Robert Walters Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: RBW (€4.02) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€4.97)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RBW is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for RBW. This is calculated by dividing RBW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is RBW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio36.9x
EarningsUK£5.70m
Market CapUK£210.24m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for RBW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.7x
AAD Amadeus FiRe
12.2x7.2%€425.9m
BDT Bertrandt
12x52.8%€204.1m
CWC CEWE Stiftung KGaA
11.1x2.2%€712.1m
BFSA Befesa
15.6x29.6%€866.4m
RBW Robert Walters
36.9x71.0%€210.2m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RBW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.9x) compared to the peer average (12.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
RBW 36.9xIndustry Avg. 18.3xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RBW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.9x) compared to the European Professional Services industry average (18.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RBW'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.

RBW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.9x
Fair PE Ratio22.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RBW is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.7x).


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 RBW forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€4.02
€5.18
+28.8%
19.1%€6.58€3.83n/a4
Dec ’25€4.02
€5.18
+28.8%
19.1%€6.58€3.83n/a4
Nov ’25€4.28
€5.25
+22.8%
17.3%€6.60€4.09n/a4
Oct ’25€3.82
€5.64
+47.7%
12.5%€6.60€4.80n/a4
Sep ’25€4.28
€5.58
+30.3%
12.5%€6.53€4.75n/a4
Aug ’25€4.34
€5.58
+28.5%
12.5%€6.53€4.75n/a4
Jul ’25€4.84
€6.17
+27.4%
10.6%€7.08€5.49n/a4
Jun ’25€4.70
€6.05
+28.7%
20.5%€8.14€4.77n/a6
May ’25€4.60
€6.07
+31.9%
20.5%€8.17€4.78n/a6
Apr ’25€4.60
€6.33
+37.5%
17.1%€8.23€4.94n/a6
Mar ’25€4.84
€6.27
+29.6%
17.4%€8.18€4.91n/a6
Feb ’25€4.94
€6.27
+26.9%
17.4%€8.18€4.91n/a6
Jan ’25€4.96
€6.58
+32.7%
18.2%€8.12€4.70n/a6
Dec ’24€4.48
€6.58
+46.9%
18.2%€8.12€4.70€4.026
Nov ’24€4.20
€6.58
+56.7%
18.2%€8.12€4.70€4.286
Oct ’24€4.54
€7.42
+63.5%
13.2%€8.97€5.90€3.826
Sep ’24€4.12
€7.42
+80.2%
13.2%€8.97€5.90€4.286
Aug ’24€4.60
€7.42
+61.4%
13.2%€8.97€5.90€4.346
Jul ’24€4.60
€7.59
+64.9%
12.7%€8.97€5.90€4.846
Jun ’24€4.82
€8.15
+69.0%
8.0%€9.22€7.29€4.706
May ’24€4.48
€8.15
+81.9%
8.0%€9.22€7.29€4.606
Apr ’24€5.15
€8.30
+61.2%
8.3%€9.13€7.22€4.606
Mar ’24€5.60
€8.69
+55.3%
13.9%€10.95€7.23€4.846
Feb ’24€5.60
€8.69
+55.3%
13.9%€10.95€7.23€4.946
Jan ’24€5.70
€9.66
+69.6%
12.3%€10.98€7.92€4.965
Dec ’23€6.55
€9.66
+47.6%
12.3%€10.98€7.92€4.485

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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