Aptitude Software Group plc

BST:MH5B Stock Report

Market Cap: €218.9m

Aptitude Software Group Valuation

Is MH5B undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 MH5B when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
€6.82
Fair Value
43.7% undervalued intrinsic discount
2
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: MH5B (€3.84) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€6.82)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MH5B is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MH5B?

Key metric: As MH5B is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MH5B. This is calculated by dividing MH5B's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MH5B's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio37.6x
EarningsUK£4.86m
Market CapUK£182.46m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MH5B's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MH5B vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.7x
OSP2 USU Software
37.8x30.7%€226.8m
FAA Fabasoft
20.9x3.1%€199.5m
MSGL msg life ag
11.5xn/a€136.1m
CSH CENIT
20.7x46.5%€62.8m
MH5B Aptitude Software Group
37.6xn/a€182.5m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MH5B is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.6x) compared to the peer average (22.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MH5B's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Software Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MH5B 37.6xIndustry Avg. 26.6xNo. of Companies18PE020406080100+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MH5B is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.6x) compared to the European Software industry average (26.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MH5B'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.

MH5B PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.6x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MH5B's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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 MH5B forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€3.84
€5.53
+43.9%
2.2%€5.65€5.41n/a2
Feb ’26€3.78
€5.51
+45.8%
2.2%€5.63€5.39n/a2
Jan ’26€3.96
€5.45
+37.6%
2.2%€5.57€5.33n/a2
Dec ’25€3.88
€5.45
+40.5%
2.2%€5.57€5.33n/a2
Nov ’25€3.94
€5.45
+38.3%
2.2%€5.57€5.33n/a2
Oct ’25€3.92
€5.45
+39.0%
2.2%€5.57€5.33n/a2
Sep ’25€4.00
€5.45
+36.3%
2.2%€5.57€5.33n/a2
Aug ’25€4.26
€5.45
+27.9%
2.2%€5.57€5.33n/a2
Jul ’25€4.32
€5.42
+25.4%
2.2%€5.53€5.30n/a2
Jun ’25€4.34
€5.37
+23.7%
2.2%€5.49€5.25n/a2
May ’25€3.50
€5.37
+53.4%
2.2%€5.49€5.25n/a2
Apr ’25€3.52
€5.37
+52.5%
2.2%€5.49€5.25n/a2
Mar ’25€3.70
€6.09
+64.6%
5.9%€6.60€5.84n/a3
Feb ’25€3.44
€6.09
+77.1%
5.9%€6.60€5.84€3.783
Jan ’25€3.18
€6.09
+91.5%
5.9%€6.59€5.84€3.963
Dec ’24€3.00
€6.09
+103.0%
5.9%€6.59€5.84€3.883
Nov ’24€2.60
€6.09
+134.2%
5.9%€6.59€5.84€3.943
Oct ’24€3.18
€6.09
+91.5%
5.9%€6.59€5.84€3.923
Sep ’24€3.26
€6.09
+86.8%
5.9%€6.59€5.84€4.003
Aug ’24€3.28
€6.09
+85.6%
5.9%€6.59€5.84€4.263
Jul ’24€3.92
€7.13
+81.8%
11.1%€8.17€6.24€4.323
Jun ’24€3.84
€7.13
+85.6%
11.1%€8.17€6.24€4.343
May ’24€3.82
€7.13
+86.6%
11.1%€8.17€6.24€3.503
Apr ’24€3.98
€7.13
+79.1%
11.1%€8.17€6.24€3.523
Mar ’24€4.16
€7.72
+85.7%
11.0%€8.60€6.57€3.703
Feb ’24€3.86
€7.72
+100.1%
11.0%€8.60€6.57€3.443
Analyst Price Target
Consensus Narrative from 2 Analysts
€5.42
Fair Value
29.1% 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 Analysis2025/02/16 16:16
End of Day Share Price 2025/02/14 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Aptitude Software Group plc is covered by 5 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kai KorscheltCanaccord Genuity
Julian YatesInvestec Bank plc (UK)
Harvey RobinsonPanmure Liberum