Photronics Valuation

Is PQ2 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-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 PQ2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PQ2 (€22.97) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€63.47)

Significantly Below Fair Value: PQ2 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for PQ2?

Key metric: As PQ2 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for PQ2. This is calculated by dividing PQ2's market cap by their current earnings.
What is PQ2's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.9x
EarningsUS$141.43m
Market CapUS$1.53b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does PQ2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for PQ2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.9x
AIXA AIXTRON
12.5x6.2%€1.4b
WAF Siltronic
14.8x-17.0%€1.4b
SMHN SÜSS MicroTec
21.9x-3.4%€940.5m
S92 SMA Solar Technology
2.4x-0.9%€418.1m
PQ2 Photronics
10.9x-0.08%€1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: PQ2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.9x) compared to the peer average (12.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PQ2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Semiconductor Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PQ2 10.9xIndustry Avg. 14.8xNo. of Companies7PE01632486480+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: PQ2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.9x) compared to the European Semiconductor industry average (13.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PQ2'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.

PQ2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.9x
Fair PE Ratio13.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: PQ2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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