Codexis Valuation

Is 4QK 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-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 4QK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 4QK (€2.43) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€11.32)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 4QK is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 4QK?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

4QK 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/Revenue2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA-2.8x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 4QK's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 4QK vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.1x
EVT Evotec
2.1x12.9%€1.6b
GXI Gerresheimer
1.7x9.9%€3.5b
1SXP SCHOTT Pharma KGaA
6.6x12.2%€6.0b
SRT3 Sartorius
6x10.7%€17.9b
4QK Codexis
2.7x14.8%€187.7m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 4QK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.7x) compared to the peer average (4.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 4QK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.7%
n/an/an/a
No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a21.7%
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 4QK is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.7x) compared to the European Life Sciences industry average (4.1x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 4QK'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.

4QK PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.7x
Fair PS Ratio1.2x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 4QK is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.2x).


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 4QK forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€2.43
€6.14
+152.4%
38.0%€9.35€2.80n/a7
Apr ’25€3.18
€6.08
+91.3%
38.0%€9.25€2.78n/a7
Mar ’25€4.23
€6.08
+43.7%
38.0%€9.25€2.78n/a7
Feb ’25€2.48
€5.49
+121.8%
43.0%€9.15€2.75n/a6
Jan ’25€2.82
€5.25
+86.5%
47.9%€9.01€1.80n/a6
Dec ’24€2.21
€5.45
+146.0%
47.9%€9.34€1.87n/a6
Nov ’24€1.56
€6.97
+346.7%
49.3%€13.13€3.75n/a7
Oct ’24€1.75
€7.16
+309.7%
44.8%€13.00€3.71n/a7
Sep ’24€1.64
€7.16
+335.9%
44.8%€13.00€3.71n/a7
Aug ’24€2.95
€10.56
+257.6%
40.2%€18.88€5.84n/a6
Jul ’24€2.51
€10.16
+304.6%
41.7%€19.15€5.47n/a7
Jun ’24€2.18
€10.16
+365.6%
41.7%€19.15€5.47n/a7
May ’24€3.55
€10.98
+209.4%
35.1%€19.21€6.40n/a8
Apr ’24€3.81
€12.14
+218.8%
40.1%€19.80€6.60€3.188
Mar ’24€4.27
€12.14
+184.0%
40.1%€19.80€6.60€4.238
Feb ’24€5.76
€13.15
+128.4%
35.7%€21.23€6.46€2.488
Jan ’24€4.34
€13.65
+214.4%
31.7%€20.89€8.54€2.828
Dec ’23€5.35
€14.71
+174.8%
29.7%€21.95€8.98€2.218
Nov ’23€5.68
€18.30
+222.4%
28.0%€25.59€9.21€1.568
Oct ’23€6.09
€18.31
+200.4%
23.1%€24.91€12.95€1.758
Sep ’23€6.84
€18.31
+167.7%
23.1%€24.91€12.95€1.648
Aug ’23€6.41
€21.86
+240.9%
33.5%€38.32€11.79€2.958
Jul ’23€10.31
€31.25
+203.2%
24.3%€39.18€16.79€2.518
Jun ’23€9.35
€33.47
+257.9%
16.4%€39.87€20.89€2.188
May ’23€11.29
€33.01
+192.4%
13.1%€38.78€24.01€3.558
Apr ’23€19.72
€33.40
+69.4%
7.8%€37.66€28.69€3.818

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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