Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

DB:CN2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.7b

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Valuation

Is CN2 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-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 CN2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CN2 (€14.01) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€57.17)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CN2 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CN2?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

CN2 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/Revenue4.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA13.7x
PEG Ratio1.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CN2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CN2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average18.9x
BIO3 Biotest
9.1x-53.2%€1.4b
FYB Formycon
9.5x2.6%€723.2m
DMP Dermapharm Holding
27.1x23.1%€1.7b
GXI Gerresheimer
29.8x20.4%€3.5b
CN2 Catalyst Pharmaceuticals
24.9x18.2%€1.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CN2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the peer average (18.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CN2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Biotechs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a31.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CN2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the European Biotechs industry average (31.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CN2'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.

CN2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.9x
Fair PE Ratio20.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CN2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.2x).


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 CN2 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€14.01
€24.90
+77.8%
13.5%€31.69€20.51n/a7
Apr ’25€14.93
€24.81
+66.2%
12.8%€31.41€21.25n/a7
Mar ’25€14.81
€25.65
+73.3%
13.3%€31.38€22.15n/a5
Feb ’25€13.15
€23.89
+81.7%
8.2%€27.36€21.89n/a5
Jan ’25€15.40
€23.96
+55.6%
8.2%€27.43€21.95n/a5
Dec ’24€13.64
€22.05
+61.7%
17.3%€25.55€14.67n/a5
Nov ’24€11.64
€22.05
+89.4%
17.3%€25.55€14.67n/a5
Oct ’24€11.14
€21.20
+90.4%
17.1%€24.78€14.23n/a5
Sep ’24€12.78
€21.20
+65.9%
17.1%€24.78€14.23n/a5
Aug ’24€12.39
€20.52
+65.6%
16.6%€22.91€13.74n/a5
Jul ’24€12.26
€20.52
+67.4%
16.6%€22.91€13.74n/a5
Jun ’24€10.87
€19.71
+81.4%
16.3%€23.03€13.82n/a5
May ’24€14.11
€20.20
+43.2%
14.1%€23.32€15.16€14.015
Apr ’24€14.92
€20.20
+35.3%
14.1%€23.32€15.16€14.935
Mar ’24€14.19
€19.48
+37.3%
13.7%€22.37€14.45€14.815
Feb ’24€14.01
€19.18
+37.0%
14.0%€22.24€14.36€13.155
Jan ’24€16.91
€18.75
+10.8%
14.9%€22.61€14.60€15.405
Dec ’23€15.78
€17.76
+12.5%
11.9%€21.58€15.21€13.645
Nov ’23€13.82
€16.95
+22.6%
6.0%€18.05€15.54€11.645
Oct ’23€12.90
€16.95
+31.3%
6.0%€18.05€15.54€11.145
Sep ’23€13.37
€16.95
+26.7%
6.0%€18.05€15.54€12.785
Aug ’23€9.95
€11.36
+14.1%
17.8%€14.69€8.81€12.395
Jul ’23€6.59
€11.03
+67.5%
17.8%€14.27€8.56€12.265
Jun ’23€6.68
€11.03
+65.1%
17.8%€14.27€8.56€10.875
May ’23€7.36
€9.91
+34.6%
12.3%€10.86€7.92€14.115

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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