First Business Financial Services, Inc.

DB:45D Stock Report

Market Cap: €402.1m

First Business Financial Services Valuation

Is 45D 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 45D when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 45D (€45.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€111.92)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 45D is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 45D?

Key metric: As 45D is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 45D. This is calculated by dividing 45D's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 45D's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.1x
EarningsUS$37.80m
Market CapUS$418.73m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 45D's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 45D vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8.4x
PCZ ProCredit Holding
4.4x9.9%€471.2m
MBK Merkur PrivatBank KgaA
10x8.6%€107.3m
PSB Philippine Savings Bank
5xn/a₱25.6b
ACNB ACNB
14.1x18.7%US$410.0m
45D First Business Financial Services
11.3x11.1%€418.7m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 45D is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the peer average (8.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 45D's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
45D 11.1xIndustry Avg. 7.4xNo. of Companies47PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 45D is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 45D'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.

45D PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.1x
Fair PE Ratio9.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 45D is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.5x).


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 45D forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€45.40
€48.54
+6.9%
0.8%€48.73€47.81n/a5
Nov ’25€39.00
€48.54
+24.5%
0.8%€48.73€47.81n/a5
Oct ’25€40.00
€47.52
+18.8%
3.7%€50.59€45.17n/a5
Sep ’25€40.00
€47.82
+19.6%
3.9%€51.11€45.63n/a5
Aug ’25€42.20
€45.81
+8.5%
14.1%€51.72€33.25n/a5
Jul ’25€33.60
€39.90
+18.7%
9.0%€44.75€33.56n/a5
Jun ’25€30.80
€39.90
+29.5%
9.0%€44.75€33.56n/a5
May ’25€30.60
€40.10
+31.0%
9.0%€44.97€33.72n/a5
Apr ’25€32.80
€41.40
+26.2%
4.0%€44.16€39.56n/a5
Mar ’25€31.60
€42.07
+33.1%
4.2%€44.63€39.98n/a4
Feb ’25€33.40
€41.09
+23.0%
6.6%€44.32€36.93n/a4
Jan ’25€36.20
€37.23
+2.8%
4.2%€39.95€36.32n/a4
Dec ’24€31.60
€36.20
+14.6%
7.9%€37.86€31.23n/a4
Nov ’24€28.40
€36.20
+27.5%
7.9%€37.86€31.23€39.004
Oct ’24€27.60
€36.33
+31.6%
5.4%€37.85€33.12€40.005
Sep ’24€28.60
€35.68
+24.8%
3.8%€36.79€34.03€40.005
Aug ’24€30.20
€35.01
+15.9%
3.9%€36.38€33.65€42.204
Jul ’24€26.80
€32.11
+19.8%
7.6%€34.37€28.04€33.604
Jun ’24€25.00
€32.11
+28.4%
7.6%€34.37€28.04€30.804
May ’24€25.60
€33.50
+30.9%
10.8%€38.28€28.26€30.604
Apr ’24€27.20
€38.45
+41.4%
3.6%€40.08€36.35€32.804
Mar ’24€33.00
€38.45
+16.5%
3.6%€40.08€36.35€31.604
Feb ’24€32.40
€38.03
+17.4%
3.6%€39.64€35.95€33.404
Jan ’24€33.80
€41.75
+23.5%
3.6%€43.52€39.48€36.204
Dec ’23€36.00
€41.75
+16.0%
3.6%€43.52€39.48€31.604
Nov ’23€38.00
€41.75
+9.9%
3.6%€43.52€39.48€28.404

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


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