Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

DB:5JZ Stock Report

Market Cap: €662.5m

Bloomsbury Publishing Valuation

Is 5JZ 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 5JZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 5JZ (€7.75) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€16.4)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 5JZ is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 5JZ?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

5JZ key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA10.1x
PEG Ratio12.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 5JZ's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 5JZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average15.6x
BST Bastei Lübbe
12.2x-1.9%€119.5m
M8G Verve Group
11.4x20.1%€581.4m
BVB Borussia Dortmund GmbH Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
8.7x-20.9%€383.6m
NWO New Work
30.1x32.3%€360.3m
5JZ Bloomsbury Publishing
17.2x1.4%€555.2m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 5JZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the peer average (15.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 5JZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a14.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 5JZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the European Media industry average (13.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 5JZ'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.

5JZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.2x
Fair PE Ratio14.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 5JZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.1x).


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 5JZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€7.75
€9.22
+19.0%
2.5%€9.49€8.93n/a3
Oct ’25€7.95
€9.22
+16.0%
2.5%€9.49€8.93n/a3
Sep ’25€8.10
€9.26
+14.3%
2.5%€9.52€8.96n/a3
Aug ’25€8.35
€9.26
+10.8%
2.5%€9.52€8.96n/a3
Jul ’25€7.50
€9.00
+20.0%
1.8%€9.23€8.87n/a3
Jun ’25€7.05
€9.00
+27.6%
2.0%€9.17€8.82n/a2
May ’25€6.00
€7.00
+16.6%
3.8%€7.26€6.73n/a2
Apr ’25€5.90
€7.00
+18.6%
3.8%€7.26€6.73n/a2
Mar ’25€5.90
€7.00
+18.6%
3.8%€7.26€6.73n/a2
Feb ’25€5.35
€6.50
+21.5%
7.6%€7.00€6.00n/a2
Jan ’25€5.45
€6.50
+19.3%
7.6%€7.00€6.00n/a2
Dec ’24€4.82
€6.25
+29.7%
5.5%€6.60€5.91n/a2
Nov ’24€4.58
€6.25
+36.5%
5.5%€6.60€5.91n/a2
Oct ’24€4.42
€6.33
+43.2%
5.5%€6.68€5.98€7.952
Sep ’24€4.58
€6.33
+38.2%
5.5%€6.68€5.98€8.102
Aug ’24€4.72
€6.33
+34.1%
5.5%€6.68€5.98€8.352
Jul ’24€4.84
€6.34
+31.0%
5.5%€6.69€5.99€7.502
Jun ’24€4.46
€6.11
+37.0%
9.5%€6.69€5.53€7.052
May ’24€4.88
€5.56
+13.9%
2.6%€5.70€5.42€6.002
Apr ’24€4.84
€5.56
+14.9%
2.6%€5.70€5.42€5.902
Jan ’24€4.84
€5.02
+3.7%
1.1%€5.07€4.96€5.452
Dec ’23€5.35
€5.02
-6.2%
1.1%€5.07€4.96€4.822
Nov ’23€5.20
€5.02
-3.5%
1.1%€5.07€4.96€4.582
Oct ’23€4.12
€5.07
+23.2%
1.1%€5.13€5.02€4.422

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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