John Wood Group PLC

DB:JWG1 Stock Report

Market Cap: €542.6m

John Wood Group Valuation

Is JWG1 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of JWG1 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: JWG1 (€0.77) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€2.6)

Significantly Below Fair Value: JWG1 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for JWG1?

Key metric: As JWG1 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for JWG1. This is calculated by dividing JWG1's market cap by their current revenue.
What is JWG1's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio0.1x
SalesUS$5.73b
Market CapUS$564.16m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does JWG1's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for JWG1 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average0.9x
VBK Verbio
0.4x7.7%€654.2m
VH2 Friedrich Vorwerk Group
1.2x10.2%€547.0m
ETG EnviTec Biogas
0.9xn/a€447.0m
CE2 CropEnergies
0.8x-14.0%€1.0b
JWG1 John Wood Group
0.1x3.2%€450.0m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: JWG1 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the peer average (0.9x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does JWG1's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Energy Services Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.0.8x2.6%
JWG1 John Wood Group
 0.1x3.2%US$564.16m
JWG1 0.1xIndustry Avg. 0.8xNo. of Companies11PS00.61.21.82.43+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.0.8x11.4%
JWG1 John Wood Group
 0.1x97.3%US$564.16m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: JWG1 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the European Energy Services industry average (0.8x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is JWG1's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

JWG1 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio0.1x
Fair PS Ratio0.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: JWG1 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.4x).

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 JWG1 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€0.77
€1.75
+129.2%
51.6%€3.10€0.72n/a6
Dec ’25€0.62
€1.91
+209.8%
39.9%€3.09€0.72n/a7
Nov ’25€1.50
€2.22
+48.5%
16.9%€3.02€1.71n/a8
Oct ’25€1.58
€2.31
+46.5%
15.8%€2.87€1.79n/a7
Sep ’25€1.58
€2.37
+50.4%
16.6%€2.87€1.79n/a7
Aug ’25€2.34
€2.40
+2.6%
10.4%€2.81€1.98n/a7
Jul ’25€2.44
€2.42
-0.9%
10.7%€2.85€2.01n/a7
Jun ’25€2.20
€2.40
+9.5%
10.6%€2.84€2.00n/a7
May ’25€1.75
€2.37
+35.1%
14.8%€2.89€1.77n/a10
Apr ’25€1.55
€2.38
+53.2%
11.8%€2.82€1.99n/a10
Mar ’25€1.71
€2.41
+40.9%
11.1%€2.78€2.00n/a10
Feb ’25€1.82
€2.41
+32.7%
11.1%€2.78€2.00n/a10
Jan ’25€1.98
€2.32
+17.4%
10.3%€2.67€1.96n/a10
Dec ’24€1.60
€2.34
+46.2%
9.9%€2.68€1.97€0.6210
Nov ’24€1.66
€2.44
+47.2%
11.3%€2.94€2.05€1.5010
Oct ’24€1.77
€2.44
+38.1%
11.6%€2.91€2.03€1.589
Sep ’24€1.82
€2.43
+33.7%
11.3%€2.86€1.98€1.589
Aug ’24€1.76
€2.45
+39.1%
14.6%€2.92€1.79€2.349
Jul ’24€1.58
€2.49
+57.8%
15.9%€3.17€1.84€2.449
Jun ’24€1.64
€2.49
+52.2%
15.9%€3.17€1.84€2.209
May ’24€2.55
€2.58
+1.5%
11.3%€3.04€2.16€1.758
Apr ’24€2.28
€2.48
+8.6%
17.2%€3.07€1.68€1.558
Mar ’24€2.20
€2.39
+8.6%
21.1%€3.13€1.71€1.717
Feb ’24€1.60
€2.41
+50.6%
19.7%€3.07€1.68€1.8210
Jan ’24€1.47
€2.46
+67.4%
19.8%€3.09€1.72€1.9810
Dec ’23€1.50
€2.65
+76.5%
17.2%€3.14€1.72€1.6010

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 Analysis2024/12/24 01:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

John Wood Group PLC is covered by 36 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ben SnowArden Partners Plc.
Michael PickupBarclays
Michael PickupBarclays