Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

DB:RV6 Stock Report

Market Cap: €11.0b

Charles River Laboratories International Valuation

Is RV6 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 RV6 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: RV6 (€212.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€330.4)

Significantly Below Fair Value: RV6 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for RV6?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

RV6 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/Revenue3.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA15.1x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does RV6's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for RV6 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average57.4x
SRT3 Sartorius
134.6x28.5%€17.9b
1SXP SCHOTT Pharma KGaA
37.9x15.7%€6.0b
GXI Gerresheimer
29.6x20.4%€3.5b
BRKR Bruker
27.5x2.5%US$11.8b
RV6 Charles River Laboratories International
24.8x11.4%€11.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: RV6 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.8x) compared to the peer average (57.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does RV6's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a21.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: RV6 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.8x) compared to the European Life Sciences industry average (36.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is RV6'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.

RV6 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.8x
Fair PE Ratio22.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: RV6 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.5x).


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 RV6 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€212.60
€254.11
+19.5%
7.7%€281.64€220.62n/a13
Apr ’25€248.10
€246.37
-0.7%
10.1%€279.30€186.20n/a14
Mar ’25€234.60
€240.87
+2.7%
8.8%€268.31€185.04n/a14
Feb ’25€199.80
€212.39
+6.3%
12.5%€247.08€172.95n/a15
Jan ’25€214.10
€204.95
-4.3%
11.9%€245.97€172.18n/a16
Dec ’24€180.00
€196.07
+8.9%
9.6%€238.81€173.60n/a16
Nov ’24€158.70
€221.11
+39.3%
9.1%€259.63€188.82n/a15
Oct ’24€184.15
€227.16
+23.4%
7.8%€261.77€197.04n/a14
Sep ’24€190.25
€227.98
+19.8%
7.4%€255.78€189.09n/a14
Aug ’24€187.60
€220.10
+17.3%
8.2%€251.69€184.27n/a14
Jul ’24€193.25
€228.57
+18.3%
7.8%€257.99€188.89n/a14
Jun ’24€177.60
€228.57
+28.7%
7.8%€257.99€188.89n/a14
May ’24€171.85
€231.13
+34.5%
7.8%€265.76€186.03n/a14
Apr ’24€182.00
€234.49
+28.8%
7.7%€267.35€187.15€248.1014
Mar ’24€204.95
€242.81
+18.5%
6.3%€273.38€216.82€234.6014
Feb ’24€222.15
€244.41
+10.0%
7.4%€280.57€214.34€199.8013
Jan ’24€207.55
€269.53
+29.9%
5.5%€301.11€241.89€214.1013
Dec ’23€229.35
€269.53
+17.5%
5.5%€301.11€241.89€180.0013
Nov ’23€212.10
€273.13
+28.8%
6.2%€304.17€243.34€158.7013
Oct ’23€202.25
€276.42
+36.7%
5.8%€306.09€244.87€184.1513
Sep ’23€202.20
€270.88
+34.0%
6.4%€300.81€230.62€190.2513
Aug ’23€242.30
€306.98
+26.7%
12.2%€373.39€251.89€187.6013
Jul ’23€201.50
€313.90
+55.8%
10.7%€369.75€249.70€193.2513
Jun ’23€216.40
€313.50
+44.9%
10.5%€364.98€246.48€177.6013
May ’23€230.95
€343.38
+48.7%
14.4%€410.65€242.66€171.8513
Apr ’23€254.30
€347.17
+36.5%
12.1%€401.90€237.48€182.0012

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


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