Rockhopper Exploration plc

DB:R4Y Stock Report

Market Cap: €121.4m

Rockhopper Exploration Valuation

Is R4Y 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 R4Y when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: R4Y (€0.2) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€0.05)

Significantly Below Fair Value: R4Y is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for R4Y?

Key metric: As R4Y is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for R4Y. This is calculated by dividing R4Y's market cap by their current earnings.
What is R4Y's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio8.8x
EarningsUS$14.56m
Market CapUS$128.12m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does R4Y's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for R4Y vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9.3x
DR0 Deutsche Rohstoff
2.8x-8.9%€165.1m
RECO Reconnaissance Energy Africa
4.4xn/aCA$294.8m
4DS Daldrup & Söhne
23.4x9.2%€50.9m
8011 Polyard Petroleum International Group
6.5xn/aHK$610.1m
R4Y Rockhopper Exploration
9.6x-81.6%€109.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: R4Y is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.6x) compared to the peer average (10.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does R4Y's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Oil and Gas Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
R4Y 8.8xIndustry Avg. 9.0xNo. of Companies16PE0612182430+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: R4Y is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.6x) compared to the European Oil and Gas industry average (9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is R4Y'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.

R4Y PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio8.8x
Fair PE Ratio3.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: R4Y is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (3.9x).


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 R4Y forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€0.20
€0.47
+143.6%
24.6%€0.63€0.36n/a3
Nov ’25€0.15
€0.39
+162.7%
9.1%€0.43€0.36n/a2
Oct ’25€0.17
€0.40
+136.1%
10.4%€0.44€0.36n/a2
Sep ’25€0.17
€0.36
+111.3%
17.5%€0.44€0.28n/a3
Aug ’25€0.16
€0.36
+119.1%
17.5%€0.44€0.28n/a3
Jul ’25€0.14
€0.36
+146.3%
17.5%€0.44€0.28n/a3
Jun ’25€0.15
€0.35
+132.9%
19.1%€0.43€0.27n/a3
May ’25€0.14
€0.35
+142.6%
19.1%€0.43€0.27n/a3
Apr ’25€0.14
€0.34
+149.8%
15.7%€0.40€0.27n/a3
Mar ’25€0.12
€0.34
+175.7%
15.7%€0.40€0.27n/a3
Feb ’25€0.12
€0.34
+189.9%
15.7%€0.40€0.27n/a3
Jan ’25€0.10
€0.34
+223.8%
25.8%€0.44€0.23n/a3
Dec ’24€0.11
€0.35
+221.1%
21.8%€0.44€0.25n/a3
Nov ’24€0.13
€0.35
+158.8%
21.8%€0.44€0.25€0.153
Oct ’24€0.14
€0.34
+144.5%
20.7%€0.43€0.25€0.173
Sep ’24€0.12
€0.35
+185.5%
20.7%€0.43€0.26€0.173
Aug ’24€0.13
€0.35
+169.9%
20.7%€0.43€0.26€0.163
Jul ’24€0.14
€0.35
+152.2%
20.7%€0.43€0.26€0.143
Jun ’24€0.15
€0.35
+130.3%
20.7%€0.43€0.26€0.153
May ’24€0.13
€0.34
+164.6%
17.8%€0.42€0.25€0.144
Apr ’24€0.10
€0.33
+220.7%
31.8%€0.45€0.16€0.144
Mar ’24€0.094
€0.33
+254.8%
31.8%€0.45€0.16€0.124
Feb ’24€0.10
€0.33
+217.6%
31.8%€0.45€0.16€0.124
Jan ’24€0.084
€0.36
+326.4%
32.8%€0.47€0.17€0.104
Dec ’23€0.096
€0.36
+272.8%
32.8%€0.47€0.17€0.114
Nov ’23€0.093
€0.36
+280.8%
32.8%€0.47€0.17€0.134

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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