Kennametal Valuation

Is KM3 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 KM3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: KM3 (€27.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€37.38)

Significantly Below Fair Value: KM3 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KM3?

Key metric: As KM3 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KM3. This is calculated by dividing KM3's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KM3's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio22.3x
EarningsUS$101.39m
Market CapUS$2.24b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does KM3's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for KM3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.8x
PFV Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology
24.6xn/a€1.5b
DUE Dürr
17.9x28.4%€1.5b
GIL DMG MORI
22.2xn/a€3.6b
KRN Krones
14.7x16.2%€3.7b
KM3 Kennametal
22.3x14.7%€2.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KM3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x) compared to the peer average (19.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KM3'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
KM3 22.3xIndustry Avg. 14.7xNo. of Companies6PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KM3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x) compared to the German Machinery industry average (14.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KM3'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.

KM3 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio22.3x
Fair PE Ratio16.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KM3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.4x).


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 KM3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€27.80
€26.65
-4.1%
19.4%€38.16€20.03n/a8
Nov ’25€23.00
€23.31
+1.4%
15.3%€32.00€19.20n/a8
Oct ’25€23.00
€23.07
+0.3%
15.0%€31.51€18.91n/a8
Sep ’25€23.40
€23.07
-1.4%
15.0%€31.51€18.91n/a8
Aug ’25€23.80
€23.13
-2.8%
16.7%€32.21€19.33n/a8
Jul ’25€21.40
€23.73
+10.9%
16.1%€32.73€19.64n/a8
Jun ’25€23.40
€23.70
+1.3%
15.4%€32.38€19.43n/a8
May ’25€22.20
€23.22
+4.6%
16.0%€32.50€19.50n/a8
Apr ’25€22.80
€23.29
+2.2%
15.9%€32.45€19.47n/a8
Mar ’25€23.00
€23.29
+1.3%
15.9%€32.45€19.47n/a8
Feb ’25€22.80
€23.05
+1.1%
16.3%€31.95€18.26n/a8
Jan ’25€22.80
€23.36
+2.4%
17.2%€32.15€18.37n/a7
Dec ’24€20.80
€23.36
+12.3%
17.2%€32.15€18.37n/a7
Nov ’24€21.80
€24.74
+13.5%
16.5%€33.12€18.93€23.007
Oct ’24€23.80
€26.05
+9.5%
14.7%€32.56€18.61€23.007
Sep ’24€24.20
€25.33
+4.7%
14.5%€31.99€18.28€23.407
Aug ’24€26.40
€24.94
-5.5%
15.8%€31.82€17.27€23.807
Jul ’24€26.00
€25.24
-2.9%
15.7%€32.20€17.48€21.407
Jun ’24€23.40
€25.34
+8.3%
13.8%€32.25€17.51€23.409
May ’24€23.40
€25.31
+8.1%
15.6%€32.67€17.73€22.209
Apr ’24€24.80
€25.31
+2.0%
15.6%€32.67€17.73€22.809
Mar ’24€26.20
€25.31
-3.4%
15.6%€32.67€17.73€23.009
Feb ’24€25.80
€23.18
-10.2%
12.5%€27.69€17.54€22.809
Jan ’24€22.80
€23.09
+1.3%
12.1%€28.08€17.78€22.809
Dec ’23€25.00
€24.42
-2.3%
12.3%€30.52€19.33€20.809
Nov ’23€25.80
€24.64
-4.5%
11.9%€30.37€19.24€21.809

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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