ME Group International plc

DB:PHQ Stock Report

Market Cap: €961.0m

ME Group International Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: PHQ (€2.52) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€5.44)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PHQ. This is calculated by dividing PHQ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PHQ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.1x
EarningsUK£52.90m
Market CapUK£796.86m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for PHQ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.2x
TIMA ZEAL Network
22.7x-12.6%€1.1b
ATG Auction Technology Group
34.8x8.4%UK£678.4m
1448 Fu Shou Yuan International Group
12.9x13.4%HK$8.6b
IFA LS Invest
6.4xn/a€288.7m
PHQ ME Group International
15.1x7.0%€796.9m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PHQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.1x) compared to the peer average (19.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PHQ 15.1xIndustry Avg. 18.1xNo. of Companies7PE01632486480+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PHQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.1x) compared to the Global Consumer Services industry average (18.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PHQ'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.

PHQ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.1x
Fair PE Ratio20.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PHQ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.2x).


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 PHQ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€2.52
€3.17
+26.0%
21.2%€4.23€2.45n/a4
Dec ’25€2.66
€3.16
+18.7%
21.2%€4.21€2.44n/a4
Nov ’25€2.52
€3.16
+25.3%
21.2%€4.21€2.44n/a4
Oct ’25€2.32
€3.15
+35.9%
21.2%€4.20€2.44n/a4
Sep ’25€2.26
€2.92
+29.0%
25.1%€4.16€2.38n/a4
Aug ’25€2.26
€2.92
+29.0%
25.1%€4.16€2.38n/a4
Jul ’25€1.99
€2.84
+42.5%
26.6%€4.14€2.37n/a4
Jun ’25€1.97
€2.37
+20.2%
1.0%€2.40€2.34n/a3
May ’25€1.82
€2.37
+30.1%
1.0%€2.40€2.34n/a3
Apr ’25€1.86
€2.37
+27.6%
1.0%€2.40€2.34n/a3
Mar ’25€1.80
€2.37
+31.5%
1.0%€2.40€2.34n/a3
Feb ’25€1.44
€2.26
+57.4%
3.4%€2.33€2.15n/a3
Jan ’25€1.41
€2.26
+60.2%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€2.503
Dec ’24€1.42
€2.26
+59.1%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€2.663
Nov ’24€1.56
€2.26
+45.3%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€2.523
Oct ’24€1.75
€2.26
+29.5%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€2.323
Sep ’24€1.88
€2.26
+20.5%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€2.263
Aug ’24€1.75
€2.26
+29.1%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€2.263
Jul ’24€1.79
€2.26
+26.2%
3.4%€2.33€2.15€1.993
Jun ’24€1.69
€2.23
+32.0%
3.4%€2.31€2.15€1.972
May ’24€1.38
€2.05
+48.7%
1.1%€2.07€2.03€1.822
Apr ’24€1.36
€2.05
+50.8%
1.1%€2.07€2.03€1.862
Mar ’24€1.56
€2.05
+31.5%
1.1%€2.07€2.03€1.802
Feb ’24€1.40
€1.71
+21.9%
13.3%€1.93€1.48€1.442
Jan ’24€1.25
€1.71
+36.5%
13.3%€1.93€1.48€1.412

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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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/03 06:57
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/03 00:00
Earnings2024/04/30
Annual Earnings2023/10/31

Data Sources

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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

ME Group International plc is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Calum BattersbyBerenberg
Eleanor SpencerBerenberg
James WoodCanaccord Genuity