Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

DB:WF5A Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.6b

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Valuation

Is WF5A 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of WF5A when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: WF5A (€17.16) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€19.87)

Significantly Below Fair Value: WF5A 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 WF5A?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

WF5A 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/Revenue3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA46.9x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does WF5A's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for WF5A vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.5x
5UH Hensoldt
2.3x13.3%€4.3b
OHB OHB
0.8x8.7%€831.0m
MTX MTU Aero Engines
2.3x12.1%€12.2b
FQT Frequentis
0.8x8.1%€360.7m
WF5A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.6x9.7%€2.8b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: WF5A is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x) compared to the peer average (1.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does WF5A's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Aerospace & Defense Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a28.7%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a28.7%
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: WF5A is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x) compared to the European Aerospace & Defense industry average (1.8x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is WF5A's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

WF5A PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.6x
Fair PS Ratio0.7x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: WF5A is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.7x).


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 WF5A forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€17.16
€20.89
+21.8%
11.5%€25.18€16.79n/a10
Apr ’25€17.00
€20.09
+18.2%
10.4%€23.04€15.67n/a10
Mar ’25€16.44
€20.09
+22.2%
10.4%€23.04€15.67n/a10
Feb ’25€15.51
€18.93
+22.1%
12.3%€22.98€13.79n/a10
Jan ’25€18.43
€18.27
-0.9%
10.3%€20.90€13.63n/a10
Dec ’24€17.31
€18.07
+4.4%
9.3%€20.08€13.69n/a10
Nov ’24€16.17
€16.71
+3.4%
9.8%€18.88€13.22n/a10
Oct ’24€14.23
€16.26
+14.3%
9.8%€18.37€12.86n/a10
Sep ’24€14.81
€16.26
+9.8%
9.8%€18.37€12.86n/a10
Aug ’24€13.33
€15.09
+13.2%
13.5%€17.97€11.68n/a10
Jul ’24€13.20
€15.18
+15.0%
14.7%€18.21€11.84n/a9
Jun ’24€12.12
€15.18
+25.3%
14.7%€18.21€11.84n/a9
May ’24€11.46
€15.04
+31.2%
17.1%€18.41€11.05€17.169
Apr ’24€12.11
€15.19
+25.4%
17.0%€18.87€11.32€17.0010
Mar ’24€11.69
€15.22
+30.2%
17.0%€18.90€11.34€16.4410
Feb ’24€10.72
€14.26
+33.0%
22.4%€18.46€9.23€15.5110
Jan ’24€9.34
€14.84
+58.8%
20.3%€18.72€10.76€18.4310
Dec ’23€9.30
€15.32
+64.7%
19.6%€19.21€11.04€17.3110
Nov ’23€11.19
€20.95
+87.2%
27.1%€30.44€12.18€16.1710
Oct ’23€10.65
€22.23
+108.7%
21.6%€30.11€16.06€14.2310
Sep ’23€12.01
€22.23
+85.1%
21.6%€30.11€16.06€14.8110
Aug ’23€14.18
€21.53
+51.9%
20.0%€28.77€15.35€13.3310
Jul ’23€13.27
€21.53
+62.3%
20.0%€28.77€15.35€13.2010
Jun ’23€13.35
€20.81
+55.9%
19.3%€27.98€14.92€12.1211
May ’23€14.51
€20.86
+43.7%
17.4%€26.63€15.09€11.4611

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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