Worldline Valuation
Is WLNP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
4/6Valuation 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 WLNP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: WLNP (€8.11) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€14.93)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WLNP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for WLNP?
Key metric: As WLNP is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is WLNP's PS Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PS Ratio | 0.5x |
| Sales | €4.66b |
| Market Cap | €2.26b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1.1x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 6.9x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does WLNP's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 3.1x | ||
WPS W.A.G payment solutions | 0.3x | 9.5% | UK£554.3m |
BOKU Boku | 7.5x | 12.6% | UK£545.5m |
PAY PayPoint | 1.8x | -3.6% | UK£542.6m |
FNX Fonix | 2.9x | 8.0% | UK£223.9m |
WLNP Worldline | 0.5x | 3.2% | €2.3b |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: WLNP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x) compared to the peer average (3.1x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry
How does WLNP's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Diversified Financial Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: WLNP is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.5x) compared to the UK Diversified Financial industry average (2.1x).
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is WLNP'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.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 0.5x |
| Fair PS Ratio | n/a |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate WLNP'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?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | €8.11 | €9.43 +16.3% | 41.0% | €22.00 | €5.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Dec ’25 | €6.61 | €9.66 +46.0% | 43.0% | €22.00 | €5.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Nov ’25 | €6.37 | €9.78 +53.5% | 42.2% | €22.00 | €5.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Oct ’25 | €6.60 | €10.87 +64.7% | 36.2% | €22.00 | €6.70 | n/a | 20 |
| Sep ’25 | €8.31 | €13.32 +60.3% | 38.8% | €28.90 | €7.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Aug ’25 | €9.03 | €14.29 +58.3% | 34.1% | €28.90 | €9.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Jul ’25 | €10.10 | €14.46 +43.2% | 32.8% | €28.90 | €9.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Jun ’25 | €12.07 | €14.66 +21.5% | 33.1% | €28.90 | €9.00 | n/a | 20 |
| May ’25 | n/a | €14.62 0% | 33.3% | €28.90 | €9.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Apr ’25 | n/a | €15.04 0% | 34.0% | €28.90 | €9.00 | n/a | 21 |
| Mar ’25 | €11.28 | €16.04 +42.2% | 33.6% | €28.90 | €9.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Feb ’25 | €13.84 | €18.08 +30.6% | 35.9% | €36.00 | €10.90 | n/a | 20 |
| Jan ’25 | n/a | €22.92 0% | 77.2% | €91.00 | €10.90 | n/a | 20 |
| Dec ’24 | €15.54 | €22.68 +45.9% | 78.7% | €91.00 | €8.90 | €6.61 | 20 |
| Nov ’24 | €10.58 | €26.16 +147.2% | 72.5% | €91.00 | €8.90 | €6.37 | 19 |
| Oct ’24 | €26.88 | €54.24 +101.8% | 22.2% | €91.00 | €30.20 | €6.60 | 19 |
| Sep ’24 | n/a | €54.54 0% | 21.7% | €91.00 | €35.90 | €8.31 | 20 |
| Aug ’24 | €35.21 | €54.71 +55.4% | 21.3% | €91.00 | €35.90 | €9.03 | 20 |
| Jul ’24 | €32.38 | €55.16 +70.3% | 20.6% | €91.00 | €35.90 | €10.10 | 20 |
| Jun ’24 | €36.56 | €55.62 +52.1% | 19.4% | €91.00 | €36.50 | €12.07 | 20 |
| May ’24 | €39.29 | €54.80 +39.5% | 21.6% | €91.00 | €33.07 | n/a | 20 |
| Apr ’24 | €38.09 | €54.83 +44.0% | 21.5% | €91.00 | €33.07 | n/a | 20 |
| Mar ’24 | €38.88 | €54.92 +41.3% | 21.3% | €91.00 | €33.07 | €11.28 | 20 |
| Feb ’24 | €41.46 | €55.29 +33.4% | 21.1% | €91.00 | €33.07 | €13.84 | 20 |
| Jan ’24 | €36.63 | €55.94 +52.7% | 21.7% | €91.00 | €33.07 | n/a | 20 |
| Dec ’23 | €45.50 | €56.57 +24.3% | 21.6% | €91.00 | €33.07 | €15.54 | 19 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 10:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Worldline SA is covered by 29 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Grégoire Hermann | AlphaValue |
| Sven Merkt | Barclays |
| Gerardus Vos | Barclays |