Mears Group plc

BATS-CHIXE:MERL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£330.2m

Mears Group Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MERL (£3.63) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£2.22)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MERL is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MERL. This is calculated by dividing MERL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MERL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.9x
EarningsUK£41.93m
Market CapUK£330.19m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MERL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average57.2x
RST Restore
86.8x48.2%UK£330.0m
FRAN Franchise Brands
42.6xn/aUK£306.6m
JSG Johnson Service Group
18.1x20.9%UK£560.3m
SMS Smart Metering Systems
81.4x15.2%UK£1.3b
MERL Mears Group
7.9x-15.6%UK£330.2m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MERL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x) compared to the peer average (57.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MERL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Commercial Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies16PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MERL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x) compared to the European Commercial Services industry average (14.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MERL'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.

MERL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.9x
Fair PE Ratio12x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MERL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12x).

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 MERL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£3.63
UK£4.50
+24.0%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Dec ’25UK£3.66
UK£4.50
+23.0%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Nov ’25UK£3.54
UK£4.50
+26.9%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Oct ’25UK£3.79
UK£4.50
+18.5%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Sep ’25UK£3.84
UK£4.50
+17.2%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Aug ’25UK£3.57
UK£4.50
+25.9%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Jul ’25UK£3.82
UK£4.50
+17.7%
10.4%UK£4.99UK£3.80n/a4
Jun ’25UK£3.94
UK£4.35
+10.3%
10.2%UK£4.99UK£3.75n/a4
May ’25UK£3.65
UK£4.34
+18.9%
10.3%UK£4.99UK£3.75n/a4
Apr ’25UK£3.70
UK£4.08
+10.3%
11.5%UK£4.65UK£3.50n/a4
Mar ’25UK£3.56
UK£4.08
+14.5%
11.5%UK£4.65UK£3.50n/a4
Feb ’25UK£3.43
UK£4.08
+19.0%
11.5%UK£4.65UK£3.50n/a4
Jan ’25UK£3.10
UK£3.23
+3.9%
10.7%UK£3.82UK£3.00UK£3.634
Dec ’24UK£2.77
UK£3.23
+16.3%
10.7%UK£3.82UK£3.00UK£3.664
Nov ’24UK£2.56
UK£3.23
+26.2%
10.7%UK£3.82UK£3.00UK£3.544
Oct ’24UK£2.76
UK£3.23
+17.1%
10.7%UK£3.82UK£3.00UK£3.794
Sep ’24UK£2.76
UK£3.23
+17.1%
10.7%UK£3.82UK£3.00UK£3.844
Aug ’24UK£2.74
UK£3.03
+10.6%
9.5%UK£3.47UK£2.75UK£3.574
Jul ’24UK£2.90
UK£3.03
+4.5%
9.5%UK£3.47UK£2.75UK£3.824
Jun ’24UK£2.41
UK£2.86
+18.7%
4.7%UK£3.08UK£2.75UK£3.944
May ’24UK£2.21
UK£2.74
+24.1%
8.9%UK£3.08UK£2.39UK£3.654
Apr ’24UK£1.98
UK£2.74
+38.5%
8.9%UK£3.08UK£2.39UK£3.704
Mar ’24UK£2.18
UK£2.74
+25.8%
8.9%UK£3.08UK£2.39UK£3.564
Feb ’24UK£2.00
UK£2.74
+37.1%
8.9%UK£3.08UK£2.39UK£3.434
Jan ’24n/a
UK£2.69
0%
8.9%UK£3.08UK£2.39UK£3.105

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 Analysis2025/01/02 09:47
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

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Analyst Sources

Mears Group plc is covered by 17 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArden Partners Plc.
Arabella BurwellCanaccord Genuity
Kevin CammackCavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities)