Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

SWX:BCHN Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 2.2b

Burckhardt Compression Holding Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: BCHN (CHF654) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF721.96)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BCHN 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 BCHN?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BCHN. This is calculated by dividing BCHN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BCHN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.4x
EarningsCHF 94.79m
Market CapCHF 2.21b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BCHN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.8x
KARN Kardex Holding
31.9x6.9%CHF 2.2b
DAE Dätwyler Holding
31.6x24.9%CHF 2.3b
INRN Interroll Holding
24.2x6.5%CHF 1.7b
SFSN SFS Group
19.7x10.3%CHF 4.9b
BCHN Burckhardt Compression Holding
23.4x9.9%CHF 2.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BCHN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x) compared to the peer average (26.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BCHN 23.4xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies29PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BCHN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (17.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BCHN'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.

BCHN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.4x
Fair PE Ratio20.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BCHN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.3x).

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 BCHN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 654.00
CHF 699.14
+6.9%
10.3%CHF 804.00CHF 600.00n/a7
Dec ’25CHF 660.00
CHF 681.67
+3.3%
9.2%CHF 753.00CHF 600.00n/a6
Nov ’25CHF 640.00
CHF 662.50
+3.5%
10.2%CHF 750.00CHF 579.00n/a6
Oct ’25CHF 597.00
CHF 657.25
+10.1%
10.7%CHF 750.00CHF 579.00n/a4
Sep ’25CHF 603.00
CHF 657.25
+9.0%
10.7%CHF 750.00CHF 579.00n/a4
Aug ’25CHF 613.00
CHF 657.25
+7.2%
10.7%CHF 750.00CHF 579.00n/a4
Jul ’25CHF 596.00
CHF 639.75
+7.3%
10.3%CHF 750.00CHF 579.00n/a4
Jun ’25CHF 603.00
CHF 604.50
+0.2%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00n/a4
May ’25CHF 586.00
CHF 604.50
+3.2%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00n/a4
Apr ’25CHF 565.00
CHF 604.50
+7.0%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00n/a4
Mar ’25CHF 528.00
CHF 604.50
+14.5%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00n/a4
Feb ’25CHF 485.50
CHF 596.00
+22.8%
6.4%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00n/a3
Jan ’25CHF 507.00
CHF 604.50
+19.2%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00n/a4
Dec ’24CHF 485.50
CHF 604.50
+24.5%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00CHF 660.004
Nov ’24CHF 457.00
CHF 604.50
+32.3%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00CHF 640.004
Oct ’24CHF 499.50
CHF 604.50
+21.0%
6.0%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00CHF 597.004
Sep ’24CHF 528.00
CHF 609.60
+15.5%
5.6%CHF 650.00CHF 568.00CHF 603.005
Aug ’24CHF 513.00
CHF 589.60
+14.9%
5.7%CHF 630.00CHF 550.00CHF 613.005
Jul ’24CHF 525.00
CHF 589.60
+12.3%
5.7%CHF 630.00CHF 550.00CHF 596.005
Jun ’24CHF 541.00
CHF 587.60
+8.6%
5.4%CHF 630.00CHF 550.00CHF 603.005
May ’24CHF 550.00
CHF 553.60
+0.7%
9.8%CHF 630.00CHF 460.00CHF 586.005
Apr ’24CHF 568.00
CHF 553.60
-2.5%
9.8%CHF 630.00CHF 460.00CHF 565.005
Mar ’24CHF 570.00
CHF 540.80
-5.1%
7.6%CHF 568.00CHF 460.00CHF 528.005
Feb ’24CHF 564.00
CHF 540.80
-4.1%
7.6%CHF 568.00CHF 460.00CHF 485.505
Jan ’24CHF 551.00
CHF 521.20
-5.4%
8.9%CHF 566.00CHF 460.00CHF 507.005
Dec ’23CHF 532.00
CHF 521.20
-2.0%
8.9%CHF 566.00CHF 460.00CHF 485.505

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 04:02
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG is covered by 19 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Gerhard SchwarzBaader Helvea Equity Research
Michael RoostBaader Helvea Equity Research
Patrick LaagerBerenberg