John Wiley & Sons Valuation

Is 2F7 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-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 2F7 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 2F7 (€43.4) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€17.41)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 2F7 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 2F7?

Key metric: As 2F7 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for 2F7. This is calculated by dividing 2F7's market cap by their current revenue.
What is 2F7's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.4x
SalesUS$1.76b
Market CapUS$2.48b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 2F7's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 2F7 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.5x
SPG Springer Nature KGaA
2.8x3.0%€5.1b
BST Bastei Lübbe
1.2x2.9%€136.0m
SAX Ströer SE KGaA
1.3x7.6%€2.7b
RRTL RTL Group
0.7x3.8%€4.1b
2F7 John Wiley & Sons
1.4x1.8%€2.5b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 2F7 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the peer average (1.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does 2F7's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Media Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SBV Schwabenverlag
0.1xn/aUS$1.46m
53Y Bonhill Group
0.02xn/aUS$398.20k
69R Aventura Group
0.09xn/aUS$242.86k
No more companies available in this PS range
2F7 1.4xIndustry Avg. 0.7xNo. of Companies4PS00.81.62.43.24+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 2F7 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the European Media industry average (0.7x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 2F7'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.

2F7 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.4x
Fair PS Ratio2.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 2F7 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x).


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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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/17 04:22
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/17 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

Data Sources

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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 Wiley & Sons, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HartnettBofA Global Research
Daniel MooreCJS Securities, Inc.
David LewisJ.P. Morgan