Bunzl Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: BUZ (€41.4) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€48.02)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BUZ 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 BUZ?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BUZ. This is calculated by dividing BUZ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BUZ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.7x
EarningsUK£487.70m
Market CapUK£11.58b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BUZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.3x
BNR Brenntag
16.3x15.6%€8.8b
KBX Knorr-Bremse
19.7x10.8%€11.7b
8TRA Traton
5.6x8.4%€14.4b
MTX MTU Aero Engines
23.6x10.7%€17.1b
BUZ Bunzl
23.7x7.0%€11.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BUZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the peer average (16.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BUZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Trade Distributors Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BUZ 23.7xIndustry Avg. 14.5xNo. of Companies10PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BUZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the European Trade Distributors industry average (14.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BUZ'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.

BUZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.7x
Fair PE Ratio16.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BUZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x).


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.


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