Willdan Group, Inc.

DB:J2A Stock Report

Market Cap: €524.8m

Willdan Group Valuation

Is J2A 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 J2A when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: J2A (€36) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€239.2)

Significantly Below Fair Value: J2A is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for J2A?

Key metric: As J2A is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for J2A. This is calculated by dividing J2A's market cap by their current earnings.
What is J2A's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio23.9x
EarningsUS$22.91m
Market CapUS$547.62m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does J2A's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for J2A vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.3x
AAD Amadeus FiRe
11.8x7.2%€412.8m
BFSA Befesa
14.9x29.6%€824.8m
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA
11.2x2.2%€720.4m
APQ Aquamondi
127.5xn/a€3.2m
J2A Willdan Group
23.9x2.3%€547.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: J2A is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x) compared to the peer average (41.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does J2A's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Professional Services Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
J2A 23.9xIndustry Avg. 18.5xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: J2A is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is J2A'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.

J2A PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio23.9x
Fair PE Ratio8.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: J2A is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.7x).

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 J2A forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€36.00
€50.57
+40.5%
7.3%€54.24€46.89n/a2
Dec ’25€41.00
€50.57
+23.3%
7.3%€54.24€46.89n/a2
Nov ’25€42.00
€50.75
+20.8%
7.3%€54.45€47.06n/a2
Oct ’25€36.60
€44.38
+21.3%
4.1%€46.19€42.57n/a2
Sep ’25€34.80
€37.57
+8.0%
14.6%€43.07€32.07n/a2
Aug ’25€31.20
€32.04
+2.7%
1.4%€32.50€31.57n/a2
Jul ’25€26.40
€32.04
+21.4%
1.4%€32.50€31.57n/a2
Jun ’25€30.00
€32.04
+6.8%
1.4%€32.50€31.57n/a2
May ’25€26.60
€31.93
+20.0%
1.4%€32.39€31.46n/a2
Apr ’25€26.60
€31.93
+20.0%
1.4%€32.39€31.46n/a2
Mar ’25€19.20
€23.17
+20.7%
2.0%€23.63€22.72n/a2
Feb ’25€17.60
€23.17
+31.7%
2.0%€23.63€22.72n/a2
Jan ’25€20.40
€23.17
+13.6%
2.0%€23.63€22.72n/a2
Dec ’24€18.20
€23.17
+27.3%
2.0%€23.63€22.72€41.002
Nov ’24€16.20
€23.17
+43.0%
2.0%€23.63€22.72€42.002
Oct ’24€18.70
€23.17
+23.9%
2.0%€23.63€22.72€36.602
Sep ’24€22.20
€23.17
+4.4%
2.0%€23.63€22.72€34.802
Aug ’24€18.20
€18.70
+2.7%
2.4%€19.16€18.24€31.202
Jul ’24€17.10
€18.70
+9.4%
2.4%€19.16€18.24€26.402
Jun ’24€15.50
€20.12
+29.8%
7.8%€22.28€18.57€30.003
May ’24€13.40
€19.79
+47.7%
7.7%€22.35€18.62€26.604
Apr ’24€13.60
€19.79
+45.5%
7.7%€22.35€18.62€26.604
Mar ’24€16.80
€27.35
+62.8%
28.6%€35.13€16.06€19.204
Feb ’24€17.30
€27.35
+58.1%
28.6%€35.13€16.06€17.604
Jan ’24€16.60
€27.35
+64.8%
28.6%€35.13€16.06€20.404
Dec ’23€15.50
€27.35
+76.5%
28.6%€35.13€16.06€18.204

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 07:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/27
Annual Earnings2023/12/29

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

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Analyst Sources

Willdan Group, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alfred MooreCanaccord Genuity
Craig IrwinRoth MKM
Ryan CassilSeaport Research Partners