Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

DB:I76 Stock Report

Market Cap: €511.7m

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Valuation

Is I76 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 I76 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: I76 (€3.14) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€11.45)

Significantly Below Fair Value: I76 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for I76?

Key metric: As I76 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for I76. This is calculated by dividing I76's market cap by their current revenue.
What is I76's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio1.5x
SalesUS$378.42m
Market CapUS$536.10m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does I76's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for I76 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.7x
FYB Formycon
13.9x33.4%€844.9m
BIO3 Biotest
1.5x3.6%€1.4b
HPHA Heidelberg Pharma
12.6x16.6%€106.7m
MDG1 Medigene
2.8x13.3%€20.6m
I76 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
1.5x10.0%€536.1m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: I76 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the peer average (7.7x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does I76's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the DE Biotechs Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.8.0x21.8%
I76 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
1.5x10.0%US$536.10m
CNW co.don
0.7xn/aUS$6.97m
V9Z Aceragen
0.4xn/aUS$3.12m
I76 1.5xIndustry Avg. 8.0xNo. of Companies6PS0612182430+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.8.0x42.4%
I76 Ironwood Pharmaceuticals
1.5x54.9%US$536.10m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: I76 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the European Biotechs industry average (8x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is I76'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.

I76 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.5x
Fair PS Ratio2.4x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: I76 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.4x).


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 I76 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€3.14
€11.58
+268.7%
43.0%€21.30€4.63n/a6
Nov ’25€3.76
€11.69
+210.9%
42.7%€21.22€4.61n/a6
Oct ’25€3.62
€10.26
+183.5%
51.2%€20.66€3.59n/a7
Sep ’25€4.58
€11.45
+150.0%
45.2%€21.07€3.66n/a6
Aug ’25€6.25
€14.63
+134.1%
23.2%€21.25€11.09n/a6
Jul ’25€6.05
€14.63
+141.8%
23.2%€21.25€11.09n/a6
Jun ’25€5.75
€14.63
+154.5%
23.2%€21.25€11.09n/a6
May ’25€7.35
€16.61
+126.0%
17.6%€21.22€12.92n/a6
Apr ’25€8.10
€16.61
+105.1%
17.6%€21.22€12.92n/a6
Mar ’25€8.15
€16.61
+103.8%
17.6%€21.22€12.92n/a6
Feb ’25€13.40
€18.36
+37.0%
11.4%€20.36€13.88n/a6
Jan ’25€10.10
€16.23
+60.7%
25.4%€20.02€8.19n/a6
Dec ’24€9.00
€16.32
+81.3%
27.8%€20.63€8.44n/a5
Nov ’24€8.35
€15.62
+87.1%
30.5%€20.83€8.52€3.764
Oct ’24€9.00
€15.62
+73.6%
30.5%€20.83€8.52€3.624
Sep ’24€8.05
€13.38
+66.2%
30.7%€18.25€8.21€4.583
Aug ’24€10.00
€13.31
+33.1%
28.7%€17.64€8.36€6.253
Jul ’24€9.75
€13.31
+36.5%
28.7%€17.64€8.36€6.053
Jun ’24€10.00
€13.31
+33.1%
28.7%€17.64€8.36€5.753
May ’24€9.40
€11.85
+26.1%
22.4%€14.87€8.36€7.354
Apr ’24€9.67
€11.85
+22.6%
22.4%€14.87€8.36€8.104
Mar ’24€10.61
€12.31
+16.0%
20.6%€14.92€8.39€8.155
Feb ’24€10.43
€12.83
+23.0%
20.1%€15.09€8.49€13.405
Jan ’24€11.53
€12.83
+11.3%
20.1%€15.09€8.49€10.105
Dec ’23€11.35
€13.16
+16.0%
18.8%€16.20€9.11€9.005
Nov ’23€11.23
€13.16
+17.2%
18.8%€16.20€9.11€8.355

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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