Thales Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: CSF (€159.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€269.13)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CSF 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/Revenue2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.6x
PEG Ratio2.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for CSF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.2x
RHM Rheinmetall
39.3x24.6%€22.8b
5UH Hensoldt
81.9x39.4%€4.4b
OHB OHB
11.6x-1.7%€829.1m
FQT Frequentis
19.9x10.0%€366.0m
CSF Thales
34.6x15.1%€32.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CSF is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the peer average (38.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CSF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a28.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CSF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (29.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CSF'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.

CSF PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio34.6x
Fair PE Ratio25.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CSF is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (34.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.6x).


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 CSF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€159.20
€163.69
+2.8%
9.0%€180.00€125.00n/a16
Apr ’25€158.15
€159.69
+1.0%
8.6%€180.00€125.00n/a16
Mar ’25€137.10
€154.47
+12.7%
8.8%€180.00€115.00n/a17
Feb ’25€135.05
€155.94
+15.5%
6.5%€180.00€140.00n/a17
Jan ’25€134.00
€156.06
+16.5%
6.1%€175.00€145.00n/a16
Dec ’24€138.65
€155.25
+12.0%
5.7%€174.00€137.00n/a16
Nov ’24€138.55
€154.35
+11.4%
5.0%€166.00€137.00n/a17
Oct ’24€133.95
€153.00
+14.2%
6.0%€168.00€135.00n/a17
Sep ’24€135.70
€152.18
+12.1%
5.9%€165.00€135.00n/a17
Aug ’24€135.50
€152.24
+12.4%
5.8%€165.00€135.00n/a17
Jul ’24€137.20
€152.39
+11.1%
6.1%€169.00€135.00n/a18
Jun ’24€131.95
€150.71
+14.2%
5.5%€165.00€135.00n/a17
May ’24€138.40
€149.71
+8.2%
5.6%€160.00€135.00n/a17
Apr ’24€136.95
€148.38
+8.3%
5.6%€160.00€135.00€158.1516
Mar ’24€133.45
€144.69
+8.4%
6.0%€160.00€134.00€137.1016
Feb ’24€121.20
€143.13
+18.1%
6.1%€160.00€130.00€135.0515
Jan ’24€119.15
€144.07
+20.9%
5.3%€160.00€135.00€134.0014
Dec ’23€120.10
€144.07
+20.0%
5.3%€160.00€135.00€138.6514
Nov ’23€128.00
€142.40
+11.3%
5.8%€160.00€125.00€138.5515
Oct ’23€112.90
€139.64
+23.7%
5.8%€156.00€125.00€133.9514
Sep ’23€116.90
€138.13
+18.2%
7.4%€156.00€112.00€135.7015
Aug ’23€124.50
€138.07
+10.9%
7.4%€156.00€112.00€135.5015
Jul ’23€120.60
€134.47
+11.5%
7.1%€146.00€110.00€137.2015
Jun ’23€114.75
€133.50
+16.3%
6.9%€145.00€110.00€131.9514
May ’23€122.25
€131.47
+7.5%
8.9%€145.00€103.00€138.4015
Apr ’23€112.40
€122.73
+9.2%
13.8%€145.00€85.00€136.9515

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


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