Forward Air Valuation
Is FA2 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
4/6Valuation Score 4/6
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 FA2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: FA2 (€34.2) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€72.89)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FA2 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FA2?
Key metric: As FA2 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is FA2's PS Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PS Ratio | 0.5x |
| Sales | US$2.18b |
| Market Cap | US$1.04b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.4x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 14x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does FA2's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 0.3x | ||
TGHN Logwin | 0.6x | 2.8% | €719.8m |
DE10 Deufol | 0.1x | n/a | €43.4m |
MLL Müller - Die lila Logistik | 0.2x | n/a | €44.6m |
DHL Deutsche Post | 0.5x | 4.1% | €40.8b |
FA2 Forward Air | 0.5x | 14.6% | €1.0b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: FA2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x) compared to the peer average (0.3x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry
How does FA2's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Logistics Industry?
| 1 Company | Price / Sales | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Company | Estimated Growth | Market Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: FA2 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x) compared to the European Logistics industry average (0.6x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is FA2'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.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 0.5x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 0.5x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: FA2 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | €33.80 | €32.48 -3.9% | 15.8% | €41.19 | €28.32 | n/a | 4 |
| Nov ’25 | €32.20 | €33.74 +4.8% | 17.4% | €43.46 | €28.61 | n/a | 4 |
| Oct ’25 | €31.40 | €27.99 -10.9% | 2.3% | €28.91 | €27.10 | n/a | 4 |
| Sep ’25 | €29.60 | €28.08 -5.1% | 16.4% | €36.02 | €21.61 | n/a | 5 |
| Aug ’25 | €23.20 | €23.18 -0.1% | 35.7% | €37.08 | €15.76 | n/a | 4 |
| Jul ’25 | €17.50 | €22.33 +27.6% | 39.8% | €36.83 | €12.89 | n/a | 4 |
| Jun ’25 | €15.10 | €22.33 +47.9% | 39.8% | €36.83 | €12.89 | n/a | 4 |
| May ’25 | €20.40 | €32.99 +61.7% | 32.2% | €51.26 | €22.37 | n/a | 5 |
| Apr ’25 | €28.40 | €36.66 +29.1% | 21.2% | €50.66 | €28.55 | n/a | 5 |
| Mar ’25 | €33.40 | €40.79 +22.1% | 21.3% | €50.75 | €28.61 | n/a | 5 |
| Feb ’25 | €40.20 | €58.81 +46.3% | 15.9% | €68.92 | €45.95 | n/a | 5 |
| Jan ’25 | €56.50 | €72.94 +29.1% | 6.6% | €78.17 | €68.17 | n/a | 4 |
| Dec ’24 | €57.50 | €76.84 +33.6% | 6.3% | €81.38 | €70.97 | n/a | 5 |
| Nov ’24 | €59.00 | €76.84 +30.2% | 6.3% | €81.38 | €70.97 | €32.20 | 5 |
| Oct ’24 | €63.00 | €80.38 +27.6% | 12.0% | €96.27 | €71.04 | €31.40 | 4 |
| Sep ’24 | €64.50 | €79.36 +23.0% | 10.7% | €94.61 | €69.81 | €29.60 | 5 |
| Aug ’24 | €107.00 | €112.65 +5.3% | 6.3% | €120.34 | €99.53 | €23.20 | 6 |
| Jul ’24 | €97.00 | €104.39 +7.6% | 5.3% | €113.35 | €96.89 | €17.50 | 5 |
| Jun ’24 | €89.50 | €104.44 +16.7% | 5.1% | €114.01 | €96.68 | €15.10 | 6 |
| May ’24 | €94.00 | €110.29 +17.3% | 9.7% | €125.79 | €96.62 | €20.40 | 5 |
| Apr ’24 | n/a | €109.86 0% | 7.1% | €119.85 | €97.72 | €28.40 | 6 |
| Mar ’24 | n/a | €111.91 0% | 7.1% | €122.08 | €99.54 | €33.40 | 6 |
| Feb ’24 | n/a | €112.06 0% | 8.5% | €124.34 | €97.63 | €40.20 | 6 |
| Jan ’24 | n/a | €118.43 0% | 8.7% | €127.90 | €100.42 | €56.50 | 5 |
| Dec ’23 | n/a | €126.29 0% | 8.0% | €135.49 | €106.38 | €57.50 | 6 |
| Nov ’23 | n/a | €126.29 0% | 8.0% | €135.49 | €106.38 | €59.00 | 6 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.