Intertek Group Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of IT1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

IT1 (€53.95) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (€79.05)

Is IT1 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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 IT1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: IT1 (€53.95) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€79.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IT1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for IT1?

Key metric: As IT1 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for IT1. This is calculated by dividing IT1's market cap by their current earnings.
What is IT1's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	23.5x
Earnings	UK£308.70m
Market Cap	UK£7.25b

IT1 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/Revenue	2.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	11.5x
PEG Ratio	2.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does IT1's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for IT1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PE	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	19.2x
BDT Bertrandt	10.7x	64.3%	€182.4m
GBF Bilfinger	7.2x	2.3%	€1.7b
CACI CACI International	23.1x	8.0%	US$10.5b
ULS UL Solutions	35.7x	8.9%	US$10.8b
IT1 Intertek Group	23.5x	10.2%	€7.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: IT1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the peer average (19.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IT1's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: IT1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IT1'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.

IT1 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	23.5x
Fair PE Ratio	13.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: IT1 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.5x).

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 IT1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
Date	Share Price	Average 1Y Price Target	Dispersion	High	Low	1Y Actual price	Analysts
Current	€53.95	€65.77 +21.9%	10.2%	€78.44	€51.37	n/a	17
Nov ’25	€56.15	€65.48 +16.6%	10.2%	€78.10	€51.15	n/a	17
Oct ’25	€61.75	€65.55 +6.2%	10.8%	€80.07	€48.63	n/a	16
Sep ’25	€58.70	€63.10 +7.5%	13.3%	€78.60	€43.08	n/a	17
Aug ’25	€58.35	€63.23 +8.4%	12.5%	€74.99	€43.69	n/a	17
Jul ’25	€56.55	€63.23 +11.8%	12.5%	€74.99	€43.69	n/a	17
Jun ’25	€55.60	€62.37 +12.2%	11.8%	€70.51	€43.48	n/a	17
May ’25	€57.65	€60.36 +4.7%	12.1%	€69.68	€42.97	n/a	17
Apr ’25	€58.50	€58.46 -0.06%	13.2%	€68.92	€43.22	n/a	17
Mar ’25	€53.50	€54.92 +2.6%	12.3%	€66.74	€42.15	n/a	16
Feb ’25	€53.00	€55.05 +3.9%	12.3%	€66.89	€42.25	n/a	17
Jan ’25	€49.20	€52.40 +6.5%	13.2%	€65.81	€39.26	n/a	17
Dec ’24	€46.20	€51.72 +11.9%	13.7%	€65.94	€39.33	n/a	17
Nov ’24	€43.60	€52.22 +19.8%	13.1%	€65.53	€41.39	€56.15	17
Oct ’24	€47.60	€52.97 +11.3%	12.8%	€65.78	€41.54	€61.75	17
Sep ’24	€48.60	€53.39 +9.9%	12.7%	€66.60	€42.06	€58.70	17
Aug ’24	€50.50	€53.05 +5.1%	12.3%	€66.30	€41.87	€58.35	18
Jul ’24	€49.60	€52.82 +6.5%	12.8%	€66.16	€41.78	€56.55	18
Jun ’24	€49.00	€52.73 +7.6%	12.8%	€65.93	€41.64	€55.60	18
May ’24	€47.60	€50.95 +7.0%	12.3%	€62.30	€40.21	€57.65	18
Apr ’24	€46.20	€52.51 +13.7%	12.2%	€65.85	€41.23	€58.50	16
Mar ’24	€47.20	€51.83 +9.8%	12.5%	€64.81	€40.58	€53.50	16
Feb ’24	€50.00	€51.53 +3.1%	12.5%	€65.46	€40.98	€53.00	15
Jan ’24	€45.40	€52.28 +15.2%	13.8%	€67.97	€40.78	€49.20	16
Dec ’23	€48.00	€53.74 +12.0%	13.4%	€69.71	€41.82	€46.20	17
Nov ’23	€43.40	€55.20 +27.2%	11.8%	€69.95	€41.97	€43.60	17

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