Smiths Group plc

BATS-CHIXE:SMINL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£6.0b

Smiths Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: SMINL (£17.65) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£30.17)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

SMINL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.7x
PEG Ratio1.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for SMINL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.6x
DCC DCC
15.8x9.5%UK£5.2b
SPX Spirax Group
29.3x9.9%UK£5.6b
WEIR Weir Group
25.7x19.5%UK£5.7b
DPLM Diploma
51.7x16.7%UK£6.0b
SMINL Smiths Group
24.2x15.1%UK£6.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SMINL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the peer average (22.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SMINL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Industrials Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.5%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SMINL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the European Industrials industry average (16.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SMINL'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.

SMINL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.2x
Fair PE Ratio24.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SMINL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.7x).


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 SMINL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£17.65
UK£19.92
+12.9%
8.7%UK£22.50UK£17.25n/a13
Sep ’25UK£18.04
UK£20.05
+11.2%
8.2%UK£22.50UK£17.50n/a14
Aug ’25UK£17.47
UK£20.17
+15.5%
8.2%UK£22.50UK£17.50n/a13
Jul ’25UK£17.02
UK£20.05
+17.8%
7.9%UK£22.50UK£17.50n/a13
Jun ’25UK£17.22
UK£20.05
+16.4%
7.9%UK£22.50UK£17.50n/a13
May ’25UK£16.05
UK£19.93
+24.2%
7.7%UK£22.50UK£17.50n/a13
Apr ’25UK£16.41
UK£19.86
+21.1%
8.1%UK£22.50UK£17.50n/a13
Mar ’25UK£16.20
UK£19.78
+22.1%
8.1%UK£22.40UK£17.50n/a13
Feb ’25UK£16.29
UK£19.70
+20.9%
8.2%UK£22.40UK£17.50n/a13
Jan ’25UK£17.66
UK£19.25
+9.0%
7.5%UK£22.20UK£17.00n/a14
Dec ’24UK£16.71
UK£19.24
+15.2%
7.7%UK£22.20UK£17.00n/a13
Nov ’24UK£16.11
UK£19.24
+19.4%
7.5%UK£21.80UK£17.00n/a13
Oct ’24UK£16.25
UK£18.99
+16.9%
7.1%UK£21.80UK£17.00n/a11
Sep ’24UK£16.36
UK£18.83
+15.1%
8.6%UK£22.40UK£15.80UK£18.0412
Aug ’24UK£16.94
UK£18.83
+11.2%
8.6%UK£22.40UK£15.80UK£17.4712
Jul ’24UK£16.53
UK£18.63
+12.7%
9.4%UK£22.40UK£15.80UK£17.0212
Jun ’24UK£16.14
UK£18.63
+15.5%
9.8%UK£22.40UK£15.80UK£17.2211
May ’24UK£16.78
UK£17.80
+6.1%
14.8%UK£22.40UK£11.50UK£16.0511
Apr ’24UK£17.17
UK£17.75
+3.4%
14.5%UK£22.40UK£11.50UK£16.4111
Mar ’24UK£17.90
UK£17.51
-2.2%
14.5%UK£22.50UK£11.50UK£16.2012
Feb ’24UK£17.67
UK£16.99
-3.9%
12.6%UK£19.80UK£11.50UK£16.2911
Jan ’24UK£16.05
UK£16.47
+2.7%
10.8%UK£18.00UK£11.50UK£17.6611
Dec ’23UK£15.98
UK£16.47
+3.1%
10.8%UK£18.00UK£11.50UK£16.7111
Nov ’23UK£15.60
UK£16.59
+6.4%
12.0%UK£18.25UK£11.00UK£16.1111
Oct ’23UK£15.18
UK£16.60
+9.4%
12.2%UK£18.25UK£11.00UK£16.2511
Sep ’23UK£14.40
UK£16.63
+15.5%
11.7%UK£18.25UK£11.00UK£16.3612

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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