Bayer Aktiengesellschaft

SWX:BAYN Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 18.6b

Bayer Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of BAYN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BAYN (CHF67.99) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF478.41)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As BAYN is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BAYN. This is calculated by dividing BAYN's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BAYN's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.4x
Sales€46.74b
Market Cap€19.86b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does BAYN's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for BAYN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.2x
SDZ Sandoz Group
1.9x5.7%CHF 17.5b
GALD Galderma Group
5.3x11.6%CHF 20.2b
DESN Dottikon ES Holding
9.6x14.5%CHF 3.2b
NOVN Novartis
4.1x2.2%CHF 182.4b
BAYN Bayer
0.4x1.1%CHF 19.9b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BAYN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the peer average (5.2x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does BAYN's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Pharmaceuticals Industry?

24 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.3.1x3.7%
BAYN Bayer
0.4x1.1%US$21.03b
BAYN 0.4xIndustry Avg. 3.1xNo. of Companies33PS0612182430+
24 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.3.1x11.9%
BAYN Bayer
0.4x50.8%US$21.03b
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BAYN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the European Pharmaceuticals industry average (3.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BAYN's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

BAYN PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.4x
Fair PS Ratio4.6x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BAYN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


Discover undervalued companies