Applus Services Valuation

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

APPSE (€12.78) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (€16.47)

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

Below Fair Value: APPSE (€12.78) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€16.47)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

The above table shows the n/a ratio for APPSE. This is calculated by dividing APPSE's market cap by their current preferred multiple.
What is APPSE's n/a Ratio?
n/a	0x
n/a	n/a
Market Cap	€1.63b

APPSE 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/Revenue	1.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	10.2x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for APPSE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PS	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	2.5x
DATA GlobalData	5x	7.5%	UK£1.4b
RWS RWS Holdings	0.8x	4.2%	UK£573.7m
WIL Wilmington	3.5x	4.3%	UK£348.4m
DWF DWF Group	0.7x	2.6%	UK£316.4m
APPSE Applus Services	0.8x	3.8%	€1.6b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: APPSE is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the peer average (3.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

0 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Industry Avg.	n/a	11.1%
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0 Companies	Price / Earnings	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Industry Avg.	n/a	11.1%
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: APPSE is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the UK Professional Services industry average (0.8x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is APPSE'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.

APPSE PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio	0.8x
Fair PS Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate APPSE's Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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.