Knights Group Holdings plc

DB:77Q Stock Report

Market Cap: €113.3m

Knights Group Holdings Valuation

Is 77Q undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • 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 77Q when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 77Q (€1.19) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€5.88)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 77Q is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 77Q?

Key metric: As 77Q is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 77Q. This is calculated by dividing 77Q's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 77Q's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio9.6x
EarningsUK£9.85m
Market CapUK£94.08m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 77Q's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 77Q vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average39.3x
APQ Aquamondi
127.5xn/a€3.2m
OJ2 Calvert International
1.9xn/a€2.3m
AAD Amadeus FiRe
11.9x7.2%€415.6m
EDD3 edding
15.8xn/a€39.7m
77Q Knights Group Holdings
9.6x15.7%€94.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 77Q is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.6x) compared to the peer average (39.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 77Q's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
77Q 9.6xIndustry Avg. 18.5xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 77Q is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.6x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 77Q'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.

77Q PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.6x
Fair PE Ratio8.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 77Q is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.5x).


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 77Q forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€1.19
€1.98
+66.6%
23.2%€2.52€1.44n/a4
Dec ’25€1.23
€1.98
+61.2%
23.2%€2.52€1.44n/a4
Nov ’25€1.39
€2.11
+51.5%
14.6%€2.46€1.64n/a4
Oct ’25€1.50
€2.11
+40.4%
14.6%€2.46€1.64n/a4
Sep ’25€1.42
€2.11
+48.3%
14.6%€2.46€1.64n/a4
Aug ’25€1.57
€1.98
+26.4%
21.0%€2.50€1.37n/a5
Jul ’25€1.58
€1.89
+19.7%
20.6%€2.47€1.35n/a5
Jun ’25€1.53
€1.90
+24.0%
18.8%€2.46€1.35n/a6
May ’25€1.42
€1.85
+30.0%
21.5%€2.44€1.34n/a6
Apr ’25€1.32
€1.85
+39.8%
21.5%€2.44€1.34n/a6
Mar ’25€1.32
€1.85
+39.8%
21.5%€2.44€1.34n/a6
Feb ’25€1.49
€1.85
+23.9%
21.5%€2.44€1.34n/a6
Jan ’25€1.24
€1.74
+40.5%
28.6%€2.41€1.03n/a5
Dec ’24€1.06
€1.74
+64.3%
28.6%€2.41€1.03€1.235
Nov ’24€0.94
€1.74
+86.0%
32.2%€2.46€0.88€1.395
Oct ’24€1.05
€1.74
+65.6%
32.2%€2.46€0.88€1.505
Sep ’24€0.97
€2.21
+126.8%
54.9%€4.68€0.87€1.426
Aug ’24€0.96
€2.21
+130.3%
54.9%€4.68€0.87€1.576
Jul ’24€0.72
€2.57
+257.6%
57.8%€4.73€0.88€1.586
Jun ’24€1.01
€2.56
+153.1%
53.2%€4.67€0.86€1.537
May ’24€0.88
€2.53
+187.3%
51.8%€4.57€0.85€1.427
Apr ’24€0.70
€2.53
+261.2%
51.8%€4.57€0.85€1.327
Mar ’24€0.82
€2.53
+206.5%
51.8%€4.57€0.85€1.327
Feb ’24€0.99
€2.91
+192.3%
51.4%€5.24€1.02€1.498
Jan ’24€1.14
€2.79
+145.0%
52.0%€5.28€1.15€1.249
Dec ’23€1.08
€2.79
+158.6%
52.0%€5.28€1.15€1.069

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 00:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/04/30
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

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

Knights Group Holdings plc is covered by 11 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew SimmsArden Partners Plc.
James BaylissArden Partners Plc.
Calum BattersbyBerenberg