ACCO Brands Valuation

Is A3B undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 A3B when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: A3B (€5.85) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€20.09)

Significantly Below Fair Value: A3B is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for A3B?

Key metric: As A3B is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for A3B. This is calculated by dividing A3B's market cap by their current revenue.
What is A3B's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.3x
SalesUS$1.71b
Market CapUS$569.36m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does A3B's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for A3B vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.4x
TTK TAKKT
0.5x2.9%€516.1m
EDD3 edding
0.2xn/a€39.3m
FPH Francotyp-Postalia Holding
0.2x-23.8%€37.2m
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA
0.8x3.5%€684.9m
A3B ACCO Brands
0.3x-0.006%€569.4m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: A3B is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the peer average (0.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does A3B's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Commercial Services Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
A3B 0.3xIndustry Avg. 0.6xNo. of Companies31PS00.61.21.82.43+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: A3B is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the European Commercial Services industry average (0.6x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is A3B'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.

A3B PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.3x
Fair PS Ratio0.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: A3B is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x).


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 A3B forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€5.85
€10.40
+77.8%
22.1%€12.48€7.20n/a3
Nov ’25€4.50
€9.63
+113.9%
24.6%€11.73€6.32n/a3
Oct ’25€4.84
€9.63
+98.9%
24.6%€11.73€6.32n/a3
Sep ’25€4.86
€9.73
+100.3%
24.6%€11.86€6.39n/a3
Aug ’25€4.66
€9.85
+111.5%
24.6%€12.01€6.47n/a3
Jul ’25€4.32
€9.80
+126.7%
24.6%€11.94€6.43n/a3
Jun ’25€4.68
€10.06
+115.0%
22.1%€12.07€6.96n/a3
May ’25€4.54
€10.13
+123.2%
22.1%€12.16€7.01n/a3
Apr ’25€5.15
€9.98
+93.9%
22.1%€11.98€6.91n/a3
Mar ’25€5.10
€9.98
+95.8%
22.1%€11.98€6.91n/a3
Feb ’25€5.55
€10.33
+86.2%
24.3%€12.96€6.94n/a3
Jan ’25€5.30
€8.88
+67.6%
30.6%€12.00€5.54n/a4
Dec ’24€4.88
€9.14
+87.4%
29.3%€12.19€5.63€5.504
Nov ’24€4.74
€9.14
+92.9%
29.3%€12.19€5.63€4.504
Oct ’24€5.35
€9.14
+70.9%
29.3%€12.19€5.63€4.844
Sep ’24€4.86
€8.88
+82.7%
29.3%€11.84€5.46€4.864
Aug ’24€5.50
€9.11
+65.6%
31.6%€12.75€5.46€4.664
Jul ’24€4.70
€9.11
+93.8%
31.6%€12.75€5.46€4.324
Jun ’24€4.48
€9.11
+103.3%
31.6%€12.75€5.46€4.684
May ’24€4.04
€9.21
+127.8%
31.6%€12.89€5.52€4.544
Apr ’24€4.74
€9.21
+94.2%
31.6%€12.89€5.52€5.154
Mar ’24€5.30
€9.22
+73.9%
34.3%€13.23€5.67€5.104
Feb ’24€5.75
€10.74
+86.8%
28.2%€14.98€6.99€5.554
Jan ’24€5.40
€10.74
+98.9%
28.2%€14.98€6.99€5.304
Dec ’23€5.20
€10.74
+106.5%
28.2%€14.98€6.99€4.884

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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