Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

BATS-CHIXE:AFXD Stock Report

Market Cap: €5.2b

Carl Zeiss Meditec Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

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

Below Fair Value: AFXD (€57.98) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€58.92)

Significantly Below Fair Value: AFXD 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 AFXD?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for AFXD. This is calculated by dividing AFXD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is AFXD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.7x
Earnings€203.20m
Market Cap€5.23b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for AFXD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average30.9x
SN. Smith & Nephew
34.7x22.5%UK£8.4b
NIOX NIOX Group
23x17.1%UK£253.1m
CTEC ConvaTec Group
41.9x20.6%UK£5.1b
EKF EKF Diagnostics Holdings
23.8xn/aUK£113.4m
AFXD Carl Zeiss Meditec
25.7x16.3%€5.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: AFXD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x) compared to the peer average (30.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does AFXD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Medical Equipment Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies8PE01632486480+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: AFXD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x) compared to the European Medical Equipment industry average (29.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is AFXD'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.

AFXD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.7x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate AFXD'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 AFXD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
€67.80
0%
12.9%€90.00€54.00n/a15
Nov ’25€57.25
€68.80
+20.2%
14.1%€90.00€54.00n/a15
Oct ’25€67.15
€70.00
+4.2%
13.5%€90.00€54.00n/a15
Sep ’25€66.23
€71.13
+7.4%
12.1%€90.00€56.00n/a15
Aug ’25n/a
€75.07
0%
14.9%€105.00€56.00n/a15
Jul ’25n/a
€82.00
0%
24.9%€140.00€56.00n/a15
Jun ’25n/a
€103.87
0%
19.6%€145.00€68.00n/a15
May ’25n/a
€108.67
0%
18.4%€150.00€70.00n/a15
Apr ’25n/a
€105.47
0%
21.8%€150.00€59.00n/a15
Mar ’25€111.10
€101.93
-8.3%
19.7%€140.00€59.00n/a14
Feb ’25n/a
€97.57
0%
21.4%€140.00€52.00n/a14
Jan ’25n/a
€96.62
0%
20.6%€140.00€52.00n/a13
Dec ’24€83.70
€103.08
+23.2%
16.9%€140.00€74.00n/a12
Nov ’24€80.61
€105.73
+31.2%
14.9%€140.00€87.00€57.2511
Oct ’24€80.10
€113.36
+41.5%
19.3%€175.00€87.00€67.1511
Sep ’24€92.28
€114.36
+23.9%
19.6%€175.00€87.00€66.2311
Aug ’24€105.63
€127.36
+20.6%
17.9%€175.00€90.00n/a11
Jul ’24€98.96
€130.64
+32.0%
16.8%€175.00€90.00n/a11
Jun ’24€107.75
€130.64
+21.2%
16.8%€175.00€90.00n/a11
May ’24n/a
€134.27
0%
18.7%€175.00€90.00n/a11
Apr ’24€125.55
€140.27
+11.7%
22.9%€195.00€76.00n/a11
Mar ’24€128.75
€140.27
+8.9%
22.9%€195.00€76.00€111.1011
Feb ’24€132.15
€136.27
+3.1%
24.7%€195.00€69.00n/a11
Jan ’24n/a
€136.90
0%
25.8%€195.00€69.00n/a10
Dec ’23€130.05
€139.55
+7.3%
24.9%€195.00€69.00€83.7011
Nov ’23€119.20
€141.00
+18.3%
25.3%€195.00€69.00€80.6111

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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