Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

DB:1RH Stock Report

Market Cap: €64.1b

Recruit Holdings Valuation

Is 1RH undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • 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 1RH when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1RH (€40.19) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€39.76)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1RH is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1RH?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

1RH 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/Revenue2.9x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA21.5x
PEG Ratio3.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 1RH's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 1RH vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22x
AAD Amadeus FiRe
15.8x11.1%€608.4m
PAYX Paychex
25.7x6.3%US$43.0b
ADP Automatic Data Processing
26.8x6.8%US$101.4b
PAYC Paycom Software
19.8x0.7%US$10.3b
1RH Recruit Holdings
30.8x7.9%€10.5t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 1RH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.8x) compared to the peer average (22x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 1RH's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

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Industry Avg.n/a12.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 1RH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.8x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1RH'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.

1RH PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio30.8x
Fair PE Ratio28.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 1RH is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (30.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.1x).


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 1RH forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€40.19
€42.76
+6.4%
12.7%€49.68€32.51n/a14
Apr ’25€39.72
€41.49
+4.5%
13.1%€48.98€32.45n/a13
Mar ’25€37.78
€39.19
+3.7%
9.7%€45.48€32.57n/a13
Feb ’25€38.18
€37.49
-1.8%
13.5%€46.07€29.26n/a13
Jan ’25€37.38
€36.87
-1.4%
12.9%€47.29€30.03n/a13
Dec ’24€33.18
€33.93
+2.3%
17.7%€43.48€17.15n/a15
Nov ’24€27.46
€34.60
+26.0%
18.8%€44.84€17.68n/a15
Oct ’24€28.58
€34.46
+20.6%
19.0%€44.82€17.67n/a15
Sep ’24€33.14
€34.00
+2.6%
18.7%€45.04€17.76n/a15
Aug ’24€30.90
€33.22
+7.5%
18.7%€43.24€18.07n/a15
Jul ’24€28.40
€32.83
+15.6%
18.4%€43.01€17.98n/a15
Jun ’24€29.58
€33.47
+13.1%
18.2%€44.43€18.57n/a15
May ’24€25.12
€33.34
+32.7%
17.7%€42.73€18.99€40.3815
Apr ’24€24.74
€36.23
+46.4%
18.5%€46.20€19.90€39.7215
Mar ’24€25.89
€36.79
+42.1%
15.2%€45.13€24.30€37.7815
Feb ’24€29.49
€39.64
+34.4%
18.5%€52.88€24.68€38.1815
Jan ’24€29.05
€40.45
+39.3%
16.9%€52.08€24.31€37.3815
Dec ’23€30.29
€41.09
+35.6%
16.6%€52.66€24.57€33.1815
Nov ’23€31.06
€40.53
+30.5%
16.8%€51.06€23.83€27.4616
Oct ’23€29.93
€43.98
+46.9%
14.1%€52.98€31.08€28.5815
Sep ’23€31.23
€45.65
+46.2%
16.8%€62.39€31.55€33.1415
Aug ’23€36.42
€44.78
+22.9%
18.3%€62.44€30.86€30.9016
Jul ’23€26.92
€44.72
+66.1%
19.9%€60.43€29.87€28.4016
Jun ’23€32.56
€49.69
+52.6%
21.1%€65.62€31.73€29.5814
May ’23€34.54
€52.48
+51.9%
16.9%€66.68€36.64€25.1214

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


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