Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica S.p.A.

WBAG:REC Stock Report

Market Cap: €10.5b

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: REC (€51.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€52.75)

Significantly Below Fair Value: REC 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 REC?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for REC. This is calculated by dividing REC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is REC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.9x
Earnings€423.12m
Market Cap€10.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for REC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.2x
4507 Shionogi
11.7x-0.3%JP¥1.8t
ZYDUSLIFE Zydus Lifesciences
22.7x0.6%₹972.0b
500257 Lupin
35.6x16.4%₹935.4b
500124 Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
18.8x-1.0%₹1.0t
REC Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica
24.9x11.5%€10.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: REC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the peer average (22.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does REC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Pharmaceuticals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
REC 24.9xIndustry Avg. 20.0xNo. of Companies13PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: REC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (20x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is REC'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.

REC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate REC's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


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 REC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€51.20
€55.24
+7.9%
8.4%€63.00€48.00n/a10
Nov ’25€52.75
€55.04
+4.3%
8.2%€63.00€48.00n/a10
Oct ’25€51.30
€53.49
+4.3%
9.7%€62.00€45.00n/a10
Sep ’25€52.75
€53.49
+1.4%
9.7%€62.00€45.00n/a10
Aug ’25€50.75
€53.09
+4.6%
10.1%€62.00€45.00n/a10
Jul ’25€48.92
€52.64
+7.6%
10.8%€62.00€44.00n/a10
Jun ’25€47.48
€52.24
+10.0%
11.7%€62.00€44.00n/a10
May ’25€49.40
€52.14
+5.5%
12.0%€62.00€43.00n/a10
Apr ’25€51.90
€50.84
-2.0%
10.4%€57.00€43.00n/a10
Mar ’25€51.92
€50.04
-3.6%
12.1%€57.00€41.00n/a10
Feb ’25€51.16
€48.45
-5.3%
12.3%€57.00€41.00n/a10
Jan ’25€48.95
€48.15
-1.6%
11.6%€56.00€41.00n/a10
Dec ’24€44.32
€48.15
+8.6%
11.6%€56.00€41.00n/a10
Nov ’24€43.64
€47.54
+8.9%
12.5%€56.00€41.00€52.7510
Oct ’24€44.57
€47.54
+6.7%
12.5%€56.00€41.00€51.3010
Sep ’24€46.22
€46.85
+1.4%
12.9%€56.00€40.00€52.7511
Aug ’24€47.07
€46.40
-1.4%
13.2%€56.00€38.00€50.7511
Jul ’24€43.62
€45.99
+5.4%
12.2%€54.00€38.00€48.9211
Jun ’24€41.75
€45.99
+10.2%
12.2%€54.00€38.00€47.4811
May ’24€41.68
€45.20
+8.4%
11.3%€52.00€37.00€49.409
Apr ’24€39.27
€44.98
+14.5%
10.8%€51.00€37.00€51.909
Mar ’24€39.15
€44.74
+14.3%
11.5%€51.00€35.00€51.9211
Feb ’24€39.17
€45.37
+15.8%
10.4%€53.00€39.00€51.1611
Jan ’24€39.09
€44.65
+14.2%
10.2%€53.00€39.00€48.9511
Dec ’23€41.50
€44.80
+8.0%
10.6%€53.00€39.00€44.3210
Nov ’23€37.95
€45.05
+18.7%
9.4%€53.00€39.00€43.6411

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


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