Greencore Group plc

BATS-CHIXE:GNCL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£608.5m

Greencore Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: GNCL (£1.32) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£1.64)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GNCL 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 GNCL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

GNCL 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/Revenue0.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA7x
PEG Ratio1x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for GNCL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average13x
BAKK Bakkavor Group
12.9x6.5%UK£695.6m
HFG Hilton Food Group
22.8x13.1%UK£828.8m
2.3x-53.6%US$358.6m
PFD Premier Foods
14.1x13.2%UK£1.4b
GNCL Greencore Group
17x17.6%UK£608.5m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GNCL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the peer average (13x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GNCL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Food Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a8.0%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GNCL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17x) compared to the European Food industry average (15.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GNCL'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.

GNCL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate GNCL's Price-To-Earnings 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?

The above table shows the analyst GNCL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£1.32
UK£1.15
-12.6%
18.0%UK£1.50UK£0.85n/a8
Apr ’25UK£1.20
UK£1.07
-11.3%
12.9%UK£1.30UK£0.85n/a8
Mar ’25UK£1.03
UK£1.07
+3.9%
12.9%UK£1.30UK£0.85n/a8
Feb ’25UK£1.02
UK£1.05
+3.8%
13.9%UK£1.30UK£0.85n/a8
Jan ’25n/a
UK£1.03
0%
16.6%UK£1.30UK£0.85n/a7
Dec ’24n/a
UK£1.03
0%
16.6%UK£1.30UK£0.85n/a7
Nov ’24n/a
UK£0.93
0%
7.0%UK£1.03UK£0.85n/a7
Oct ’24n/a
UK£0.92
0%
6.0%UK£1.00UK£0.85n/a7
Sep ’24n/a
UK£0.92
0%
6.0%UK£1.00UK£0.85n/a7
Aug ’24n/a
UK£0.91
0%
5.2%UK£0.98UK£0.85n/a7
Jul ’24n/a
UK£0.86
0%
8.4%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a7
Jun ’24n/a
UK£0.86
0%
8.4%UK£0.95UK£0.70n/a7
May ’24n/a
UK£0.86
0%
9.1%UK£0.95UK£0.70UK£1.326
Apr ’24n/a
UK£0.86
0%
9.1%UK£0.95UK£0.70UK£1.206
Mar ’24n/a
UK£0.90
0%
20.9%UK£1.30UK£0.70UK£1.037
Feb ’24n/a
UK£0.87
0%
22.5%UK£1.30UK£0.70UK£1.027
Jan ’24n/a
UK£0.94
0%
22.8%UK£1.30UK£0.70n/a7
Dec ’23n/a
UK£0.99
0%
21.6%UK£1.30UK£0.75n/a7
Nov ’23n/a
UK£1.01
0%
20.3%UK£1.30UK£0.75n/a7
Oct ’23n/a
UK£1.28
0%
13.7%UK£1.65UK£1.10n/a7
Sep ’23n/a
UK£1.28
0%
13.7%UK£1.65UK£1.10n/a7
Aug ’23n/a
UK£1.28
0%
13.7%UK£1.65UK£1.10n/a7
Jul ’23n/a
UK£1.43
0%
14.1%UK£1.70UK£1.15n/a7
Jun ’23n/a
UK£1.52
0%
12.0%UK£1.75UK£1.20n/a7
May ’23n/a
UK£1.64
0%
16.4%UK£2.20UK£1.35n/a7

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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