Linedata Services S.A.

ENXTPA:LIN Stock Report

Market Cap: €405.7m

Linedata Services Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: LIN (€81.8) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€105.32)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LIN. This is calculated by dividing LIN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LIN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio14.7x
Earnings€27.57m
Market Cap€405.71m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for LIN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average35.7x
ALBFR Sidetrade
45.1x16.0%€318.6m
AXW Axway Software
22.9xn/a€798.8m
LSS Lectra
34.2x30.6%€1.1b
PLNW Planisware SAS
40.6x17.6%€1.6b
LIN Linedata Services
14.7x3.6%€405.7m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LIN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.7x) compared to the peer average (35.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LIN 14.7xIndustry Avg. 27.7xNo. of Companies19PE020406080100+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LIN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.7x) compared to the European Software industry average (27.7x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LIN'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.

LIN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio14.7x
Fair PE Ratio19.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LIN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.5x).

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 LIN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€81.80
€77.60
-5.1%
1.8%€79.00€76.20n/a2
Nov ’25€80.80
€77.60
-4.0%
1.8%€79.00€76.20n/a2
Oct ’25€77.00
€74.85
-2.8%
0.2%€75.00€74.70n/a2
Sep ’25€71.00
€73.75
+3.9%
1.7%€75.00€72.50n/a2
Aug ’25€71.60
€73.75
+3.0%
1.7%€75.00€72.50n/a2
Jul ’25€69.80
€74.05
+6.1%
1.3%€75.00€73.10n/a2
Jun ’25€73.80
€74.05
+0.3%
1.3%€75.00€73.10n/a2
May ’25€74.20
€74.05
-0.2%
1.3%€75.00€73.10n/a2
Apr ’25€68.40
€67.60
-1.2%
0.6%€68.00€67.20n/a2
Mar ’25€71.00
€67.60
-4.8%
0.6%€68.00€67.20n/a2
Feb ’25€57.80
€57.85
+0.09%
1.5%€58.70€57.00n/a2
Jan ’25€55.60
€57.85
+4.0%
1.5%€58.70€57.00n/a2
Dec ’24€54.40
€57.85
+6.3%
1.5%€58.70€57.00n/a2
Nov ’24€51.80
€60.35
+16.5%
2.7%€62.00€58.70€80.802
Oct ’24€54.00
€59.90
+10.9%
3.5%€62.00€57.80€77.002
Sep ’24€50.80
€60.95
+20.0%
1.7%€62.00€59.90€71.002
Aug ’24€57.20
€59.95
+4.8%
0.08%€60.00€59.90€71.602
Jul ’24€55.40
€52.70
-4.9%
1.3%€53.40€52.00€69.802
Jun ’24€48.40
€52.70
+8.9%
1.3%€53.40€52.00€73.802
May ’24€45.20
€51.55
+14.0%
0.9%€52.00€51.10€74.202
Apr ’24€44.60
€51.55
+15.6%
0.9%€52.00€51.10€68.402
Mar ’24€45.70
€48.55
+6.2%
5.3%€51.10€46.00€71.002
Feb ’24€48.40
€47.35
-2.2%
2.9%€48.70€46.00€57.802
Jan ’24€46.10
€47.35
+2.7%
2.9%€48.70€46.00€55.602
Dec ’23€45.30
€47.35
+4.5%
2.9%€48.70€46.00€54.402
Nov ’23€46.60
€43.35
-7.0%
12.3%€48.70€38.00€51.802

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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