McMillan Shakespeare Limited

ASX:MMS Stock Report

Market Cap: AU$1.3b

McMillan Shakespeare Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MMS (A$18.06) is trading below our estimate of fair value (A$34.93)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MMS 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/Revenue3.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8.9x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MMS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.2x
SIQ Smartgroup
18.9x8.5%AU$1.2b
APM APM Human Services International
14.7x22.2%AU$1.1b
HIT HiTech Group Australia
14.2xn/aAU$82.9m
PPE Peoplein
8.9x26.4%AU$93.9m
MMS McMillan Shakespeare
16.5x7.5%AU$1.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MMS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the peer average (14.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MMS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a10.2%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MMS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the Global Professional Services industry average (20.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MMS'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.

MMS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.5x
Fair PE Ratio15.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MMS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.5x).


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 MMS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentAU$18.06
AU$21.30
+18.0%
7.0%AU$22.63AU$18.37n/a9
Apr ’25AU$19.63
AU$21.50
+9.5%
5.9%AU$22.63AU$18.37n/a8
Mar ’25AU$21.88
AU$21.36
-2.4%
6.1%AU$22.63AU$18.37n/a7
Feb ’25AU$17.15
AU$19.37
+13.0%
3.4%AU$20.50AU$18.50n/a5
Jan ’25AU$15.96
AU$19.37
+21.4%
3.4%AU$20.50AU$18.50n/a5
Dec ’24AU$18.06
AU$20.29
+12.3%
11.4%AU$23.94AU$15.99n/a6
Nov ’24AU$17.02
AU$20.32
+19.4%
11.4%AU$23.94AU$15.99n/a6
Oct ’24AU$16.11
AU$20.26
+25.8%
13.2%AU$23.94AU$15.99n/a6
Sep ’24AU$18.02
AU$19.96
+10.7%
15.1%AU$23.94AU$15.99n/a6
Aug ’24AU$19.63
AU$17.45
-11.1%
13.2%AU$20.60AU$14.50n/a7
Jul ’24AU$18.06
AU$16.20
-10.3%
8.8%AU$18.90AU$14.50n/a7
Jun ’24AU$15.53
AU$15.62
+0.6%
6.1%AU$17.50AU$14.50n/a7
May ’24AU$15.53
AU$15.56
+0.2%
6.5%AU$17.50AU$14.50AU$18.306
Apr ’24AU$14.40
AU$15.34
+6.5%
7.1%AU$17.50AU$14.09AU$19.637
Mar ’24AU$14.75
AU$15.34
+4.0%
7.1%AU$17.50AU$14.09AU$21.887
Feb ’24AU$14.04
AU$15.18
+8.1%
8.5%AU$17.50AU$13.90AU$17.157
Jan ’24AU$13.44
AU$15.18
+12.9%
8.5%AU$17.50AU$13.90AU$15.967
Dec ’23AU$13.85
AU$14.97
+8.1%
8.6%AU$17.50AU$13.90AU$18.066
Nov ’23AU$13.34
AU$14.97
+12.2%
8.6%AU$17.50AU$13.90AU$17.026
Oct ’23AU$12.88
AU$14.97
+16.2%
8.6%AU$17.50AU$13.90AU$16.116
Sep ’23AU$14.19
AU$14.52
+2.3%
4.4%AU$15.60AU$13.90AU$18.025
Aug ’23AU$12.40
AU$12.73
+2.6%
7.7%AU$14.25AU$11.20AU$19.635
Jul ’23AU$9.74
AU$13.01
+33.5%
5.0%AU$14.25AU$12.50AU$18.065
Jun ’23AU$11.53
AU$14.23
+23.4%
10.5%AU$16.90AU$12.59AU$15.535
May ’23AU$11.90
AU$14.29
+20.1%
10.5%AU$16.90AU$12.59AU$15.535

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


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