Smith & Nephew Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: NPWA (€23.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€40.42)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NPWA. This is calculated by dividing NPWA's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NPWA's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio36.1x
EarningsUS$305.00m
Market CapUS$11.01b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for NPWA vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22x
AFX Carl Zeiss Meditec
25.8x16.3%€5.2b
SHL Siemens Healthineers
29.4x14.2%€57.1b
DRW3 Drägerwerk KGaA
7.2x2.0%€789.2m
EUZ Eckert & Ziegler
25.6x5.9%€918.9m
NPWA Smith & Nephew
36.1x22.5%€8.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NPWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.1x) compared to the peer average (22x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
NPWA 36.1xIndustry Avg. 29.8xNo. of Companies8PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NPWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.1x) compared to the European Medical Equipment industry average (29.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NPWA'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.

NPWA PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio36.1x
Fair PE Ratio32.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NPWA is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (36.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.1x).


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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