LivaNova PLC

DB:LIA Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.4b

LivaNova Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: LIA (€45.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€118.69)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LIA. This is calculated by dividing LIA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LIA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio107.2x
EarningsUS$23.68m
Market CapUS$2.54b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for LIA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23.1x
AFX Carl Zeiss Meditec
22.7x16.1%€4.1b
EUZ Eckert & Ziegler
25.9x5.2%€928.9m
DRW3 Drägerwerk KGaA
7.5x2.0%€805.2m
SBS Stratec
36.1x25.4%€361.6m
LIA LivaNova
107.2x48.2%€2.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LIA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (107.2x) compared to the peer average (23.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LIA's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Medical Equipment Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LIA 107.2xIndustry Avg. 29.6xNo. of Companies10PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LIA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (107.2x) compared to the European Medical Equipment industry average (29.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LIA'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.

LIA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio107.2x
Fair PE Ratio46x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LIA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (107.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46x).

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 LIA forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€45.60
€66.67
+46.2%
13.5%€86.84€51.14n/a11
Dec ’25€49.00
€64.98
+32.6%
13.6%€84.76€49.92n/a11
Nov ’25€46.60
€63.44
+36.1%
13.6%€82.75€48.73n/a11
Oct ’25€46.40
€62.98
+35.7%
14.6%€80.97€47.68n/a10
Sep ’25€46.20
€63.85
+38.2%
16.2%€83.40€49.12n/a10
Aug ’25€45.00
€63.85
+41.9%
16.2%€83.40€49.12n/a10
Jul ’25€50.00
€64.10
+28.2%
14.4%€82.76€48.74n/a10
Jun ’25€55.50
€64.51
+16.2%
15.4%€83.90€49.41n/a10
May ’25€51.50
€63.04
+22.4%
15.9%€84.18€49.57n/a10
Apr ’25€51.00
€61.37
+20.3%
13.3%€75.67€48.91n/a10
Mar ’25€50.00
€61.37
+22.7%
13.3%€75.67€48.91n/a10
Feb ’25€44.40
€55.26
+24.5%
14.9%€74.53€42.72n/a10
Jan ’25€46.80
€55.26
+18.1%
14.9%€74.53€42.72n/a10
Dec ’24€40.40
€57.44
+42.2%
13.8%€77.21€49.90€49.0010
Nov ’24€45.60
€58.48
+28.2%
14.2%€77.60€49.21€46.6010
Oct ’24€50.00
€60.43
+20.9%
13.6%€77.42€49.10€46.4010
Sep ’24€50.50
€60.22
+19.2%
12.5%€75.58€48.85€46.209
Aug ’24€52.50
€59.57
+13.5%
12.5%€74.77€48.33€45.009
Jul ’24€46.40
€55.10
+18.8%
16.3%€72.71€43.63€50.008
Jun ’24€40.80
€55.10
+35.1%
16.3%€72.71€43.63€55.508
May ’24€42.60
€56.60
+32.9%
19.6%€72.74€40.91€51.508
Apr ’24€38.60
€63.87
+65.5%
11.2%€75.46€56.59€51.007
Mar ’24€44.00
€63.87
+45.2%
11.2%€75.46€56.59€50.007
Feb ’24€51.00
€68.02
+33.4%
11.5%€79.20€56.57€44.407
Jan ’24€51.50
€66.89
+29.9%
11.7%€79.14€56.53€46.808
Dec ’23€52.50
€70.15
+33.6%
11.2%€81.52€58.23€40.407

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/25 02:31
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

LivaNova PLC is covered by 30 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David RescottBaird
Michael PolarkBaird
Matt MiksicBarclays