IMI plc

DB:IMI1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.6b

IMI Valuation

Is IMI1 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 IMI1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: IMI1 (€22) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€30.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IMI1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for IMI1?

Key metric: As IMI1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for IMI1. This is calculated by dividing IMI1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is IMI1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.4x
EarningsUK£253.30m
Market CapUK£4.65b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does IMI1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for IMI1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24.3x
G1A GEA Group
19.6x8.3%€8.0b
GIL DMG MORI
22.3xn/a€3.6b
KRN Krones
15.2x16.0%€3.8b
RAA RATIONAL
40.2x7.1%€9.5b
IMI1 IMI
18.4x12.2%€4.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IMI1 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.4x) compared to the peer average (24.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IMI1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Machinery Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
IMI1 18.4xIndustry Avg. 16.5xNo. of Companies6PE0816243240+
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IMI1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.4x) compared to the German Machinery industry average (16.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IMI1'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.

IMI1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.4x
Fair PE Ratio16.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IMI1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.6x).

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 IMI1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€22.00
€25.87
+17.6%
9.7%€30.29€19.99n/a17
Dec ’25€21.40
€25.68
+20.0%
9.7%€30.11€19.87n/a17
Nov ’25€19.80
€25.46
+28.6%
10.0%€29.93€19.76n/a17
Oct ’25€21.80
€25.20
+15.6%
10.0%€29.61€19.54n/a17
Sep ’25€21.60
€24.68
+14.3%
9.9%€29.11€19.21n/a18
Aug ’25€22.40
€25.01
+11.7%
9.8%€29.72€19.61n/a17
Jul ’25€20.80
€24.82
+19.3%
10.1%€29.54€19.50n/a17
Jun ’25€22.00
€24.36
+10.7%
10.5%€29.28€19.32n/a17
May ’25€20.40
€23.87
+17.0%
10.9%€29.21€19.28n/a17
Apr ’25€21.65
€23.55
+8.8%
10.7%€29.20€19.27n/a17
Mar ’25€20.15
€22.65
+12.4%
12.0%€29.20€18.16n/a18
Feb ’25€19.56
€22.18
+13.4%
10.1%€25.29€18.21n/a17
Jan ’25€19.40
€21.84
+12.6%
11.2%€25.64€18.13n/a17
Dec ’24€18.02
€21.58
+19.7%
11.2%€25.28€17.87€21.4017
Nov ’24€16.74
€21.48
+28.3%
12.6%€25.81€15.49€19.8017
Oct ’24€18.10
€21.77
+20.3%
12.2%€26.00€15.60€21.8016
Sep ’24€17.42
€21.87
+25.6%
12.0%€25.58€15.70€21.6016
Aug ’24€18.84
€21.70
+15.2%
12.3%€25.59€15.35€22.4016
Jul ’24€18.26
€21.55
+18.0%
12.6%€25.64€15.39€20.8016
Jun ’24€18.48
€21.20
+14.7%
12.8%€25.29€15.17€22.0016
May ’24€17.66
€20.11
+13.9%
12.2%€24.48€13.88€20.4016
Apr ’24€17.20
€19.56
+13.7%
12.3%€22.77€12.75€21.6516
Mar ’24€17.50
€18.50
+5.7%
15.2%€22.74€12.51€20.1516
Feb ’24€16.10
€18.27
+13.5%
15.5%€22.68€12.47€19.5615
Jan ’24€15.20
€18.66
+22.8%
15.8%€24.35€12.75€19.4015
Dec ’23€15.50
€18.78
+21.2%
15.8%€24.30€12.73€18.0215

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 Analysis2024/12/26 16:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

IMI plc is covered by 39 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Marzio FoaAlphaValue
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
David LarkamArden Partners Plc.