Ferrotec Holdings Corporation

DB:FER Stock Report

Market Cap: €769.0m

Ferrotec Holdings Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€10.00
Fair Value
62.0% overvalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: FER (€16.2) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€10)

Significantly Below Fair Value: FER is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As FER is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FER. This is calculated by dividing FER's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FER's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.6x
EarningsJP¥15.95b
Market CapJP¥121.03b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for FER vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.3x
SMHN SÜSS MicroTec
19.2x-5.5%€825.8m
S92 SMA Solar Technology
6.2x40.8%€496.6m
AIXA AIXTRON
13.2x-2.4%€1.5b
TPE PVA TePla
10.7x1.4%€273.3m
FER Ferrotec Holdings
7.6x17.9%€121.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FER is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.6x) compared to the peer average (12.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FER's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Semiconductor Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FER 7.6xIndustry Avg. 14.4xNo. of Companies5PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FER is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.6x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (16.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FER'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.

FER PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.6x
Fair PE Ratio16.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FER is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.2x).


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 FER forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€16.20
€20.96
+29.4%
18.8%€24.91€17.01n/a2
Jan ’26€15.60
€20.96
+34.3%
18.8%€24.91€17.01n/a2
Dec ’25€15.40
€21.24
+37.9%
18.8%€25.24€17.24n/a2
Nov ’25€14.90
€22.72
+52.5%
23.3%€28.01€17.43n/a2
Oct ’25€14.00
€22.72
+62.3%
23.3%€28.01€17.43n/a2
Sep ’25€15.00
€22.32
+48.8%
23.3%€27.51€17.12n/a2
Aug ’25€14.20
€22.50
+58.5%
23.3%€27.74€17.26n/a2
Jul ’25€15.80
€28.81
+82.4%
3.2%€29.74€27.88n/a2
Jun ’25€15.40
€28.81
+87.1%
3.2%€29.74€27.88n/a2
May ’25€17.60
€28.81
+63.7%
3.2%€29.74€27.88n/a2
Apr ’25€17.47
€28.81
+64.9%
3.2%€29.74€27.88n/a2
Mar ’25€17.76
€27.66
+55.7%
1.1%€27.86€27.24n/a3
Feb ’25€17.36
€29.47
+69.8%
8.5%€32.99€27.39€15.903
Jan ’25€16.49
€31.60
+91.6%
8.2%€34.18€29.02€15.602
Dec ’24€17.31
€30.47
+76.0%
8.6%€33.18€26.92€15.403
Nov ’24€16.02
€30.82
+92.4%
8.6%€33.57€27.24€14.903
Oct ’24n/a
€30.82
0%
8.6%€33.57€27.23€14.003
Sep ’24n/a
€31.41
0%
4.9%€33.30€29.53€15.003
Aug ’24n/a
€31.76
0%
4.9%€33.67€29.86€14.203
Jul ’24n/a
€31.76
0%
4.9%€33.67€29.86€15.803
Jun ’24n/a
€32.05
0%
9.6%€35.15€27.85€15.403
May ’24n/a
€31.65
0%
14.1%€37.98€28.48€17.603
Apr ’24n/a
€32.86
0%
14.1%€39.43€29.57€17.473
Mar ’24n/a
€31.17
0%
19.4%€39.08€24.42€17.763
Feb ’24n/a
€31.56
0%
19.4%€39.57€24.73€17.363
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 2 Analysts
€21.62
Fair Value
25.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/02/06 01:58
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/06 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Ferrotec Holdings Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Yoshiyasu TakemuraCredit Suisse
Toru SugiuraDaiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
Mitsuhiro OsawaIchiyoshi Research Institute Inc.