163.00
+21.5%
4.3%€170.00€156.00€110.802
Jun ’24€136.20
€172.00
+26.3%
6.6%€180.00€156.00€114.403
May ’24€144.60
€169.00
+16.9%
6.6%€180.00€156.00€112.204
Apr ’24€153.00
€170.25
+11.3%
7.3%€185.00€156.00€115.404
Mar ’24€161.00
€174.00
+8.1%
7.2%€190.00€156.00€118.004
Feb ’24€154.60
€168.67
+9.1%
5.8%€180.00€156.00€121.803
Jan ’24€151.20
€168.67
+11.6%
5.8%€180.00€156.00€126.603
Dec ’23€162.40
€168.67
+3.9%
5.8%€180.00€156.00€112.803
Nov ’23€143.60
€178.33
+24.2%
12.6%€209.00€156.00€109.403

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.


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