discoverIE Group plc

LSE:DSCV Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£685.8m

discoverIE Group Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: DSCV (£7.14) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£8.55)

Significantly Below Fair Value: DSCV is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DSCV. This is calculated by dividing DSCV's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DSCV's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio42.9x
EarningsUK£16.00m
Market CapUK£685.84m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for DSCV vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14x
VLX Volex
14.7x13.9%UK£508.4m
TFW FW Thorpe
15.3xn/aUK£370.8m
LUCE Luceco
11x7.4%UK£202.0m
DWHT Dewhurst Group
15.2xn/aUK£59.4m
DSCV discoverIE Group
42.9x17.6%UK£685.8m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DSCV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.9x) compared to the peer average (14x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DSCV's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Electrical Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
DSCV 42.9xIndustry Avg. 16.5xNo. of Companies10PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DSCV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.9x) compared to the European Electrical industry average (16.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DSCV'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.

DSCV PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio42.9x
Fair PE Ratio18.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DSCV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (42.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.9x).

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 DSCV forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£7.14
UK£9.05
+26.8%
14.2%UK£11.10UK£6.70n/a12
Dec ’25UK£6.24
UK£9.05
+45.0%
14.2%UK£11.10UK£6.70n/a12
Nov ’25UK£6.70
UK£9.05
+35.1%
14.2%UK£11.10UK£6.70n/a12
Oct ’25UK£6.06
UK£9.22
+52.1%
11.3%UK£11.10UK£7.55n/a12
Sep ’25UK£6.62
UK£9.28
+40.2%
11.6%UK£11.10UK£7.55n/a12
Aug ’25UK£6.59
UK£9.28
+40.9%
11.6%UK£11.10UK£7.55n/a12
Jul ’25UK£6.71
UK£9.37
+39.7%
10.5%UK£11.10UK£7.60n/a12
Jun ’25UK£7.28
UK£9.45
+29.8%
10.4%UK£11.10UK£7.60n/a12
May ’25UK£7.17
UK£9.45
+31.7%
10.4%UK£11.10UK£7.60n/a12
Apr ’25UK£7.57
UK£9.43
+24.5%
10.4%UK£11.10UK£7.60n/a12
Mar ’25UK£6.95
UK£9.45
+36.0%
10.5%UK£11.10UK£7.60n/a12
Feb ’25UK£7.84
UK£9.60
+22.5%
9.1%UK£11.10UK£8.10n/a11
Jan ’25UK£7.90
UK£9.44
+19.5%
12.5%UK£11.10UK£6.95n/a11
Dec ’24UK£6.19
UK£9.44
+52.5%
13.2%UK£11.10UK£6.95UK£6.2410
Nov ’24UK£6.29
UK£9.81
+55.9%
10.4%UK£11.10UK£7.50UK£6.7010
Oct ’24UK£6.78
UK£10.03
+47.9%
10.1%UK£11.10UK£7.50UK£6.069
Sep ’24UK£7.35
UK£10.17
+38.4%
7.8%UK£11.38UK£8.50UK£6.629
Aug ’24UK£8.12
UK£10.17
+25.2%
7.8%UK£11.38UK£8.50UK£6.599
Jul ’24UK£8.40
UK£10.17
+21.1%
8.3%UK£11.38UK£8.50UK£6.718
Jun ’24UK£7.90
UK£10.13
+28.2%
11.1%UK£12.20UK£8.50UK£7.288
May ’24UK£8.45
UK£10.13
+19.9%
11.1%UK£12.20UK£8.50UK£7.178
Apr ’24UK£7.71
UK£10.24
+32.7%
10.9%UK£12.20UK£8.50UK£7.578
Mar ’24UK£8.25
UK£10.20
+23.6%
11.6%UK£12.20UK£8.50UK£6.957
Feb ’24UK£8.47
UK£10.20
+20.4%
11.6%UK£12.20UK£8.50UK£7.847
Jan ’24UK£7.31
UK£10.15
+38.9%
12.3%UK£12.20UK£8.20UK£7.907
Dec ’23UK£8.40
UK£10.12
+20.5%
12.0%UK£12.20UK£8.20UK£6.197

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/25 07:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

discoverIE Group plc is covered by 28 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert ChantryBerenberg
James BaylissBerenberg
Caroline De la SoujeoleCantor Fitzgerald Europe