Fresenius Medical Care AG

DB:FMEA Stock Report

Market Cap: €12.5b

Fresenius Medical Care Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: FMEA (€20.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€69.6)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FMEA. This is calculated by dividing FMEA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FMEA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.9x
Earnings€658.94m
Market Cap€12.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for FMEA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average24.9x
SYAB SYNLAB
28x-11.4%€2.5b
AFX Carl Zeiss Meditec
25.8x16.3%€5.2b
SHL Siemens Healthineers
29.4x14.2%€57.1b
DVA DaVita
16.4x4.3%US$13.8b
FMEA Fresenius Medical Care
18.9x19.3%€12.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FMEA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.9x) compared to the peer average (24.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FMEA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Healthcare Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FMEA 18.9xIndustry Avg. 18.8xNo. of Companies9PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FMEA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.9x) compared to the European Healthcare industry average (18.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FMEA'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.

FMEA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.9x
Fair PE Ratio31.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FMEA is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.2x).


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.


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