Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

AIM:PPHC Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£146.1m

Public Policy Holding Company Valuation

Is PPHC 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of PPHC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: PPHC (£1.26) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£5.5)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

PPHC 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/Revenue1.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA148.8x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does PPHC's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for PPHC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average1.2x
BEG Begbies Traynor Group
1.3x-7.8%UK£166.9m
GTLY Gateley (Holdings)
0.9x4.6%UK£156.7m
KGH Knights Group Holdings
0.8x5.5%UK£113.3m
SAG Science Group
1.7x1.7%UK£191.5m
PPHC Public Policy Holding Company
1.4x8.7%UK£146.1m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: PPHC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the peer average (1.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does PPHC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a12.3%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a12.3%
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: PPHC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the UK Professional Services industry average (0.8x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is PPHC's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

PPHC PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.4x
Fair PS Ratio0.8x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: PPHC is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x).


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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