VAT Group Valuation

Is 0RFL 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 0RFL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0RFL (CHF356.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF483.17)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0RFL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0RFL?

Key metric: As 0RFL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0RFL. This is calculated by dividing 0RFL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0RFL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio53.6x
EarningsCHF 200.11m
Market CapCHF 10.73b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0RFL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0RFL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average23.6x
WEIR Weir Group
26.2x18.5%UK£5.8b
SPX Spirax Group
27.1x8.6%UK£5.2b
IMI IMI
18.6x12.2%UK£4.7b
ROR Rotork
22.5x10.0%UK£2.7b
0RFL VAT Group
53.6x21.7%CHF 10.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0RFL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.6x) compared to the peer average (23.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0RFL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Machinery Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0RFL 53.6xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies29PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0RFL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.6x) compared to the European Machinery industry average (17.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0RFL'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.

0RFL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio53.6x
Fair PE Ratio29.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0RFL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (53.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29.5x).


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 0RFL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 356.50
CHF 409.25
+14.8%
16.4%CHF 550.00CHF 310.00n/a17
Dec ’25CHF 351.40
CHF 416.53
+18.5%
16.6%CHF 550.00CHF 325.00n/a15
Nov ’25CHF 362.45
CHF 423.20
+16.8%
16.0%CHF 550.00CHF 325.00n/a15
Oct ’25CHF 436.82
CHF 473.67
+8.4%
18.0%CHF 700.00CHF 350.00n/a15
Sep ’25CHF 438.40
CHF 485.00
+10.6%
16.3%CHF 700.00CHF 370.00n/a15
Aug ’25CHF 440.30
CHF 475.75
+8.1%
17.7%CHF 700.00CHF 343.00n/a16
Jul ’25CHF 506.60
CHF 467.40
-7.7%
18.7%CHF 625.00CHF 322.00n/a15
Jun ’25CHF 486.34
CHF 456.31
-6.2%
18.2%CHF 625.00CHF 322.00n/a16
May ’25CHF 461.40
CHF 456.31
-1.1%
18.2%CHF 625.00CHF 322.00n/a16
Apr ’25CHF 467.39
CHF 428.89
-8.2%
17.1%CHF 585.00CHF 322.00n/a16
Mar ’25CHF 446.27
CHF 396.08
-11.2%
20.4%CHF 585.00CHF 278.00n/a16
Feb ’25CHF 410.46
CHF 393.64
-4.1%
20.2%CHF 585.00CHF 278.00n/a16
Jan ’25CHF 421.84
CHF 367.28
-12.9%
17.7%CHF 500.00CHF 278.00n/a16
Dec ’24CHF 404.04
CHF 348.71
-13.7%
17.5%CHF 500.00CHF 259.00CHF 351.4016
Nov ’24CHF 321.03
CHF 337.30
+5.1%
14.1%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 362.4515
Oct ’24CHF 329.00
CHF 338.50
+2.9%
16.9%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 436.8212
Sep ’24CHF 355.24
CHF 339.77
-4.4%
16.1%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 438.4013
Aug ’24CHF 371.05
CHF 336.67
-9.3%
16.5%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 440.3012
Jul ’24CHF 366.57
CHF 335.77
-8.4%
17.2%CHF 440.00CHF 259.00CHF 506.6013
Jun ’24CHF 368.02
CHF 327.08
-11.1%
15.7%CHF 412.00CHF 259.00CHF 486.3412
May ’24CHF 313.27
CHF 314.83
+0.5%
15.9%CHF 412.00CHF 259.00CHF 461.4012
Apr ’24CHF 321.59
CHF 308.73
-4.0%
15.3%CHF 405.00CHF 249.00CHF 467.3911
Mar ’24CHF 285.82
CHF 298.82
+4.5%
9.9%CHF 350.00CHF 249.00CHF 446.2711
Feb ’24CHF 287.67
CHF 298.82
+3.9%
9.9%CHF 350.00CHF 249.00CHF 410.4611
Jan ’24CHF 252.80
CHF 290.36
+14.9%
9.2%CHF 325.00CHF 249.00CHF 421.8411
Dec ’23CHF 266.77
CHF 278.09
+4.2%
9.3%CHF 320.00CHF 230.00CHF 404.0411

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


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 10:20
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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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Analyst Sources

VAT Group AG is covered by 30 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Zana MamelliBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Emrah BasicBaader Helvea Equity Research