James Latham Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: LTHM (£12.9) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£7.69)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for LTHM. This is calculated by dividing LTHM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is LTHM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.4x
EarningsUK£22.66m
Market CapUK£257.50m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for LTHM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.6x
ASY Andrews Sykes Group
12.6xn/aUK£217.7m
MACF Macfarlane Group
11.9x9.2%UK£175.2m
SDY Speedy Hire
49.6x50.3%UK£133.9m
AT. Ashtead Technology Holdings
16.4x18.2%UK£401.5m
LTHM James Latham
11.4x-3.4%UK£257.5m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: LTHM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.4x) compared to the peer average (22.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does LTHM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Trade Distributors Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
LTHM 11.4xIndustry Avg. 14.5xNo. of Companies12PE01020304050+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: LTHM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.4x) compared to the European Trade Distributors industry average (14.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is LTHM'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.

LTHM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.4x
Fair PE Ratio9.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: LTHM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.9x).


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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