Kelly Services Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: KYS (€17) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€151.58)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KYS. This is calculated by dividing KYS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KYS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio	12.3x
Earnings	US$41.60m
Market Cap	US$512.12m

KYS 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	0.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	7.6x
PEG Ratio	0.3x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for KYS 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	11.9x
AAD Amadeus FiRe	12.2x	7.2%	€427.0m
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA	10.7x	2.3%	€685.6m
BDT Bertrandt	11x	64.3%	€188.0m
BFSA Befesa	13.9x	29.5%	€768.0m
KYS Kelly Services	12.3x	46.2%	€512.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KYS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.3x) compared to the peer average (11.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

5 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap

5 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KYS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.3x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.3x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KYS'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.

KYS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio	12.3x
Fair PE Ratio	16.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: KYS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.