Azenta Valuation

Is BA3 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 BA3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: BA3 (€43.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€46.29)

Significantly Below Fair Value: BA3 is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for BA3?

Key metric: As BA3 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for BA3. This is calculated by dividing BA3's market cap by their current revenue.
What is BA3's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio3.1x
SalesUS$656.32m
Market CapUS$2.06b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does BA3's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for BA3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average3x
EVT Evotec
1.9x12.1%€1.5b
GXI Gerresheimer
1.3x10.2%€2.6b
1SXP SCHOTT Pharma KGaA
4.2x10.7%€4.0b
SRT3 Sartorius
4.4x9.3%€13.4b
BA3 Azenta
3.1x0.4%€2.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: BA3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.1x) compared to the peer average (3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does BA3's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Life Sciences Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BA3 3.1xIndustry Avg. 4.3xNo. of Companies9PS03.26.49.612.816+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: BA3 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.1x) compared to the European Life Sciences industry average (4.3x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BA3'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.

BA3 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio3.1x
Fair PS Ratio1.7x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: BA3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.7x).


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 BA3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€43.60
€53.60
+22.9%
20.2%€74.81€45.46n/a5
Nov ’25€38.40
€56.03
+45.9%
18.3%€72.56€45.93n/a5
Oct ’25€42.60
€55.83
+31.1%
17.2%€71.37€45.17n/a5
Sep ’25€44.60
€52.84
+18.5%
10.8%€62.60€48.08n/a4
Aug ’25€57.50
€58.44
+1.6%
15.5%€73.52€49.32n/a5
Jul ’25€48.40
€58.06
+19.9%
15.9%€73.26€48.22n/a5
Jun ’25€46.80
€58.06
+24.0%
15.9%€73.26€48.22n/a5
May ’25€49.40
€62.71
+26.9%
13.2%€74.17€52.57n/a5
Apr ’25€55.50
€66.82
+20.4%
7.8%€73.31€59.39n/a4
Mar ’25€60.00
€66.82
+11.4%
7.8%€73.31€59.39n/a4
Feb ’25€60.00
€66.24
+10.4%
8.5%€72.68€57.96n/a4
Jan ’25€59.50
€53.46
-10.2%
11.5%€62.14€45.69n/a4
Dec ’24€51.50
€53.46
+3.8%
11.5%€62.14€45.69n/a4
Nov ’24€42.20
€55.63
+31.8%
11.5%€64.67€47.55€38.404
Oct ’24€47.40
€55.83
+17.8%
7.2%€61.50€52.04€42.604
Sep ’24€52.00
€53.75
+3.4%
7.2%€59.22€50.11€44.604
Aug ’24€42.40
€47.58
+12.2%
17.3%€60.48€40.02€57.504
Jul ’24€42.60
€48.74
+14.4%
19.4%€63.13€38.99€48.404
Jun ’24€40.20
€48.74
+21.2%
19.4%€63.13€38.99€46.804
May ’24€39.20
€54.98
+40.3%
18.0%€64.15€40.32€49.405
Apr ’24€40.01
€60.49
+51.2%
7.9%€65.55€53.37€55.505
Mar ’24€41.34
€60.49
+46.3%
7.9%€65.55€53.37€60.005
Feb ’24€51.88
€66.70
+28.6%
9.0%€73.90€58.74€60.005
Jan ’24€54.06
€67.53
+24.9%
9.9%€75.25€57.88€59.505
Dec ’23€58.58
€67.53
+15.3%
9.9%€75.25€57.88€51.505
Nov ’23€44.39
€69.08
+55.6%
10.3%€77.99€60.77€42.205

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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